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A free-enzyme catalyst for the bioremediation of environmental atrazine contamination.

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Scott, C., Lewis, S.E., Milla, R., Taylor, M.C., Rodgers, A.J.W., Dumsday, G., Brodie, J.E., Oakeshott, J.G. and Russell, R.J. (2010) A free-enzyme catalyst for the bioremediation of environmental atrazine contamination. Journal of Environmental Management, 91 (10). pp. 2075-2078.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.007

Publisher URL: http://www.apnet.com

Abstract

Herbicide contamination from agriculture is a major issue worldwide, and has been identified as a threat to freshwater and marine environments in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in Australia. The triazine herbicides are of particular concern because of potential adverse effects, both on photosynthetic organisms and upon vertebrate development. To date a number of bioremediation strategies have been proposed for triazine herbicides, but are unlikely to be implemented due to their reliance upon the release of genetically modified organisms. We propose an alternative strategy using a free-enzyme bioremediant, which is unconstrained by the issues surrounding the use of live organisms. Here we report an initial field trial with an enzyme-based product, demonstrating that the technology is technically capable of remediating water bodies contaminated with the most common triazine herbicide, atrazine.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Agri-Science, Crop and Food Science
Business groups:Crop and Food Science
Additional Information:© Crown Copyright. © Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords:Chlorohydrolase; hydrolase, triazine; field trial; herbicide remediation; microbial-degradation; substrate-specificity; chlorohydrolase; remediation; pesticides; herbicides; gene.
Subjects:Technology > Technology (General)
Science > Science (General)
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agriculture and the environment
Plant pests and diseases > Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection > Pesticides
Live Archive:09 Nov 2010 07:44
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:43

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