A crucial review on polycyclic aromatic Hydrocarbons - Environmental occurrence and strategies for microbial degradation.

Chemosphere
N PremnathA Arun

Abstract

Over the last century, contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has risen tremendously due to the intensified industrial activities like petrochemical, pharmaceutical, insecticides and fertilizers applications. PAHs are a group of organic pollutants with adverse effects on both humans and the environment. These PAHs are widely distributed in various ecosystems including air, soil, marine water and sediments. Degradation of PAHs generally occurs through processes like photolysis, adsorption, volatilization, chemical degradation and microbial degradation. Microbial degradation of PAHs is done by the utilization of diverse microorganisms like algae, bacteria, fungi which are readily compatible with biodegrading/bio transforming PAHs into H2O, CO2 under aerobic, or CH4 under anaerobic environment. The rate of PAHs degradation using microbes is mainly governed by various cultivation conditions like temperature, pH, nutrients availability, microbial population, chemical nature of PAHs, oxygen and degree of acclimation. Several microbial species including Selenastrum capricornutum, Ralstonia basilensis, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Pseudomonas migulae, Sphingomonas yanoikuyae and Chlorella sorokiniana are known to degra...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1992·Journal of Industrial Microbiology·J B Sutherland
Apr 1, 1992·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·M L NarroD T Gibson
Apr 1, 1991·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·H J HeipieperH J Rehm
Apr 29, 1988·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·D WarshawskyT Cody
Jul 1, 1984·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·M J Schocken, D T Gibson
Jan 1, 1995·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·W T Stringfellow, M D Aitken
Jul 1, 1997·Reviews on Environmental Health·M D GuillénM A Partearroyo
Apr 21, 2001·Food and Chemical Toxicology : an International Journal Published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association·N KazerouniN Rothman
May 15, 2002·Trends in Biotechnology·Sudip K SamantaRakesh K Jain
Apr 3, 2004·Letters in Applied Microbiology·B Pèrez-ArmendárizR Rodríguez-Vázquez
Jul 16, 2005·Chemosphere·Roberto AmbrosoliFranco Ajmone Marsan
Dec 3, 2005·Marine Pollution Bulletin·Ioanna BouloubassiVanessa Point
Feb 10, 2006·Die Naturwissenschaften·John Scullion
Mar 7, 2006·Bioresource Technology·An-Ping LeiNora Fung-Yee Tam
Mar 1, 1996·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·J D CoatesD R Lovley
Jul 13, 2006·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry·Sidney Man Ngai ChanNora Fung Yee Tam
Jul 22, 2006·Trends in Microbiology·Rajbir SinghRakesh K Jain
Dec 7, 2006·Biodegradation·Hung-Soo JooChae-Gun Phae
Feb 6, 2008·International Journal of Phytoremediation·D Alvarez-BernalL Dendooven
Jun 10, 2008·The Science of the Total Environment·F Fernández-LuqueñoL Dendooven
Jul 30, 2008·FEMS Microbiology Reviews·Ri-He PengQuan-Hong Yao
Aug 8, 2008·Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology·Julia Foght
Sep 2, 2008·Current Opinion in Biotechnology·Shailendra SinghWilfred Chen
Oct 10, 2008·Journal of Hazardous Materials·Santino Orecchio, Vera Papuzza
Nov 13, 2008·Current Opinion in Biotechnology·Víctor de Lorenzo

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 12, 2021·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·K MohanrasuA Arun
Jul 25, 2021·The Science of the Total Environment·Manuel Méndez García, Martha Patricia García de Llasera
Aug 26, 2021·Environmental Pollution·Stephen Dayana PriyadharshiniNatchimuthu Karmegam

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Biofilm & Infectious Disease

Biofilm formation is a key virulence factor for a wide range of microorganisms that cause chronic infections.Here is the latest research on biofilm and infectious diseases.