Patents
The present invention relates to a process for the bioremediation of hexachlorocyclohexane contaminated soils. It relates to the degradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), a chlorinated pesticide consisting predominantly (>99%) of alpha-, gamma- and delta- isomers and marketed as technical Benzenehexachloride (BHC).In the prior art no one has described any process, wherein, all the four isomers of Hexachlorocyclohexane, present either alone or together (as in technical Benzenehexachloride) can be biodegraded from contaminated soils). Novelty of the present invention resides in the utilization of a novel strain of Pseudomonas sp. capable of biodegrading the major isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane resulting in the bioremedidiation of contaminated soils.