Effect of organic amendments on the decontamination potential of heavy metals by Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus in soil contaminated with spent engine oil

This study was conducted to assess the decontamination of heavy metals of an environmental concern in spent engine oil (SEO) contaminated soil, through the adoption of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus cocultures, isolated from Dutse mechanic village, Nigeria. About 1.5 kg of autoclaved soi...

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Main Authors: Adeniyi O. Adeleye, Mohammed B. Yerima, Michael E. Nkereuwem, Victor O. Onokebhagbe, Peter G. Shiaka, Florence K. Amoo, Ibrahim K. Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC) , Egypt 2019-10-01
Series:Novel Research in Microbiology Journal
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Online Access:https://nrmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_54352_bdffaa94a1abcc8943bb48be08093d6d.pdf