ISOLATION AND ACTIVITY TEST OF HYDROCARBON DEGRADING MOLD FROM THE PETROLEUM WASTE OF PT OLLOP BULA IN WEST SERAM DISTRICTROSMAWATI T AND MUHAMMAD RIJALAbstract The high activity of offshore petroleum mining causes water pollution by crude petroleum spills which damages the ecosystem. Naturally the offshore petroleum spill disappear by the microorganism activity which uses the petroleum as a source of nutrition. Molds is a microorganism which has the capability to degrade hydrocarbons because it has certain enzymes that can break down hydrocarbons into simpler forms and are not harmful to the environment. The research results found six mold isolates and all of the isolates have a good growth activity in PDA modification + petroleum waste medium. In addition, the results of the degradation activity test of mold isolates show that the isolate V is more powerful in degrading hydrocarbon. |