Naphthalene degradation studies using Pseudomonas sp. strain SA3 from Alang-Sosiya ship breaking yard, Gujarat.

ABSTRACT: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) remediation has received considerable attention due to their significant health concern and environmental pollution. However, PAHs contaminated sites also contain indigenous microbes that can potentially degrade naphthalene. Therefore, this study aimed to isolate, characterise and optimise process parameters for efficient naphthalene degradation. A total of 50 naphthalene degrading bacteria were isolated from Alang-Sosiya ship breaking yard, Bhavnagar, Gujarat and screened for their naphthalene degrading capacity. The selected isolate, Pseudomonas sp. strain SA3 was found to degrade 98.74 ± 0.00% naphthalene at a concentration of 500 ppm after 96 h. Further, optimisation of environmental parameters using one factor at a time approach using dif

SUBMITTER: Tirkey SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8035486 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature