What is it about?
Solid waste dates (SWD) and corn steep liquor (CSL) as agro-industrial products were performed to enhance the performance of Kocuria sp. in oil biodegradation process.
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Why is it important?
The ocean and other water bodies have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. Most of the life forms exist mostly in these water bodies and therefore, specific laws, and regulations have been framed to protect this delicate marine environment. Most common causes of marine pollution are due to oil spill occurring at sea. These oil spills deteriorate the marine environment to such an extent that, it destroys the existing ecosystem accordingly affecting the biodiversity and human well-being. Crude oil metabolizing bacterium can secrete surfactants using agro-industrial as substrates, which further enhance the crude oil hydrocarbon degradation.
Perspectives
The use of pretreated solid waste dates which forms a byproduct of the agro-industry as the state of Libya has an easy access to enhance the bioremediation of oil spills, may form a useful method to be applied.
Dr Abdullah M El Mahdi
Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO)
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This page is a summary of: Performance of Isolated Kocuria sp. SAR1 in Light Crude Oil Biodegradation, Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199.1000303.
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