Bioremediation of Total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon in Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil using Costus afer Plant

Table 1.

Physicochemical Properties ofUncontaminated Soil

pH EC(µS/cm) MC(%) OC (%) OM(%) TPAH (mg/kg) Silt (%) Sand (%) Clay (%) Textural Class

5.86 15.6 12.08 0.57 0.98 <0.002 27.4 60 12.6 Sandy Loam

TPAH, Total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon; MC, Moisture Content; OC, Organic Carbon; OM, Or-ganic Matter; EC, Electrical Conductivity; pH, Potential of Hydrogen.