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Diesel in Antarctica and a Bibliometric Study on Its Indigenous Microorganisms as Remediation Agent

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  • Rasidnie Razin Wong

    (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia)

  • Zheng Syuen Lim

    (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia)

  • Noor Azmi Shaharuddin

    (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia)

  • Azham Zulkharnain

    (Department of Bioscience and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, College of Systems Engineering and Science, 307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama 337-8570, Japan)

  • Claudio Gomez-Fuentes

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Magallanes, Avda. Bulnes, Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena 01855, Chile
    Center for Research and Antarctic Environmental Monitoring (CIMAA), Universidad de Magallanes, Avda. Bulnes, Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena 01855, Chile)

  • Siti Aqlima Ahmad

    (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
    Center for Research and Antarctic Environmental Monitoring (CIMAA), Universidad de Magallanes, Avda. Bulnes, Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena 01855, Chile
    National Antarctic Research Centre, Universiti Malaya B303 Level 3, Block B, IPS Building, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

Abstract

Diesel acts as a main energy source to complement human activities in Antarctica. However, the increased expedition in Antarctica has threatened the environment as well as its living organisms. While more efforts on the use of renewable energy are being done, most activities in Antarctica still depend heavily on the use of diesel. Diesel contaminants in their natural state are known to be persistent, complex and toxic. The low temperature in Antarctica worsens these issues, making pollutants more significantly toxic to their environment and indigenous organisms. A bibliometric analysis had demonstrated a gradual increase in the number of studies on the microbial hydrocarbon remediation in Antarctica over the year. It was also found that these studies were dominated by those that used bacteria as remediating agents, whereas very little focus was given on fungi and microalgae. This review presents a summary of the collective and past understanding to the current findings of Antarctic microbial enzymatic degradation of hydrocarbons as well as its genotypic adaptation to the extreme low temperature.

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  • Rasidnie Razin Wong & Zheng Syuen Lim & Noor Azmi Shaharuddin & Azham Zulkharnain & Claudio Gomez-Fuentes & Siti Aqlima Ahmad, 2021. "Diesel in Antarctica and a Bibliometric Study on Its Indigenous Microorganisms as Remediation Agent," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-18, February.
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