{"id":76,"date":"2015-03-15T09:17:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T09:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/faisal-abdalla\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2015-03-15T09:17:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T09:17:22","slug":"research-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/faisal-abdalla\/?page_id=76","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH ACTIVITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-left: 0.1in; margin-right: 0.5in;\" align=\"left\"><b>CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES<\/b><\/p>\n<table width=\"695\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"626\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px dotted #000000; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; border-left: 1px dotted #000000; border-right: none; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0.08in;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"background: #ffffff; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; padding: 0in 0.08in;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"626\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">The Nile Ecosystem :The Nile and the threats of pollution, contamination and eutrophication.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px dotted #000000; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; border-left: 1px dotted #000000; border-right: none; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0.08in;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"background: #ffffff; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; padding: 0in 0.08in;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"626\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Base-line data: The status of the environment of the Main Nile, the Blue Nile and the White Nile.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px dotted #000000; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; border-left: 1px dotted #000000; border-right: none; 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border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; border-left: 1px dotted #000000; border-right: none; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0.08in;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"background: #ffffff; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; padding: 0in 0.08in;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"626\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Isolation and characterization of oil degrading bacteria from petroleum oil contaminated produced water, refinery oily sludge and contaminated soils.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px dotted #000000; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; border-left: 1px dotted #000000; border-right: none; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0.08in;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"background: #ffffff; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; padding: 0in 0.08in;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"626\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Bioremediation of produced water and refinery oily sludge to reduce the concentration of TPH to a desired limit.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px dotted #000000; 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