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Screening of bacterial biosorbents for removal of atrazine

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Atrazine is one of the most heavily used herbicide worldwide. Atrazine has been detected in ground and surface waters in many countries beyond permissible limits due to its low vapor pressure, long persistence, and low biodegradability. This study aims to develop a bacterial biomass which can be used as biosorbent to remove the atrazine from waters easily and cost-effectively. Here, fourteen bacterial strains were isolated from soil having the history of atrazine contamination and batch experiments were carried with biosorbents prepared from various bacterial isolates. The biosorbent BS-1 developed from strain C1 was found be the best for the removal of atrazine.

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Authors would like to thank M/s. Divyalakshmi Chemical Ltd., Bangalore, India for providing technical grade atrazine for carrying present and further research work.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Thadomal Sahani Engineering College, Bandra, Mumbai, 400 050, India

    Raj Kumar Pathak

  2. Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400 076, India

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Pathak, R.K., Dikshit, A.K. Screening of bacterial biosorbents for removal of atrazine. Clean Techn Environ Policy 15, 921–929 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-012-0545-7

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