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An Overview on Microbial Degradation of Lindane

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Microbe-Induced Degradation of Pesticides

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Lindane is a cyclic, saturated and highly chlorinated pesticide with a broad spectrum, which has been used worldwide for many decades to control a variety of pests, and also in human health and veterinary. Afterward, it has been demonstrated that lindane and its isomers may cause serious damage to health in the short and long term. Besides, lindane is known to be persistent in the environment and tends to bioaccumulate along the food chain. Thus, lindane residues remain in the environment for a long time and have been recently found in water, soil, sediments, plants, and animals all over the world, and even in human fluids and tissues. In this context, nowadays, scientists, working all over the world, are involved in developing lindane remediation technologies including physical, chemical, and biological techniques. This article provides updated information on the biologic degradation of lindane using different microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Secretaria de Ciencia, Arte e Innovación Tecnológica (SCAIT), and Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT).

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  1. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI-CONICET), Avenida Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina

    J. M. Saez, A. Alvarez, M. S. Fuentes, M. J. Amoroso & C. S. Benimeli

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina

    A. Alvarez

  3. Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino, 9 de Julio 165, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina

    M. J. Amoroso & C. S. Benimeli

  4. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 491, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina

    M. J. Amoroso

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    Shree Nath Singh

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Saez, J.M., Alvarez, A., Fuentes, M.S., Amoroso, M.J., Benimeli, C.S. (2017). An Overview on Microbial Degradation of Lindane. In: Singh, S. (eds) Microbe-Induced Degradation of Pesticides. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45156-5_9

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