ABSTRACT

Pesticides are chemical substances that are meant to kill pests. The use of pesticides is so common that the term pesticide is often treated as synonymous with plant protection products. It is commonly used to eliminate or control a variety of agricultural pests that can damage crops and livestock and reduce farm productivity. Organochlorine (OC) pesticides, a group of chlorinated hydrocarbon derivatives are the class of synthetic pesticides used extensively throughout. OCs are extensively used in the chemical industry and in agriculture. OCs are highly toxic due to their persistence and severe ill effects on the ecosystem. These compounds show very slow degradation and bioaccumulation but are known for their high toxicity in the environment. In spite of a ban on OCs in many developed and developing countries, the use of these agents is still being continued. It was proved that the Kocuria species was capable of degrading OC pesticide, endrin. The present study was aimed at analyzing its ability in degrading endrin using Gas Chromatography (GC) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) techniques. Keywords: Endrin, Fourier transform infrared, Gas chromatography, Kocuria sp.
Publication date: 01/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.5952