Biodegradation of iInternational Jet A-1 aviation fuel by microorganisms isolated from aircraft tank and joint hydrant storage systems

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-327

  Itah, A Y ^a   Brooks, A A ^a   Ogar, B O ^a   Okure, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aircraft disaster; Aviation fuel; Biodegradation; Corrosion; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT DISASTER; AIRCRAFT DISASTERS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AVIATION FUEL; BACILLUS BREVIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILLIS; BIODEGRADATION STUDIES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLADOSPORIUM; DEGRADATION RATE; ENGINE COMPONENTS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FUEL PIPES; FUEL QUALITY; JET A-1; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROUTINE MONITORING; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON; STORAGE SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANK; TOTAL BACTERIAL COUNT; WEIGHT LOSS;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT FUELS; AVIATION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CORROSION; DEGRADATION; FUEL STORAGE; FUEL SYSTEMS; HYDRANTS; HYDRAULIC DRILLS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BACTERIA;

FUEL; FUEL OIL; HYDROCARBON; JP5 JET FUEL;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIODEGRADATION; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLADOSPORIUM RESINAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVOBACTERIUM ODERATUM; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROCOCCUS VARIANS; MICROORGANISM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM FREQUENTANS; PLATE COUNT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES ESTUARI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

AMORPHOTHECA RESINAE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FUNGI; KOCURIA VARIANS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM GLABRUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FUEL OILS; FUNGI; HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 67649416613     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9770-0     Document Type: Article

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