Laboratory Scale Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon – Polluted Mangrove Swamps in the Niger Delta Using Cow Dung

Laboratory Scale Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon – Polluted Mangrove Swamps in the Niger Delta Using Cow Dung

Aims: The aim of the study was to carry-out laboratory–scale bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted mangrove swamps using cow dung as source of limiting of nutrients.Methodology and Results: In a 70 days study, the cow dung treated polluted soil had its total culturable hydrocarbon utilisi...

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Main Authors: Dike, E. N., Ibiene, A. A., Orji, F. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2012-01-01
Series:Malaysian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Petroleum hydrocarbon
Pollution
Mangrove swamps
Bioremediation
Niger Delta
Nigeria
Online Access:http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol8no4/Research%202.pdf

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