Bioremediation of anthracene in Siri Island with an emphasis on biosafety

Subject Areas : environmental management

Mozhgan Emtiazjoo ¹ (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University)
Sima Seddighi ² (Faculty of Marine Sciences, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University)
Marjan Emtiazjoo ³ (PhD, Biotechnology, USM University, Malasia)

Received: 2008-03-04 Accepted : 2007-05-16 Published : 2009-03-21

Keywords: Bioremediation, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbo, anthracene, Microorganism, Persian Gulf,

Abstract :

Siri oil region in the Persian Gulf is one the four sites for extracting, refining, and transporting oil. The region is, therefore, exposed to the pollution danger of oil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this research, the amounts of PAHs were measured by GCMS in 8 stations at two transect. Anthracene was observed in most of the research stations and was isolated from the sediment. Then the degradation potential of these bacteria was recognized using well method, biomass measurement, and selective spatial media, and was analyzed with GC.                                                              Anthracene degrading microorganisms have been identified with general microbial methods. These microorganisms included: Bacillus sp.PGI, Bacillus sp. PGII, Pseudomonas sp PGIII, and Staphylococcus sp PGIIII.