A study of the phototoxic effect of Benzo (a) Pyrene on bacteria

Abstract: Although Benzo[a]Pyrene (BaP) released to soils tends to bind very strongly to soil particles, however, small amounts have been shown to leach into groundwaters. This polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is stable and can stay (and travel) in the environment for an extended period of time. Release of BaP into the environment therefore causes concern at a global environmental level. In this paper we evaluated the effect of BaP on the cell growth of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis in aerobic conditions. Irradiation of BaP increased its antibacterial activity which suggests that this process produced a singlet oxygen. This way would be able to speed up the processes of photochemical degradation of BaP.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: A study of the phototoxic effect of Benzo (a) Pyrene on bacteria ; volume:8 ; number:11 ; year:2013 ; pages:1127-1134 ; extent:8 ; Open life sciences ; 8, Heft 11 (2013), 1127-1134 (gesamt 8)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Takáčová, Alžbeta ; Smolinská, Miroslava ; Olejníková, Petra ; Mackuľak, Tomáš ; Čík, Gabriel

Further information

• DOI: 10.2478/s11535-013-0221-x
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409211550007.172918710940
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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