Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and bioaugmentation potential of locally isolated beneficial microorganisms consortium for treatment of tar-balls

• Main Authors: Nur Zaida Zahari, Erma Hani Baharudzaman., Piakong Mohd Tuah, Fera Nony Cleophas, Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Mahidol University 2021
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30097/1/Characterization%20of%20Polycyclic%20Aromatic%20Hydrocarbons%20and%20Bioaugmentation%20Potential%20of%20Locally%20Isolated%20Beneficial%20Microorganisms%20Consortium%20for%20Treatment%20of%20Tar-Balls%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30097/2/Characterization%20of%20Polycyclic%20Aromatic%20Hydrocarbons%20and%20Bioaugmentation%20Potential%20of%20Locally%20Isolated%20Beneficial%20Microorganisms%20Consortium%20for%20Treatment%20of%20Tar-Balls%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30097/; https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ennrj/article/view/241938/165470; https://doi.org/10.32526/ennrj/19/2020225

Oil spills are one of the environmental pollutions that commonly occur along coastal areas. Tar-balls are one of the products that come from the oil spill pollution. In this study, tar-ball pollution was monitored at 10 points along the coastline of Marintaman Beach in Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia. Thi...