Degradation of persistent endosulfan by isolated actinomycetes and Rhodococcuss jostii, RHA1

• Main Authors: Mok, Kar Mun, Hara, Hirofumi, Zakaria, Zuriati, Othman, Nor'Azizi, Mohamad, Shaza Eva, Goto, Masafumi, Yoneda, Kenichi, Mad Nordin, Mariam Firdhaus, Iwamoto, Koji
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61121/1/MariamFirdhausMad2015_Degradationofpersistentendosulfanbyisolatedactinomycetes.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61121/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The property of organochlorine endosulfan which is persistent and toxic can cause environmental pollution and pose human health and has raised concern worldwide. Hence, biodegradation serves as promising tool in overcoming the problem of pesticides pollution. The effective approach of removal of end...