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The demand and use of petroleum products are increasing nowadays and giving rise to the problem of soil pollution. The physical, chemical and biological properties of soil are affected critically in such a way that soil becomes inefficient in supporting the growth and development plant and microbial communities. There is need to treat these polluted soils for its reclamation. In this paper, an approach to bioremediation of petrol contaminated soil has been discussed. The Candida albicans mediated degradation of the functional groups of petrol was analyzed by FTIR. FTIR analysis revealed the breakdown of many bond-like carbonyl (1670–1820 cm−1), alkene C=C (1620–1680 cm−1), –C–H (2850–3000 cm−1), =C–H (2820–2850 cm−1), and NH (3300–3500 cm−1). The pH of petrol contaminate soil was found to be in the basic range, i.e. 8.8 and has high conductivity. Further research on the remediating microbes and their remediation potential is required for restoring the soil quality and plant growth.
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Kulshreshtha, S., Atreya, S., Singh, S., Rajput, N.S. (2020). Pre- and Post-treatment Characterization of Petrol Contaminated Soil. In: Prakash, C., Singh, S., Krolczyk, G., Pabla, B. (eds) Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4059-2_15
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