Mode of Action, Toxicity and Biodegradation of Organchlorinated Pesticides: A Mini Overview

Organochlorinated pesticides OCs are highly toxic due to their persistence and severe ill effects on ecosystem. OCs were used extensively for agricultural as well as for health purposes like DDT, used for controlling malaria etc. OCs persistence and bioaccumulation create lot of health hazards including cancer, nervous system disorders, and tumor etc. Due to their recalcitrant nature there is a need to develop some effective technologies for the remediation of these compounds. Traditional methods physical or chemical to treat these compounds are not much effective. Mostly these methods require some high tech instruments which makes the process very expensive. Additionally, most of these treatments never give the desired solution. In contrast to these methods the biological ways of treating these types of compounds are proved to be quite promising and effective. Biological methods do not require highly sophisticated instruments as well as they are low cost. This review explains the importance of bioremediation in treating OCs.