Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf

Background: PAHs was producted from incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and due to nature of publishing, it was categorized as the soil and beaches pollutant. These compounds are considered in pollutants which have priority, carcinogenic and certain mutagenic. The main difficulty of clearing conta...

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Main Authors: Sahand Jorfi, Neamatollah Jafarzadeh Haghighifard, Mehdi Ahmadi, Afshin Takdastan, Mohammadhassan Bazafkan, Seyadeh Maryam Mousavi, Samaneh Mirali
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Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2016-07-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-701&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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author Sahand Jorfi
Neamatollah Jafarzadeh Haghighifard
Mehdi Ahmadi
Afshin Takdastan
Mohammadhassan Bazafkan
Seyadeh Maryam Mousavi
Samaneh Mirali
author_facet Sahand Jorfi
Neamatollah Jafarzadeh Haghighifard
Mehdi Ahmadi
Afshin Takdastan
Mohammadhassan Bazafkan
Seyadeh Maryam Mousavi
Samaneh Mirali
author_sort Sahand Jorfi
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description Background: PAHs was producted from incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and due to nature of publishing, it was categorized as the soil and beaches pollutant. These compounds are considered in pollutants which have priority, carcinogenic and certain mutagenic. The main difficulty of clearing contaminated areas to PAHs is the nature of highly water repellent of these pollutants and a strong attraction to the soil texture. The main objective of this current study was to determine the efficiency of phenanthrene removal from contaminated soil and beaches by using biosurfactant produced by a bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf. Materials & Methods: with primary screening, a Bacillus sp strain with surfactin production capability was isolated and purified in laboratory. A mixed bacterial consortium isolated which was consists of three bacterial species with of capable of metabolism of phenanthrene from Khark contaminated beaches and was used as a microbial seed. The synthetic soil samples with initial phenanthrene concentration of 100 mg/kg and also natural contaminated samples were subjected to bioremediation during 9 weeks. Results: The phenanthrene removal efficiency in the samples containing biosurfactants and with artificial and natural pollution were 82% and 39% respectively. The removal efficiency for samples without biosurfactant was 11%. Conclusion: The bioremediation process is considered an efficient, eco-friendly and operational for remediation of beache and soil polluted by petroleum hydrocarbons by using bacterial biosurfactant.
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spelling doaj.art-e80ee420356b4de8abb76c4dd6bc59ea2022-12-21T19:59:30ZengBushehr University of Medical SciencesIranian South Medical Journal1735-43741735-69542016-07-01193361371Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian GulfSahand Jorfi0Neamatollah Jafarzadeh Haghighifard1Mehdi Ahmadi2Afshin Takdastan3Mohammadhassan Bazafkan4Seyadeh Maryam Mousavi5Samaneh Mirali6 Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran<br> Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran<br> Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran<br> Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran<br> Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Background: PAHs was producted from incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and due to nature of publishing, it was categorized as the soil and beaches pollutant. These compounds are considered in pollutants which have priority, carcinogenic and certain mutagenic. The main difficulty of clearing contaminated areas to PAHs is the nature of highly water repellent of these pollutants and a strong attraction to the soil texture. The main objective of this current study was to determine the efficiency of phenanthrene removal from contaminated soil and beaches by using biosurfactant produced by a bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf. Materials & Methods: with primary screening, a Bacillus sp strain with surfactin production capability was isolated and purified in laboratory. A mixed bacterial consortium isolated which was consists of three bacterial species with of capable of metabolism of phenanthrene from Khark contaminated beaches and was used as a microbial seed. The synthetic soil samples with initial phenanthrene concentration of 100 mg/kg and also natural contaminated samples were subjected to bioremediation during 9 weeks. Results: The phenanthrene removal efficiency in the samples containing biosurfactants and with artificial and natural pollution were 82% and 39% respectively. The removal efficiency for samples without biosurfactant was 11%. Conclusion: The bioremediation process is considered an efficient, eco-friendly and operational for remediation of beache and soil polluted by petroleum hydrocarbons by using bacterial biosurfactant.http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-701&slc_lang=en&sid=1beches polluted PAHs Biosurfactan Bioremediation
spellingShingle Sahand Jorfi
Neamatollah Jafarzadeh Haghighifard
Mehdi Ahmadi
Afshin Takdastan
Mohammadhassan Bazafkan
Seyadeh Maryam Mousavi
Samaneh Mirali
Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf
Iranian South Medical Journal
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PAHs
Biosurfactan
Bioremediation
title Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf
title_full Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf
title_fullStr Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf
title_full_unstemmed Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf
title_short Bioremediation of polluted beaches with PAHs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from Persian Gulf
title_sort bioremediation of polluted beaches with pahs by using biosurfactant produced by bacterium isolated from persian gulf
topic beches polluted
PAHs
Biosurfactan
Bioremediation
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