Abstract

The microfungi flora of the soil polluted by the Gaziantep Cement Plant was examined and compared to nearest unpolluted soils. One hundred and sixteen microfungi isolates have been obtained from both two areas. Penicillium, Aspergillus, Ulocladium, and Cladosporium genera are the most ones in terms of richness of species. As a result of the quantitative analysis, average of 61.525 CFU/g has been found in the fresh soil, which is equivalent to 1 g oven dried soil. microfungi propagules is 71.500 CFU/g at 5 cm depth and 33.350 CFU/g at 15 cm polluted areas, 117.900 CFU/g at 5 cm and 23.350 CFU/g at 15 cm depth where pollution is not detected. Rhizopus oryzae, Aspergillus fumigatus, Penicillium expansum, Penicillium humuli, Penicillium fagi, Embellisia chalmydospora are most common species.