Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by bacterial strains isolated from petroleum contaminated soil

• Main Authors: Mustaffa, Nooraidah, Jamal, Parveen, Saheed, Olorunnisola Kola, Kabashi, Nassereldeen A., Ali, Fathilah, Othman, Rashidi, Redzwan, Ghufran
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD172 Environmental pollution
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51754/1/51754.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51754/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2016/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Spillage or dumping of petroleum and its product onto the land are among the main sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons existence in the soil. These hydrocarbons could act as sole carbon and energy sources for certain indigenous bacteria. Ability of bacteria to consume such substrate could h...