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SUBMITTER: Allamin IA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057954 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Allamin Ibrahim Alkali IA Halmi Mohd Izuan Effendi MIE Yasid Nur Adeela NA Ahmad Siti Aqlima SA Abdullah Siti Rozaimah Sheikh SRS Shukor Yunus Y
Scientific reports 20200305 1
Most components of petroleum oily sludge (POS) are toxic, mutagenic and cancer-causing. Often bioremediation using microorganisms is hindered by the toxicity of POS. Under this circumstance, phytoremediation is the main option as it can overcome the toxicity of POS. Cajanus cajan a legume plant, was evaluated as a phyto-remediating agent for petroleum oily sludge-spiked soil. Culture dependent and independent methods were used to determine the rhizosphere microorganisms' composition. Degradation ...[more]