TY - JOUR N2 - The aim of this work was to determine the influence of native and alien keratinolytic fungi inocula on the petroleum hydrocarbon removal rate in soil covered and not covered with hair. The hair was the major nutrient for keratinolytic fungi and other soil microorganisms. The fungal inocula accelerated the petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation process during the first month of the experiment. During the second month, TPH removal rates were similar for soil inoculated and not inoculated with fungi. The highest petroleum hydrocarbon removal rate was observed in soil inoculated with native fungal strains. The TPI-I removal rates were about 64% in soil covered with hair and 77% in soil not covered with hair. The lowest removal rate was observed in soil not inoculated with fungi (60%). The hair applied as additional nitrogen, sulfur and carbon source did not impact, or slightly inhibited, the petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation process. The fungal inocula caused dramatic changes in soil fungal qualitative composition. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123787/PDF/14_AE_VOL_29_4_2003_Przystas_Wplyw.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123787 PY - 2003 IS - No 4 EP - 123 KW - soil bioremediation KW - petroleum hydrocarbons biodegradation KW - keratinolytic fungi KW - bioprepartion A1 - Przystaś, Wioletta A1 - Ulfig, Krzysztof A1 - Miksch, Korneliusz A1 - Witała, Aleksandra A1 - Szdzuj, Jerzy PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 29 DA - 20.07.2022 T1 - Influence of Fungal Inocula on the Removal of Petroleum Contamfnants from Soil SP - 115 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/123787 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -