The influence of some physicochemical parameters on the microbial growth in soils

2002 ◽  
Vol 394 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisardo Núñez-Regueira ◽  
O Núñez-Fernández ◽  
J.A Rodrı́guez Añón ◽  
J Proupı́n Castiñeiras
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rokayya Sami ◽  
Abeer Elhakem ◽  
Amina Almushhin ◽  
Mona Alharbi ◽  
Manal Almatrafi ◽  
...  

AbstractWhite button mushrooms are greatly high perishable and can deteriorate within a few days after harvesting due to physicomechanical damage, respiration, microbial growth of the delicate epidermal structure. For that reason, the present research work was applied to evaluate the effect of chitosan combination with nano-coating treatments on physicochemical parameters and microbial populations on button mushrooms at chilling storage. Nano coating with the addition of nisin 1% (CHSSN/M) established the minimum value for weight loss 12.18%, maintained firmness 11.55 N, and color index profile. Moreover, O2% rate of (CHSSN/M) mushrooms was the lowest at 1.78%; while the highest rate was reported for CO2 24.88% compared to the untreated samples (Control/M) on day 12. Both pH and total soluble solid concentrations increased during storage. Results reported that the (CHSS/M) mushroom significantly (P < 0.05) reduced polyphenol oxidase activity (24.31 U mg−1 Protein) compared with (Control/M) mushrooms that increased faster than the treated samples. (CHSSN/M) treatment was the most efficient in the reduction of yeast and mold, aerobic plate microorganisms (5.27–5.10 log CFU/g), respectively. The results established that nano-coating film might delay the aging degree and accompany by marked prolongation of postharvest mushroom freshness.


LWT ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcio Carocho ◽  
Sandrina Heleno ◽  
Paula Rodrigues ◽  
M. Filomena Barreiro ◽  
Lillian Barros ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cintia Anabela Mazzucotelli ◽  
María Victoria Agüero ◽  
María del Rosario Moreira ◽  
María Roberta Ansorena

Author(s):  
Adebisi Musbaudeen Sulaimon ◽  
Babatunde Jadesola Aderiye ◽  
Adebowale Toba Odeyemi

Presence of microorganisms and relatively high mineral contents mainly heavy metals in waste generated from restaurants and released into the environment may indicate a negative outcome of a microbial metabolic process with serious economic and health implications. Therefore it is justifiable to examine the minerals contents and microbial resistance/accumulation of restaurant liquid wastes with the view to controlling environmental hazard through the removal of pollutants in the waste products, hence this study. Restaurant wastewater are collected from washing dishes and waste collection tank, then mixed and analyzed for the presence and quantity of minerals contents. The physicochemical parameters such as metals, heavy metals and active ingredients of the waste were evaluated. The ability of Lysinibacillus sphaericus to accumulate the minerals was also examined.  The results showed that the sample was composed of magnesium (54.4 ± 0.10 mg/L), potassium (23.2 ± 0.01 mg/L), sodium (39.2 ± 0.02 mg/L), zinc (0.61± 0.01 mg/L), copper (0.08 ± 0.01 mg/L) and iron (31.6± 0.03 mg/L). The presence of high amount of some minerals in wastewater is an indication that the environment may be polluted if the wastewaters are released in an uncontrolled manner. Also, the ability of Lysinibacillus sphaericus to assimilate these suggests that the wastes offers favourable condition for microbial growth and are therefore very susceptible to bioaccumulation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
NITU SINGH ◽  
FATIMA SULTANA

India is a developing nation and is dependent on its natural resources for growth and development. Water, being one of the vital natural resource, must be used judicially for the sustainable development. Present study focuses on the analysis of physicochemical parameters (pH, Turbidity, Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Total dissolved solids, Conductivity, Chloride, Sulfate, Fluoride contents) of ground water and surface water in Kota City (Rajasthan). The study shows the adverse impact of exploitation and urbanization on water resources of Kota City (Rajasthan). Some physicochemical parameters exceed the desirable limits as defined by WHO and Indian Standards in the selected sites. The level of pollution in ground water and surface water of Kota City is increasing due to urbanization.


Author(s):  
Marina Vasilenko ◽  
Marina Vasilenko ◽  
Elena Goncharova ◽  
Elena Goncharova ◽  
Yury Rubanov ◽  
...  

The surfaces of building materials of hydrotechnical constructions undergo the process of algae biofouling. The degree of damage depends on the environmental factors that are affect-ed by the level of anthropogenic load areas. Modeling the biofouling process of concrete with algae under laboratory conditions has allowed determining their impact on the building ma-terial, accompanied by changes in chemical and mineralogical composition of the surface of products. The microscopic examination of sample’s surfaces and evaluation of the effective-ness of various ions leaching from building materials shows the results of "algal attack" relat-ed to the acceleration of biodegradation of materials under the influence of aggressive meta-bolic products, mechanical action neoplasms, creating optimal conditions for the development of subsequent aerobic microbial decomposers. To clarify the nature of chemical processes in the system “algocenosis – concrete” the changes of chemical and phase (mineralogical) com-position of the surface layer of concrete sample were studied. The effect that algae produce on hydraulic engineering constructions is due to the fact that these organisms, belonging to phototrophs and standing at the beginning of the food chain, initiate new microbial growth.


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