Exploiting the intrinsic hydrocarbon-degrading microbial capacities in oil tank bottom sludge and waste soil for sludge bioremediation

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1427-1436

  Adetutu, E M ^a,b   Bird, C ^a,c   Kadali, K K ^a,b   Bueti, A ^a   Shahsavari, E ^a,b   Taha, M ^a,b,d   Patil, S ^a,b   Sheppard, P J ^a,b   Makadia, T ^a,b   Simons, K L ^a   Ball, A S ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OCTIEF   (Australia)

^d BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Internal transcribed spacer regions; Sludge; Total petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; LAND FILL; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NUTRIENTS; OIL TANKS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SHIMS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VISCOSITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESES (DGGE); INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; OIL TANK BOTTOM SLUDGES; SLUDGE; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; ELECTROKINESIS; FUNGUS; LANDFILL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUCLEIC ACID; PETROLEUM; SLUDGE; VISCOSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

FUNGI; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 84923669030     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-014-0534-y     Document Type: Article

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