Phytoremediation is an emerging technology for cleaning crude-oil-contaminated soil. The aim of this study was to test the leguminous plant Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. for its efficiency in remediating soil polluted with 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% (w/w) crude oil and its abilit...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81769
Background and Objectives: The Bajomulyo fish auction place unit II, Juwana – Pati is experiencing poor sanitation due to inefficient liquid waste processing, which results in high levels of chemical oxygen demand and ammonia. Therefore, it is necessary to apply effective alterna...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i81475
The pollution of crude oil on agricultural soil has become a menace in the world today. The ecologically friendly approach of restoring this polluted soil back to its original state is pertinent. In this study, 1000 g of crude oil polluted soil was amended with 12.5g of cow dung...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i1030349
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the ability of Fish waste and Goat manure to bio-stimulate the degradation process during bioremediation of crude oil-contaminated soil. Study Design: Research was designed to evaluate and compare the strength of the organic nutrients (Goat manur...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i130188
Heavy-duty generators constitute a form of hydrocarbon pollution but enrich microorganisms to having degradative ability of hydrocarbons hence can be used for remediation. In this study a laboratory treatability (biodegradation screening) study was employed to investigate the hyd...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i530173
Aim: This research was conducted to examine the efficacy of bioremediation of refinery effluent by a consortium of bacterial organisms from abattoir waste. Study Design: The experimental and analytical research designs were adopted for the study. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i430171
This study was aimed at evaluating the possible utilization of glyphosate tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus) for bioremediation of glyphosate polluted soil. The soil samples were spiked with 3.1 mg/ml, 7.2 mg/ml and 14.4 mg/ml of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2018/v26i630081
Aim: To isolate, characterise and identify detergent degrading bacteria from the detergent contaminated soil in Ondo State, Nigeria and also to compare and quantify enzyme production and biodegrading potentials of each of the bacterial isolate. ...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/43167
Aim: To isolate and identify fungal flora from the detergent contaminated soil in Ondo State, Nigeria and also to evaluate biodegrading potentials of the potent isolates by comparing and quantifying their enzyme activity. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/43218
Hydrocarbon-utilizing potentials of bacteria isolated from twelve different bitumen-contaminated sites in Agbabu, Ondo State were investigated. Water samples were collected and analyzed using standard microbiological techniques. The mean total bacterial count and mean total hydro...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/35362
The Hydrocarbons degrading potential of stimulated cultures of bacteria isolated from humic fresh water sediment of Eniong River in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was studied. Preliminary screening of the humic hydrocarbonoclastic bacterial isolates revealed that among the 5 bacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/35647
Aims: To isolate, characterize and identify surfactant degrading fungi from selected rivers in Akure, Nigeria and also to compare and quantify the biodegrading potentials of each of the fungal isolates. Place and Duration of Study: Akure metropolis, Ondo state, Nigeria, between M...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/26073
Aim: To detect heavy metals resistance genes in an environmental Pseudomonas aeruginoas (S 7) isolate. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, between January and March 2016. Methodology: Detect...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28655
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of woodchips in bioremediation of crude oil contaminated soil, phytotoxicity assay as an index of soil biological activities (germination index) using a selected agricultural seed (Vicia faba) was also evaluated. Methodology: Soil sample collec...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27027
The xenobiotic compound 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (DNT) is used in the production of explosives (2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene,TNT), polyurethane/dyes, and in smokeless gunpowder. The cleanup of these compounds has gained much attention in the last decades due to hazardous nature of these compo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25837