[Keratinolytic fungi in an acidic petroleum waste lagoon at a petroleum refinery].
The incidence of keratinolytic fungi in an acidic petroleum waste lagoon (before bioremediation) at a petroleum refinery situated within a highly populated area was examined. High concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons (aliphatics and PAHs) made the growth of keratinolytic fungi in clay and litter collected from the lagoon impossible. The natural self-purification process considerably decreased the hydrocarbon contamination, increased the pH and caused the abundant growth of Trichophyton ajelloi in organic soil that contained the root-adjacent material from the grass growing in green oases at the lagoon. Ecological and epidemiological aspects of the data were discussed.
Ulfig
Krzysztof
K
Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, 40-832 Katowice, Kossutha 6 St., Poland.
Płaza
Grazyna
G
Terakowski
Maciej
M
Worsztynowicz
Adam
A
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002617:Chemical Industry; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects; D011044:Poland; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010578:Petroleum; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D007633:Keratins