A study on the toxicity analysis and biodegradation of bisphenol A with the help of bacterial and fungal species

Abstract

Discarding of plastic is one of the acute predicaments confronted in the environment today, cause majority of plastics are resistant to bio degradation. In biosphere, some microorganisms are available which got the potential to atrophy large variety types of plastic under suitable conditions, but due to the intricate composition of these polymers along with their hydrophobic nature, biological decomposition is a time consuming process. This problem can be mitigated by the inception of polymers and its derivatives from biological origins or by the production of large number of plastic degrading microbes. Some microbial stains mainly bacteria which got the ability to produce and store biopolymers under a defined environmental conditions and utilizing these as carbon sources and produces biomaterials like polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) or biological polyester. Thus they are innocuous by not producing toxic by-products and can be degraded easily by microorganisms. In this study, we have discussed the toxicity of Bisphenol A, a potent compound of plastic and also its biodegradation pathways.