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2017 Spring - UH - None - Ayesha Jamal - Soil Sample

Description

The soil sample was taken taken from a local park located in SugarLand. A 8-10 feet hole was dug into the ground and a mixture of wet and dry soil was collected in put into the soil collection tube. Over the course of 5 weeks it was noted that the Sulfur Selective Media with the Paraoxon was the best at showing pesticide degradation in bacteria. It was noted in week 4 and week 5 of the experiment that the the SSM+PX tube turned orange then, burnt orange. In the agar plate, it was noted that the PX resulted in two types of bacteria, the larger bacteria around the outside was able to hydrolyze and the bacteria towards the center was only able to tolerate the paraoxon.

Data for Soil Sample and Researcher
Location of Soil Sample
Cullinan Park, 12414 Highway 6 S, Sugar Land, TX 77498, United States, 29.635669, -95.659467
Collection Date of Soil Sample
Colonies of Paraoxon
2,905
Colonies of Methyl Parathion
0
Researcher
Ayesha Jamal
Organization
University of Houston
Course Term
Spring
Year of Course
2017
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