FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Amended soil bioremediation, Citrus aurantifolia, microbial counts, polluted soil
Bioremediation potential of 400 g of lime powder (Citrus aurantifolia) on mechanic workshop soil was studied for a period of 56 days. Mechanic workshop soil samples were collected from three different points into two perforated plastic pots labelled AS (amended soil) and PS (un-amended soil), while pristine soil sample served as the control. Soil amended with green waste (Citrus aurantifolia powder) AS, contained 400 g of pulverized lime peelings to achieve a 13.30% amendment level. PS contained only mechanic workshop soil without green wastes while OFS contained pristine soil (control). Sampling was conducted bi-weekly to determine the microbiological components and physicochemical properties of the soil. The bacterial count ranged from 1.72 × 104 to 1.22 × 105 cfu/g for mechanic workshop soil amended with lime powder, AS, ............................
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