The microbial inoculum mainly used for the degradation of PAH – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the associated TPH – aliphatic hydrocarbon contaminants. The product contains hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms such as Cupravidus necator, Pseudomonas benzenivorans, Pseudomonas extremaustralis with a cell count values at least 10E9/ml.
The ability to degrade aliphatic, aromatic and polyaromatic hydrocarbons are widespread among the microorganisms. Various groups of bacteria and fungi are characterized with hydrocarbon-degradation potential, however, none of the microorganisms are capable to degrade the whole spectrum of this highly diverse group of compounds, therefore, diverse microbial communities characterized with different enzyme system are suitable for the complete degradation of complex contaminants.