MICROBIAL HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION: MECHANISM AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON OF SOIL Authors: Raval Y and Shrivastav A*
ABSTRACT
In the entire environment, one in each of the most essential contamination is caused by the
organic compound industries, products, effluents that is free from the organic compound
industries, road accidents, ship accidents etc. the most environmental pollution of soil and water
is as result of organic compound contamination ensuing by the organic compound industries,
refineries, human activities etc. elements of organic compound are belong to the family of
carcinogens and neurotoxic organic pollutants. Mechanical and chemical ways commonly used
to remove hydrocarbons from the contaminated site have limited effectiveness and may be
expensive. Bioremediation is that the promising technology for the treatment of these
contaminated sites that is cost effective and can cause the entire mineralization of organic
contaminants into greenhouse gas, water, inorganic compounds, and cell protein or
transformation of complex organic contaminants into alternative simpler organic compounds by
biological agents like microorganisms. Many native microorganisms in water and soil are
capable of degrading organic compound contaminant.
Keywords: Bioremediation, Biodegradation, Petroleum hydrocarbons, Emulsification
Publication date: 01/01/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/January/MS_IJBPAS_2022_5830.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.5830