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[Plant biotests of soil and water, polluted with petroleum and petroleum products].

Reactiona of higher plants (mustard, oat, rye, salad, dill and barley) and microalgae (Euglena gracilis) on the contamination of soil and water with petroleum and oil products was studied. The germination of seeds was analyzed. The length of sprouts, dry biomass and length of plant roots, as well as the optical density of micro-algal broth culture were determined. Negative effects of soil and water contamination with petroleum and oil products on plant and microalgal parameters examined was shown. After biological destruction of contaminants by an association of destructor strains (Acinetobacter sp., Mycobacterium flavescens and Rhodoccocus sp.), the toxicity of contaminated mediums decreased. The data suggest that the integral toxicity of soil and water contaminated with petroleum and oil products and toxicity change during biodestruction of these pollutants can be analyzed by using plant test organisms.

Environmental Monitoring↗
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[Selection of microorganisms capable of degrading petroleum and petroleum products at decreased temperatures].

Of 150 cultures capable of degrading petroleum at +6 degrees C, 40 strains growing in the liquid mineral nutrient medium containing petroleum (2%) as a sole source of carbon were selected. Of them, 13 cultures displaying a petroleum degradation rate exceeding 25% were selected. Abilities of these cultures and their associations to utilize fuel oil and its components--oils and benzene resins--were studied. The culture exhibiting degradation rates of fuel oil, its oils, benzene resins, and petroleum amounting to 17, 26, 10, and 51%, respectively, was selected. This culture can be used for cleanup of petroleum pollution under cold climatic conditions.

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Biodegradation of crude petroleum and petroleum products by fungi isolated from two oil seeds (melon and soybean).

Crude petroleum oil degrading fungi were isolated from two oil seeds, Cucumeropsis mannii (melon) and Glycine max (soybean) seeds in the presence and absence of petroleum fumes. An assessment of the relative ability of each fungus to degrade crude petroleum, diesel and kerosene on minimum salt solution was done using change in optical density read on spectrophotometer. Twenty-one fungal species (14 genera) were isolated altogether during this experiment. These include eight species of Aspergillus; one species each of Botryodiplodia, Bipolaris, Cladosporium, Cunnighamella, Dreschlera, Fusarium, Helminthosporium, Macrophomina, Mucor, Paeciliomyces, Penicillium, Rhizopus and Talariomyces. It was evident that most of the fungi tested were able to biodegrade the crude petroleum oil, though at different rates. Bipolaris had a low rate of biodegradation of the petroleum oil of all the fungal species isolated Botryodiplodia theobromae had the highest degrading ability on the crude oil, while Aspergillus flavus had the least after 40 days of incubation. Aspergillus flavus had the highest ability to biodegrade diesel while A. niger had the least ability. In kerosene, Macrophomina phaseolina had the highest ability while A. niger had the least ability to biodegrade it. There was fluctuation in the growth pattern of the fungi in the petroleum oil medium. The implication of these are discussed.

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