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dc.contributor.authorMustapha, Shubnumen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-07T08:57:16Z
dc.date.available2007-11-07T08:57:16Z
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.other308510-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/136-
dc.descriptionSubmitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Technology: Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aromatic compounds Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are one of the largest groups of environmental pollutants. The greatest concern is the release of PCBs in the water systems by industrial effluent, accidental spillages or leaks. PCBs are able to bioaccumulate in the fatty tissues of animals, fish and humans. The impact on human health due to PCBs has prompted interest in their degradation. The application of microbial degradation of PCBs can transform many PCB metabolites. There are a wide variety of microorganisms that can degrade PCBs or utilise them as sole carbon sources. This study focused on isolating microrganisms from industrial wastewater capable of aerobic degradation of PCBs. The degradation potential of the selected isolates were investigated by using different analytical techniques viz. ultra violet or visible spectrophotometer (UV/Vis), thin layer chromatography (TLC) and gas chromatography electron capture detector (GC-ECD).en_US
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dc.subjectBioremediationen_US
dc.subjectWater--Microbiologyen_US
dc.subjectSewageen_US
dc.subjectBiotechnology--Dissertations, Academicen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolychlorinated biphenyls--Biodegradationen_US
dc.subject.lcshOrganochlorine compounds--Biodegradationen_US
dc.subject.lcshSewage--Biotechnologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshSewage--Purification--Biological treatmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshHazardous wastes--Biodegradationen_US
dc.titleMicrobial degradation of polychlorinated biphenylsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.dut-rims.pubnumDUT-002358en_US
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/136-
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