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Volume 20, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1872-2083
  • E-ISSN: 2212-4012

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been identified as catastrophic pollutants that can damage both the environment and human health. To restore a healthy surrounding, an environmental expert targeted the PAH contamination reduction strategy. Bioremediation techniques are overruling the conventional techniques due to their high disbursement and inefficient outcomes. Several PAHs, including Pyrene (PYR), Chrysene (CHY), Benz[a]anthracene (BaA), Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), Fluoranthene (FLU) Indenol [1,2,3-cd] pyrene (INP), Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP), and, Dibenz [a, h] anthracene (DBA) have been identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic. Since PAHs are less hydrophilic and have more lipophilic properties, they are readily absorbed from the GIT of mammals. Grilled beef and chicken meat that had been charcoal-grilled contained Anthracene (ANT), BaP, Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF), Phenanthrene (PHE), and PYR. The highest dietary daily intake of BkF was reported to be 1.09 µg/ day in the intestine of grilled beef and 23.22 µg/day in the stomach of grilled chicken. A number of bacterial species have been identified in the biodegradation of PAHs, including (, and , and Fungi, including and used PAHs as the source of carbon and energy for survival. To a certain extent, algae such as and () also depend on PAHs to survive. There are plenty of patents that have been sanctioned, including the process for producing PAHs through recycling of low molecular weight alkanes, the removal process of PAHs from the terrestrial habitats, the identification of PAHs fingerprints, the utilization of microbes obtained from different resources to degrade the PAHs into minimum catastrophic products, and so on. This review aims to highlight the calamitous effect of high molecular weight PAHs on the surrounding, and humankind, as well as the advancement in bioremediation approaches in recent years. The authors also addressed the newly isolated microbiomes, including bacteria, fungi, algae, and others, as promising candidates for using PAHs as a source of carbon and energy.

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A Review on Adaption of Microbiomes to Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons: An Alternate Approach to Environment Sustainability
Recent Pat. Biotechnol. 20, 25 (2026); https://doi.org/10.2174/0118722083343885250326070617
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Keyword(s): Bioremediation; catastrophic pollutants; chrysene; environment; microbiomes; pyrene

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