Biodegradation of naphthalene in aqueous solution was conducted with incubation of the mixed culture and the isolate. The mixed cultures were obtained from activated sludge at a wastewater treatment plant, petroleum contaminated soil in Bupyeong-city ...
Biodegradation of naphthalene in aqueous solution was conducted with incubation of the mixed culture and the isolate. The mixed cultures were obtained from activated sludge at a wastewater treatment plant, petroleum contaminated soil in Bupyeong-city and Shiheung-city. The degradation was faster with the culture from the activated sludge than the contaminated soil in both cities with the incubation under 30 °C. The growth of microorganism was increased with degradation of naphthalene. With the incubation of the cultures under 15°C, the patterns are different under 30 °C. The degradation of naphthalene was faster with the contaminated soil in both cities than the activated sludge. The pseudo-first order degradation constant at 30°C was 1.6 times faster than 15°C.