Biodegradation aspects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 169, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Haritash, A K ^a   Kaushik, C P ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Fungi; Phytoremediation; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; AQUATIC WEEDS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BENZENE RING; BIO SURFACTANT; BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; CHEMICAL PARTITIONING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOST MATERIALS; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DEGRADING BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; EXTRACELLULAR; GROWTH MEDIUM; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESS; HIGH RATE; INORGANIC MINERAL; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LACCASE; LIGHT OIL; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; LIGNOLYTIC ENZYMES; MACROPHYTE; MANGANESE PEROXIDASE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MUTAGENECITY; OXYGENASE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PRE-TREATMENT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADICAL FORMATION; REMOVAL RATE; RHODOCOCCUS; SCIRPUS;

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; FUNGI; MANGANESE; METABOLISM; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYSULFONES; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

DEGRADATION;

ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; CORONENE; DIBENZ[A,C]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; LACCASE; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; MANGANESE PEROXIDASE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PAH; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BJERKANDERA; CARCINOGENICITY; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HAEMOPHILUS; MACROPHYTE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PHANEROCHAETE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICOKINETICS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; FUNGI; HAEMOPHILUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PAENIBACILLUS; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOCOCCUS; SCIRPUS; TYPHA;

EID: 67649770254     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.137     Document Type: Review

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