In the current paper the authors present some experimental researches regarding the depollution through combustion of soil samples that were contaminated with hydrocarbons. Determinations were carried out on chernozem-type soils with high germinative potential, artificially polluted with an oil-derived fraction with known characteristics and a clay-type soil accidentally polluted with an oil-derived fraction of unknown composition. Several combustion tests were carried out, varying the combustion and calcination time. The tests have shown that the calcination time should be of at least 10 minutes to eliminate the pollutant, but the actual duration does not significantly influence the result.
