Biodegradation of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon by isolated fungi

• Main Author: Khudhair, Ameer Badr
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77596/1/AmeerBadrKhudhairPFKA2014.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77596/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:98532

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are recalcitrant pollutants with two or more fused benzene rings. Almost 90% of PAHs emission to the environment is anthropogenic, causing carcinogenic and mutagenic effects in humans. These PAHs are subject to removal by biological treatment. However, because...