Effects of Waste Engine Oil Spillage on Soil Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Properties

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dc.contributor.authorAmund, O.O
dc.contributor.authorOmole, C.A
dc.contributor.authorEsiobu, N
dc.contributor.authorUgoji, E.O
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-24T09:37:20Z
dc.date.available2016-05-24T09:37:20Z
dc.date.issued1993
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dc.description.abstractChanges in physic-chemical and microbial properties of soils contaminated with waste motor oil were monitored over a 24 week period. Oil application to soils resulted in a decrease in moisture content but brought about increase in organic matter, total nitrogen and available phosphorus contents. There was an initial decrease in microbial counts followed by a subsequent increase in population levels after four weeks. Microbial species diversity was however reduced in oil-contaminated sites relative to the control sites. Hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria isolated from the experimental sites were identified as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Alcaligenes, Flavobacterium and Corynebacterium. The organisms grew on long-chain n-alkanes, crude oil and fresh engine oil while a few species grew on aromatic hydrocarbons. Laboratory biodegradation studies of fresh engine oil using strains of Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, and Corynebacterium showed a progressive decrease in oil concentration and pH of the medium due to the production of acidic metabolites.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAmund, O.O [Et...al] (1993) Effects of Waste Engine Oil Spillage on Soil Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Properties. Journal of Scientific Research and Development 1(1)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.unilag.edu.ng:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/709
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectOil Spillageen_US
dc.subjectBodegradationen_US
dc.titleEffects of Waste Engine Oil Spillage on Soil Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Propertiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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