Research Article

Isolation and Identification of Pyrene Mineralizing Mycobacterium spp. from Contaminated and Uncontaminated Sources

Table 1

Soil properties of manufacturing gas plant soil and uncontaminated agricultural soil.

ParameterAgricultural soilManufactured gas plant soil

Nutrients—% (w/w)

Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen0.160.42
Boron<0.001<0.001
Calcium0.180.44
Copper<0.01<0.01
Iron2.22.7
Potassium0.470.22
Magnesium0.380.20
Manganese0.030.02
Sodium0.020.02
Phosphorus0.020.02
Sulphur<0.010.41
Zinc<0.010.02

PAHs (mg kg−1)

Naphthalene<0.1032
Acenaphthylene<0.109.0
Acenaphthene<0.106.3
Fluorene<0.1012
Phenanthrene<0.1052
Anthracene<0.1043
Fluoranthene<0.1064
Pyrene<0.10120
Benz(a)anthracene<0.10110
Chrysene<0.1090
Benzo(b)fluoranthene<0.10120
Benzo(k)fluoranthene<0.1079
Benzo[a]pyrene<0.1094
Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene<0.10180
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene<0.1010
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene<0.1070
Total PAH<0.101100