Bioremediation of a pentacyclic PAH, Dibenz(a,h)Anthracene- A long road to trip with bacteria, fungi, autotrophic eukaryotes and surprises

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 202; pp. 387 - 399
• Main Authors: Vasudevan, Vidya, Gayathri, K. Veena, Krishnan, Mary Elizabeth Gnanambal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Bioremediation; Carcinogenic; Dibenz(a,h)Anthracene (DBahA); Hydrophobic; Phytoremediation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Surfactants; Carcinogenic; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Dibenz(a,h)Anthracene (DBahA); Bioremediation; Surfactants; Hydrophobic; Phytoremediation

Dibenz(a,h)Anthracene (DBahA), classified as a probable human carcinogen (B2) is the first Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) to be chemically purified and used for cancer-based studies. Till date, only 30 papers focus on the bioremediation aspects of DBahA out of more than 200 research publications f...