Soil microbial diversity is very important part of ecosystem as it plays a significant role in
biogeochemical cycles. Currently, health of environment has been depleted due to growing …

Abstract γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH, also called γ-BHC and lindane) is a
halogenated organic insecticide that causes serious environmental problems. The aerobic …

The organochlorine pesticide Lindane is the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH).
Technical grade Lindane contains a mixture of HCH isomers which include not only γ-HCH …

Biodegradation is increasingly being considered as a less expensive alternative to physical
and chemical means of decomposing organic pollutants. Pathways of biodegradation have …

INTRODUCTION-The genus Sphingomonas was defined by Yabuuchi et al.(1990) as a
group of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, chemoheterotrophic, strictly aerobic bacteria that …

Consumer products containing fluorotelomer polymers are a source of fluorotelomer
compounds to the environment following their disposal at landfills. The fate and …

γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH; also called BHC or lindane) is one of the highly
chlorinated pesticides which can cause serious environmental problems. Sphingomonas …

In Pseudomonas paucimobilis UT26, gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH) is
converted by two steps of dehydrochlorination to a chemically unstable intermediate, 1, 3, 4 …

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) has been used extensively against agricultural pests and in
public health programs for the control of mosquitoes. Commercial formulations of HCH …

This review describes the biodegradation of Lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane, γ-HCH)
from the diverse sources. Environmental degradation of γ-HCH has been described in terms …