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Browsing by Author "Ubani, Onyedikachi"
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Ubani, Onyedikachi; Atagana, H.I.; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester
(Academic Journals, 2014-11-20)
Oil sludge is a thick viscous mixture of sediments, water, oil and hydrocarbons, encountered during
crude oil refining, cleaning of oil storage vessels and waste treatment. Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), which ...
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Ubani, Onyedikachi; Atagana, Harrison Ifeanyichukwu; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Adeleke, Rasheed
(National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, 2016-04)
In the present study, different bacteria with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading capabilities were
isolated from compost prepared from oil sludge and animal manures. These bacteria were isolated on a mineral ...
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Ubani, Onyedikachi; Atagana, Harrison Ifeanyichukwu; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Rasheed, Adeleke
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)
Compounds present in oil sludge such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known to be
cytotoxic, mutagenic and potentially carcinogenic. Microorganisms including bacteria and fungi have been reported
to degrade ...