pristine soil

Effect of Pristine Soil Addition and Cow Dung Treatment on the Community Structure Post Bioremediation

Barisiale S. Baranu, Chimezie J. Ogugbue & Gideon C. Okpokwasili · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

The pollution of crude oil on agricultural soil has become a menace in the world today. The ecologically friendly approach of restoring this polluted soil back to its original state is pertinent. In this study, 1000 g of crude oil polluted soil was amended with 12.5g of cow dung...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i1030349

Isolation, Screening and Identification of Biosurfactant-producing Bacteria from Hydrocarbon-polluted and Pristine Soils within Ogoniland, Nigeria

Ijeoma Vivian Nwaguma, Chioma Blaise Chikere & Gideon Chijioke Okpokwasili · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aim: This study investigated the production of biosurfactant from bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon-polluted and pristine soils within Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: Baseline physicochemical parameters of the soil (total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH), the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26294