Crude Oil Bioremediation - Genetically Modified Microorganisms for Poly-Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation

Using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic stressors on water quality and sediment properties of a West African lagoon

“…Microbial degradation such as bacteria, yeast, and fungi are the major ultimate natural mechanism of clean-up the petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants from the environment. The primary effects of petrochemical products, e.g., diesel fuel toxicity, reduces the species richness, evenness, and phylogenetic diversity, resulting in the community being heavily dominated by few species [ 68 ]. During the breaking down of organic content by microorganisms, they consume available oxygen and release gases such as methane and hydrogen sulphide into the aquatic environment, which can cause a decrease in the pH of that environment and oxygen depletion.…”