Comparative Bioremediation of Diesel Oil Bearing Soil by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescence

Abstract:

The quality of life on earth is directly linked to the overall quality of the environment. The natural ecosystem encompasses all living and non-living things existing on earth naturally. It is an environment that interacts with all living species, but which may be contaminated with diesel a derivative of hydrocarbons. Diesel spills contaminate both aquatic and terrestrial environments. To prevent the environmental and health risks of this, remediation needs to be advanced. Bioremediation, degradation by microbes, is one of the suitable methods for cleaning diesel contamination. In the present work, the biodegradation of diesel oil contaminated soil has been investigated comparatively with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescence coupled with fertilizer as essential nutrients. Based on observations carried out in 18 days, Pseudomonas aeruginosa alone as well as in the presence of essential inorganic nutrients was found to exhibit higher remediation potential in degrading soil contaminated with diesel oil than Pseudomonas fluorescence.

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 30)
• Pages: 134-143
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.30.134
• Online since: May 2017
• Authors: Victoria Abosede Adeyi, Abel Adekanmi Adeyi*, Abdulwahab Giwa, Bamidele O. Solomon
• Keywords: Bioremediation, Contaminated Soil, Diesel Oil, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescence

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