Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degrading potential of bacteria isolated from Iko River sediment, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria was investigated. The mean total heterotrophic bacteria obtained from the sediment samples was 6.4 × 10 cfu/g while 9.8 x 103 cfu/g hydrocarbon utilizi...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i630231
The wide spread use of petroleum products leads to contamination of soil and aquatic environments, thereby posing a serious threat to all life forms including humans. Therefore, isolation of oil-degrading microorganisms and optimizing conditions for biodegradation process are imp...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34158
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
Aim: To assess the sustainable use of poultry wastes in compost bioremediation and the effects of sterile and non – sterile poultry wastes on the bacterial degradation of petroleum in mangrove soil. Methodology: A laboratory – based study was carried out using sterile and non – s...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/15153
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of inorganic nutrient sources in crude oil degradation. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at Environmental Microbiology Department, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, between January and June 2015. Methodology: Hydrocarbon pol...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26027
In every sector of the world today energy is essential. Energy has many forms such as electricity, transportation fuel and so on. A large amount of energy is produced from crude oil, which is used to produce petroleum and petroleum to produce daily usable plastics. The solution t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/994