Medium

Contaminant

Contaminant concentration

Highlights/main outcome

Reference

Fine soil (from a contaminated site)

Petroleum hydrocarbon

78,600 mg/kg

37% reduction

[73]

Sand

Diesel

6800 mg/kg

60% reduction

[72]

Clayey soil

Phenanthrene

200 mg/kg

65% removal

[34]

Coarse sand/sand

Creosote

50, 200, 500, 900, 6800 mg/kg

50%, 68%, 80% reduction

[88]

Sandy loam

Phenol

180 mg/kg

58% reduction

[104]

Clay

Creosote

1300 mg/kg

35% reduction

[58]

Kaolinite

Pentadecane

1000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000 mg/kg

[32]

Sandy loam

Phenol

200 mg/kg

49%, 60%, 67% reduction

[12]