Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread, persistent, and toxic environmental pollutants. Many anthropogenic and some natural factors contribute to the spread and accumulation of PAHs in aquatic and soil systems. The effective and environmentally friendly remediation of these chemical...

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Main Authors: Anastasiia T. Davletgildeeva, Nikita A. Kuznetsov
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-09-01
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description Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread, persistent, and toxic environmental pollutants. Many anthropogenic and some natural factors contribute to the spread and accumulation of PAHs in aquatic and soil systems. The effective and environmentally friendly remediation of these chemical compounds is an important and challenging problem that has kept scientists busy over the last few decades. This review briefly summarizes data on the main sources of PAHs, their toxicity to living organisms, and physical and chemical approaches to the remediation of PAHs. The basic idea behind existing approaches to the bioremediation of PAHs is outlined with an emphasis on a detailed description of the use of bacterial strains as individual isolates, consortia, or cell-free enzymatic agents.
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spelling doaj-art-03ced4be79674650b635e201875dbef12025-08-20T01:55:41ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072024-09-01129181410.3390/microorganisms12091814Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial EnzymesAnastasiia T. Davletgildeeva0Nikita A. Kuznetsov1Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, RussiaInstitute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, RussiaPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread, persistent, and toxic environmental pollutants. Many anthropogenic and some natural factors contribute to the spread and accumulation of PAHs in aquatic and soil systems. The effective and environmentally friendly remediation of these chemical compounds is an important and challenging problem that has kept scientists busy over the last few decades. This review briefly summarizes data on the main sources of PAHs, their toxicity to living organisms, and physical and chemical approaches to the remediation of PAHs. The basic idea behind existing approaches to the bioremediation of PAHs is outlined with an emphasis on a detailed description of the use of bacterial strains as individual isolates, consortia, or cell-free enzymatic agents.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/9/1814polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonspollutiontoxicityremediationbacterial bioremediationenzymatic degradation
spellingShingle Anastasiia T. Davletgildeeva
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Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes
Microorganisms
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
pollution
toxicity
remediation
bacterial bioremediation
enzymatic degradation
title Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes
title_full Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes
title_fullStr Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes
title_full_unstemmed Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes
title_short Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Bacteria and Bacterial Enzymes
title_sort bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by means of bacteria and bacterial enzymes
topic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
pollution
toxicity
remediation
bacterial bioremediation
enzymatic degradation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/9/1814
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