Insights into Bacterial Community Involved in Bioremediation of Aged Oil-Contaminated Soil in Arid Environment.

ABSTRACT: Soil contamination by hydrocarbons due to oil spills has become a global concern and it has more implications in oil producing regions. Biostimulation is considered as one of the promising remediation techniques that can be adopted to enhance the rate of degradation of crude oil. The soil microbial consortia play a critical role in governing the biodegradation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), in particular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, the degradation pattern of TPHs and PAHs of Kuwait soil biopiles was measured at three-month intervals. Then, the microbial consortium associated with oil degradation at each interval was revealed through 16S rRNA based next generation sequencing. Rapid degradation of TPHs and most of the PAHs was noticed at the first 3 month

SUBMITTER: Rahmeh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191072 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature