Isolation and Identification of Pyrene Mineralizing Mycobacterium spp. from Contaminated and Uncontaminated Sources

Table 1

Soil properties of manufacturing gas plant soil and uncontaminated agricultural soil.

Parameter	Agricultural soil	Manufactured gas plant soil
Nutrients—% (w/w)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen	0.16	0.42
Boron	<0.001	<0.001
Calcium	0.18	0.44
Copper	<0.01	<0.01
Iron	2.2	2.7
Potassium	0.47	0.22
Magnesium	0.38	0.20
Manganese	0.03	0.02
Sodium	0.02	0.02
Phosphorus	0.02	0.02
Sulphur	<0.01	0.41
Zinc	<0.01	0.02
PAHs (mg kg^−1)
Naphthalene	<0.10	32
Acenaphthylene	<0.10	9.0
Acenaphthene	<0.10	6.3
Fluorene	<0.10	12
Phenanthrene	<0.10	52
Anthracene	<0.10	43
Fluoranthene	<0.10	64
Pyrene	<0.10	120
Benz(a)anthracene	<0.10	110
Chrysene	<0.10	90
Benzo(b)fluoranthene	<0.10	120
Benzo(k)fluoranthene	<0.10	79
Benzo[a]pyrene	<0.10	94
Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene	<0.10	180
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene	<0.10	10
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	<0.10	70
Total PAH	<0.10	1100