Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Volume LIX
Written by Virgil SCARLAT, Maria PELE, Elena Maria DRĂGHICI
The paper aims to present the capacity to consumption of petroleum products by the fungus Aspergillus. The Aspergillus sp. was isolated in an area that is often polluted with crude oil as a result of oil pipes breaking from Olt County. The best activity towards gasoline and diesel was presented by the Aspergillus sp. strain noted I2. However, it is interesting that the Aspergillus strain noted I3 is more active against crude oil than other strains used. During the period of 40-days of the experiment the isolated strains were able to degrade petroleum by-products in percentages ranging over a wide range between 32.46% and 78.42%. The degree of degradation depends on the composition of petroleum and their chemical structure.
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