Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) is the most energetic and recalcitrant detonating used in mining activity being that it has four nitro groups linked by ester bounds, also is considered a persistent organic pollutant in agreement with the Stockholm Convention. In this work the degradation efficiency of PETN by bacteria isolated from mining environments is evaluated. At first, strains that showed growth during three subcultures with PETN as unique source of nitrogen were selected. Before, we identified Bacillus sp. J8A2 and Enterobacter sp. M1B by the 16S rRNA gene partial sequences analysis. Specific growth rate were 0.057 h-1 for J8A2 and 0.042 h-1 for M1B, and specific rate of PETN degradation were 0.72 and 1.16 mmol of PETN/g of protein.h respectively. Moreover, crude extract of J8A2 strain showed a specific activity (U) of 1.03 mmol of PETN/h and a specific activity per protein (U...

El tetranitrato de pentaeritritol (PETN) es el detonante más energético y recalcitrante empleado en la actividad minera ya que posee cuatro grupos nitro unidos mediante enlaces éster; además es un contaminante orgánico persistente según el Convenio de Estocolmo. En el presente trabajo es evaluada la eficiencia de degradación del PETN por bacterias aisladas de ambientes mineros. En primer lugar se seleccionó las cepas con mayor crecimiento durante tres subcultivos en medio mínimo con PETN como única fuente de nitrógeno. Luego, se identificó mediante análisis del gen RNAr 16S las cepas Bacillus sp. J8A2 y Enterobacter sp. M1B. Las velocidades específicas de crecimiento fueron de 0.057 h -1 para J8A2 y 0.042 h -1 para M1B, y las velocidades específicas de degradación de 0.72 y 1.16 mmol de PETN/g de proteína.h, respectivamente. Además, el extracto crudo de la cepa J8A2 mos...

used in gold production this compound is very toxic especially for environment, by nature reaction with sulfur it converts into thiocyanate (-SCN). In this paper, we isolate -SCN degrading fungus from Junin and Tumbes mining zones. Strains were assayed on 5 to 600 mM -SCN concentration, at least thiocyanate degrading kinetic was assayed at 1.2 g.L-1 of KSCN initial concentration, then the best strains had been morphological, biochemical and molecular identified using ITS RNA molecular marker. From 58 isolated fungus we found 4 unparfait funguses with a great thiocyanate degrading capacity those strains could be used for bioremediation processes. Thiocyanate degrading capacity of these strains was 50 g.L-1 on plate into 72 hours and their average capacity was 10.05 mg.L-1 -SCN with an standard velocity of -SCN degradation of 28.77 mg.L-1.h-1. Two strains were molecular identified as Fusar...

used in gold production this compound is very toxic especially for environment, by nature reaction with sulfur it converts into thiocyanate (-SCN). In this paper, we isolate -SCN degrading fungus from Junin and Tumbes mining zones. Strains were assayed on 5 to 600 mM -SCN concentration, at least thiocyanate degrading kinetic was assayed at 1.2 g.L-1 of KSCN initial concentration, then the best strains had been morphological, biochemical and molecular identified using ITS RNA molecular marker. From 58 isolated fungus we found 4 unparfait funguses with a great thiocyanate degrading capacity those strains could be used for bioremediation processes. Thiocyanate degrading capacity of these strains was 50 g.L-1 on plate into 72 hours and their average capacity was 10.05 mg.L-1 -SCN with an standard velocity of -SCN degradation of 28.77 mg.L-1.h-1. Two strains were molecular identified as Fusar...

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar la concentración letal media (CL50) y la capacidad de biosorción de metales pesados en levaduras aisladas del Lago Junín y la relavera Yanamate. Se evaluaron en ambos cuerpos de agua: pH, conductividad eléctrica, temperatura, sólidos totales disueltos (STD) y metales pesados por ICM-MS, según los Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) del Ministerio del Ambiente-MINAM del Perú. Los parámetros fisicoquímicos evaluados en el Lago Junín fueron superiores a los límites máximos permisibles (LMP) para los siguientes metales: arsénico, cadmio, cobre, cromo y plomo. En la relavera Yanamate, los parámetros evaluados estuvieron fuera del LMP para los ECA de aguas tipo IV: pH inferiores a 3 (ácidos), altas conductividades eléctricas y elevadas concentraciones de metales pesados. A partir de las aguas muestreadas, se aislaron levaduras en...