Physicochemical and Microbiological Qualities of Water and Soil Samples from Groundnut Oil Producing Industry
Journal Title: Microbiology Research Journal International - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 4
Abstract
Triplicate tap and wastewater samples collected from a groundnut oil producing industry in Akure metropolis, Southwest Nigeria were analysed for physicochemical and microbiological qualities using standard procedure. Adjoining soil samples were aseptically collected and serially diluted for total coliform counts using most probable number method. The range of the physicochemical qualities of the tap water and wastewater are as follows: pH (5.7-6.8), colour (4.98-90.0 HU), nitrite (1.6-20.0 mg/l), alkalinity (0.02-52.0 mg/l), BOD (1.79-2.87 mg/l) and TDS (1.59-33.0 mg/l); while for the soil samples, they are as follows: pH (6.7), alkalinity (32 mg/l), nitrate (9.98 mg/l), phosphate (15 mg/l) and total organic carbon (2.74 mg/l). Total coliforms ranged in the order of 104 to 105 cfu/ml and 104 to 105 cfu/g for tap water and soil samples respectively. The bacterial pathogens recovered from the water and soil samples include: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Bacillus spp., Proteus spp., Shigella spp., Enterobacter spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp. and Salmonella spp., while the fungal isolates included Fusarium, spp., Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. We conclude that the groundnut wastewater is important point sources of pollution in surface water with potential public health and ecological risks.
Authors and Affiliations
C. A. Osunla, A. Bello, D. O. Adejoro, O. A. Makinde
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP316162
- DOI 10.9734/MRJI/2017/26264
- Views 70
- Downloads 0
Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Gram-negative Aerobic Bacteria Cultured from the Intestine and Hepatopancreas of Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) in Grenada, West Indies
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of aerobic bacteria associated with the intestine and hepatopancreas of blue land crab and the susceptibility of the bacteria to a panel of antimicrobials that included some drugs used for...
Evaluation of C19 Steroid Intermediates during Microbial Transformation of Phytosterol
Aim: To assay for C19 steroid intermediates during biotransformation of phytosterol. Study of Design: Pretreatment and processing of wheat bran and rice bran, Sulphate-phosphate-ferric technique, phytosterol screening, f...
Evaluating Efficacy of Biosurfactants from Bacterial Isolates in Conferring Protection against Rhizoctonia and Sclerotium Infection in Wheat and Peanut Plants
Aims: To isolate biosurfactant producers from natural habitat and to test the antimicrobial activity of the extracted biosurfactant against fungal plant pathogens. Study Design: The present study was designed to achieve...
Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Aerobic Bacterial Isolates in Wound Infections in Navi Mumbai, India
Background: Wound infection is a breach in the integrity and protective function of the skin. Mostly bacteria (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus), certain viruses (e. g. Herpes virus) and fungi (e.g. Candida albicans) are respo...
The Sero-prevalence of HIV/AIDS among Patients Screened from 2008 - 2013 Attending Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Barnawa Kaduna State North West Nigeria
Out of a total of 472 patients tested, from 2008-2013 at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Barnawa Kaduna State Nigeria, 67 (14.2%) were found to be sero-positive to HIV I/II antibody testing. The test involves 232 males...