MYCOREMEDIATION OF MONOCROTOPHOS

Authors

  • S.SAM MANOHAR DAS Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), $agercoil, Tamil $adu, India
  • S. ANITHA Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), $agercoil, Tamil $adu, India

Keywords:

Monocrotophos, Bioremediation, Aspergillus sp., Volatile fatty acids.

Abstract

 The persistence of Monocrotophos (MCP) an extensively used Organophosphorous pesticide in environment and its toxic effect on biota necessitate its removal. A soil fungus capable of utilizing or breaking down MCP was isolated from a site contaminated by the same pesticide. The fungus Aspergillus sp. was inoculated into the medium with 0.5% MCP. After 8 days of incubation the biodegradation of MCP  was analyzed using GC-MS .The results of GC-MS revealed that the MCP got degraded into volatile fatty acids like Behenic acid,Stearic acid,Palmitic acid and  other intermediate metabolites which were not found in the control medium. The finding of this study highlights the potential of Aspergillus sp. in the breakdown of MCP

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Published

31.03.2011

How to Cite

S.SAM MANOHAR DAS, & S. ANITHA. (2011). MYCOREMEDIATION OF MONOCROTOPHOS. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2(1), 337–342. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/703

Issue

Volume 2, Issue 1, 2011

Section

Research Articles

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