Bioremediation of soil contaminated crude oil by Agaricomycetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most important environmental problems is the decontamination of petroleum hydrocarbons polluted soil, particularly in the oil-rich country. Bioremediation is the most effective way to remove these pollutants in the soil. Spent mushroom compost has great ability to decompose lignin-like pollution. The purpose of this study was the bioremediation of soil contaminated with crude oil by an Agaricomycetes.

Methods

Soil sample amended with spent mushroom compost into 3%, 5% and 10% (w/w) with or without fertilizer. Ecotoxicity germination test was conducted with Lipidium sativa.

Results

The amplified fragment (18 s rDNA) sequence of this mushroom confirmed that the strain belonged to Pleurotus ostreatus species with complete

SUBMITTER: Mohammadi-Sichani MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357327 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature