| S/No |
Experiment No |
Hydrocarbon Used |
Microbe Used |
No of days of Incubation |
% hydrocarbon degradation |
Residual hydrocarbon after incubations (mg) |
| 1 |
1 (Figure 1) |
Kerosene |
E. Coli |
3 |
28.46 |
0.715 |
| 6 |
32.33 |
0.677 |
| 9 |
35.26 |
0.647 |
| 12 |
36.41 |
0.636 |
| 15 |
38.29 |
0.617 |
| 18 |
38.98 |
0.610 |
| 2 |
2 (Figure 2) |
Engine oil |
E. Coli |
3 |
35.80 |
0.642 |
| 6 |
37.92 |
0.621 |
| 9 |
39.41 |
0.606 |
| 12 |
40.26 |
0.597 |
| 15 |
42.18 |
0.578 |
| 18 |
43.26 |
0.642 |
| 3 |
3 (Figure 3) |
Kerosene |
Pseudomonas |
3 |
34.27 |
0.657 |
| 6 |
42.50 |
0.575 |
| 9 |
43.80 |
0.562 |
| 12 |
44.21 |
0.558 |
| 15 |
45.80 |
0.542 |
| 18 |
46.30 |
0.537 |
| 4 |
3 (Figure 4) |
Fuel |
Proteus |
3 |
30.24 |
0.698 |
| 6 |
32.18 |
0.678 |
| 9 |
33.80 |
0.662 |
| 12 |
36.46 |
0.634 |
| 15 |
38.20 |
0.618 |
| 18 |
40.14 |
0.599 |
| 5 |
3 (Figure 5) |
Diesel |
Klebsiella |
3 |
35.26 |
0.647 |
| 6 |
37.18 |
0.628 |
| 9 |
38.30 |
0.617 |
| 12 |
39.86 |
0.601 |
| 15 |
42.30 |
0.577 |
| 18 |
43.78 |
0.562 |
| 6 |
3 (Figure 6) |
Engine Oil |
Klebsiella |
3 |
34.18 |
0.658 |
| 6 |
35.24 |
0.648 |
| 9 |
36.86 |
0.631 |
| 12 |
38.40 |
0.616 |
| 15 |
41.28 |
0.587 |
| 18 |
43.60 |
0.564 |
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