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
Genetically modified non-hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria indigenous to refinery effluent were investigated for potential utilization of crude for growth. Bacteria were isolated from refinery effluent and screened for hydrocarbon growth utilization potentials using Bushnell-Haas me...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i101644
Tarela Melish Elias Daubry, Olaghaguo Macstephen Adienbo, Blessing Zeinab Ovili-Odili & Bruno Chukwuemeka Chinko·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
Background: Crude oil contamination by accidental or voluntary ingestion is prevalent in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. One of the possible impacts of crude oil contamination is reproductive toxicity leading to infertility. The present study evaluated the potential protective...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i111111
Environmental pollution in the Niger Delta has been a huge concern. Bacteria have proven to be of great benefit in the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons. This research is aimed at enhanced phytoremediation of crude oil polluted soil using Pseudomonas fluorescens. Soil was col...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i61387
Many substances known to have toxic properties are regularly introduced into the environment through human activity. These substances which include hydrocarbons range in degree of toxicity and danger to human health. Frequent oil spills incidents have become a problem to ecologic...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i530221
Several toxic effects of crude oil and some of its products on reproduction have been reported. High rate of child malnutrition and mortality, including increased birth defects and rashes have also been reported in areas impacted by oil development. This study therefore considers...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/39879
This research investigated the effects of varying concentrations of crude oil on the population of crude oil degrading microorganisms in crude oil polluted agricultural soils from Igodan- Lisa, Oba-Ile and Ido-Ani areas of Ondo State, Nigeria. The soil samples were exposed to 1-...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/38053
Aims: To examine the efficiency and compare the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Alternaria sp to degrade hydrocarbons found in crude oil-polluted soil. Study Design: The study made use of a purposive sampling method. Place and Duration: Department of Microbiology, Universit...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/31918
Conventional method of removing water from crude oil using chemicals is unfavourable from both the economic and environmental perspectives; so, this study aims at formulating economical and environmentally-friendly biosurfactant de-emulsifiers. Biosurfactant-producing bacteria is...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/29156
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
Aim: To use cultivation-independent techniques based on DGGE of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene and to evaluate bacterial community composition during bioremediation of crude oil-polluted soil. Study Design: Molecular fingerprints of bacterial populations involved in the active phase...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1565
Aims: To address the limitation in the Nigerian Oil Spill Model (NOSM) which models biodegradation using the first order decay process in which the rate of oil biodegraded is proportional to the initial mass and an empirical decay coefficient. It does not monitor the total biomas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/770