Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Jai Godheja

Publications

• Research Article
  Biodegradation of One Ring Hydrocarbons (Benzene and Toluene) and Two Ring Hydrocarbons (Acenapthene and Napthalene) by Bacterial Isolates of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sites Located in Chhattisgarh: A Preliminary Study
  
  Author(s): Jai Godheja, Sudhir Kumar Shekhar and Dinesh Raj ModiJai Godheja, Sudhir Kumar Shekhar and Dinesh Raj Modi
  
  Aromatic hydrocarbons are common groundwater and soil contaminants associated with petroleum product releases. They are hydrophobic and can readily bio-accumulate in the environment. Some PAHs (Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons) are harmful and known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic or genotoxic. Soil samples from hydrocarbon contaminated sites of Chhattisgarh were taken aseptically and their physicochemical properties studied. Soil samples were cultured in BBH media from which a total of eight positive isolates were studied for utilization of four aromatic hydrocarbons viz. Benzene, Toluene, Acenapthene and Napthalene. After biochemical analysis the genera identified were Alacaligens, Arthobacter, Burkholderia, Psuedomonas, Ralstonia, Enterobacter, Micrococcus, Kluyvera. All the isolates except strains Burkholderia and Ralstonia were able to use all the aromatic hydrocarbons studied as sole sou.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000202

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