Benzene bioremediation using cow dung microflora in two phase partitioning bioreactor

“…Higher concentration (500 mg/L) of benzene is inhibitory for bioremediation. The Pseudomonas putida was isolated from cow dung microflora as a potential benzene degrader and its ability to degrade benzene at various concentrations was seen as 100%, 81%, and 65% degradation at the concentrations of 50 mg/L, 100 mg/L, 250 mg/L within 24 h, 96 h, and 168 h time period respectively [47]. …”

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Bioremediation of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, and Petrochemicals with Gomeya/Cow Dung

Randhawa

Kullar

2011

ISRN Pharmacology

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Use and misuse of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and petrochemicals by man is causing havoc with nature, as they persist as such or as their toxic metabolites. These pollutants bioaccumulate in environment, and they ultimately reach man through various means. They are hazardous because of potential toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and genotoxicity. To rejuvenate nature, remediation methods currently available are usually expensive and might convert one toxic pollutant to another. Bioremediation methods use naturally occurring microorganisms to detoxify man-made pollutants so that they change pollutants to innocuous products that make soil fertile in the process. Taking cue from Ayurveda, Gomeya/cow dung is used as an excellent bioremediation method. Thus, utilizing freely available cow dung as slurry or after composting in rural areas, is a cheap and effective measure to bioremediate the harmful pollutants. Yet, more research in this direction is warranted to bioremediate nonbiodegradable, potentially toxic pollutants.

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“…In a study, cow dung was found to be useful in bioremediation of pharmaceutical, pesticides and petrochemical waste [2,[29][30]. Interestingly in Nigeria, cow dung was assessed for aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria and petroleum-utilizing bacteria as well as degradation potential of petroleum-utilizing bacteria isolates [31].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnoveterinary survey of tradomedical importance of <i>Bos taurus</i> L urine, bile and dung in Nigeria and South Africa

Oyedeji-Amusa¹,

Ojuromi²,

Ashafa³

2016

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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Benzene bioremediation using cow dung microflora in two phase partitioning bioreactor

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Bioremediation of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, and Petrochemicals with Gomeya/Cow Dung

Ethnoveterinary survey of tradomedical importance of <i>Bos taurus</i> L urine, bile and dung in Nigeria and South Africa

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