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.
| Parameter | Agricultural soil | Manufactured gas plant soil |
| Nutrients—% (w/w) | | |
| Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen | 0.16 | 0.42 | Boron | <0.001 | <0.001 | Calcium | 0.18 | 0.44 | Copper | <0.01 | <0.01 | Iron | 2.2 | 2.7 | Potassium | 0.47 | 0.22 | Magnesium | 0.38 | 0.20 | Manganese | 0.03 | 0.02 | Sodium | 0.02 | 0.02 | Phosphorus | 0.02 | 0.02 | Sulphur | <0.01 | 0.41 | Zinc | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| PAHs (mg kg−1) | | |
| Naphthalene | <0.10 | 32 | Acenaphthylene | <0.10 | 9.0 | Acenaphthene | <0.10 | 6.3 | Fluorene | <0.10 | 12 | Phenanthrene | <0.10 | 52 | Anthracene | <0.10 | 43 | Fluoranthene | <0.10 | 64 | Pyrene | <0.10 | 120 | Benz(a)anthracene | <0.10 | 110 | Chrysene | <0.10 | 90 | Benzo(b)fluoranthene | <0.10 | 120 | Benzo(k)fluoranthene | <0.10 | 79 | Benzo[a]pyrene | <0.10 | 94 | Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene | <0.10 | 180 | Dibenz(a,h)anthracene | <0.10 | 10 | Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | <0.10 | 70 | Total PAH | <0.10 | 1100 |
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