Biodegradation of soil‐applied endosulfan in the presence of a biosurfactant |
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| Authors: | N Awasthi A Kumar R Makkar S S Cameotra |
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| Institution: | 1. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre , M.G. Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India;2. Institute of Microbial Technology , Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Biodegradation of endosulfan isomers in soil‐applied and flask‐coated conditions was studied, by an isolated bacterial coculture. The degradation in soil‐applied form was 20–30% slower than in flask‐coated condition. Addition of a biosurfactant, isolated from Bacillus subtilis MTCC 1427, enhanced the rate of biodegradation by 30–45% in both the conditions. It also mobilized the residual endosulfan towards biodegradation, that otherwise remains undegraded. |
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| Keywords: | Biodegradation biosurfactant mobilization site reclamation |
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