Razieh Lamoochi

• PhD Student at Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology

The Persian Gulf is one of the most diverse water environments in the world. There are various types of marine creatures including corals, sponges and fish in this marine environment. These pollutant sources in the Persian Gulf include oil spills from oil tanks, shipping accidents, marine transportation and oil extraction processes. Since nearly 60...

eavy metals and petroleum entering the marine environment have adverse effects on aquatic species. The impacts of these compounds on living organisms depend on the type of contaminant and species. In recent decades, biological methods to control and remove heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment have come into focus. Bacterial el...

Today's most of microorganisms are used for purification of hazard waste such as municipal and industrial waste water and oil contaminants. In this study 2 bacterial species were isolated and purified in hydrocarbon (anthracene) containing media from oil polluted sediment of Imam Khomeini port. Bacillus pasteurii and Amphibacillus xylanus species w...

Most of effluents discharged to the environment contain toxic contaminants such as aromatic compounds and heavy metals which are considered hazardous to the nature and living organisms. In this study, Bacillus subtilis resistant to anthracene and lead was isolated from Persian Gulf sediments. Biosurfactant production was demonstrated using three me...

This study aimed to isolate and identify the species Ochrobactrum anthropi and Pseudomonas putida as indicators for measuring lead absorption and degradation of anthracene in laboratory conditions. The results showed that the mentioned species could grow well in 50 mg/l of lead and 30 mg/l of anthracene. The maximum growth at concentrations of 50 m...

The rapid growth of industrial activity in recent decades, and non-obedience with environmental laws, along with discharging of contaminant wastewaters from petrochemical industries lead to increase of heavy metals into the environment. Biosorption is an effective technology for optimal removal of pollutants such as heavy metals from marine ecosyst...

Biosorption is an effective technology for optimal removal of pollutants such as heavy metals from marine ecosystems. In the present study, the microorganism, resisted to zinc, was isolated from Persian Gulf sediments and indentified via biochemical tests. Then, the growth ability of indentified microorganism was investigated in different concentra...

Heavy metals are one of the most stable contaminants in water and unlike the other contaminants, degrade difficultly, accumulate in food chain and are considered an important threat to general health of humans. The process of biosorption, is a new technology to remove contaminants such as heavy metals based on microorganisms capability. Characteriz...

Using of biosorbents is considered as an inexpensive and convenient method for controling and removing pollutants from the environment in comparison with physico-chemical methods. In this study, the indigenous bacterium, which is resistant to lead, was isolated through sampling of surface sediments of Imam Khomeini Port. The isolated bacterium Baci...

A great number of studies have been conducted for removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by using biological absorbents which are considered to be the most appropriate than the physical and chemical methods. For this aim, first, the sediment samples of Imam Khomeini port (depths less than 3 m) were collected by Van Veen Grab. Then the P. aer...

Using of biosorbents is considered as an inexpensive and convenient method for control and removal of pollutants from the environment in comparison with physico-chemical methods. In this study the indigenous bacterium which is resistant to lead, was isolated through sampling of surface sediments of Bandar Imam Khomeini. The isolated bacterium Bacil...