Kiran Bala
University of Delhi
10 Papers
133 Citations
Kiran Bala is an academic researcher from University of Delhi. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lindane & A-Hexachlorocyclohexane. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications. Previous affiliations of Kiran Bala include Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology.
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Papers
Evaluation of hexachlorocyclohexane contamination from the last lindane production plant operating in India.
Simran Jit,Mandeep Dadhwal,Hansi Kumari,Swati Jindal,Jasvinder Kaur,Pushp Lata,Neha Niharika,Devi Lal,Nidhi Garg,Sanjay Kumar Gupta,Pooja Sharma,Kiran Bala,Ajaib Singh,John Vijgen,Roland Weber,Rup Lal +15 more
TL;DR: The contamination levels in ground and river water suggest significant run-off from the dumped HCH wastes and contamination of drinking water resources and the extent of dumping urgently needs to be assessed regarding the risks to human and ecosystem health.
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Sphingobium quisquiliarum sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium isolated from an HCH-contaminated soil
Kiran Bala,Pooja Sharma,Rup Lal +2 more
TL;DR: The results obtained from DNA-DNA hybridization and biochemical and physiological tests clearly distinguished strain P25(T) from closely related members of the genus Sphingobium, confirming it to represent a novel species.
Pseudomonas sp. to Sphingobium indicum: a journey of microbial degradation and bioremediation of Hexachlorocyclohexane
Rup Lal,Mandeep Dadhwal,Kirti Kumari,Pooja Sharma,Ajaib Singh,Hansi Kumari,Simran Jit,Sanjay Kumar Gupta,Aeshna Nigam,Devi Lal,Mansi Verma,Jaspreet Kaur,Kiran Bala,Swati Jindal +13 more
TL;DR: Among all the bacterial strains isolated so far, Sphingobium indicum B90A that was isolated from HCH treated rhizosphere soil appears to have a better potential for HCH degradation, based on studies on the organization of lin genes and degradation ability of B 90A.
Sphingopyxis ummariensis sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site.
TL;DR: A Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped, yellow-pigmented bacterium isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site located in Ummari, in northern India is found to represent a novel species of the genus Sphingopyxis, for which the name Sphingopicxis ummariensis sp.
Enzymatic conversion of ε-hexachlorocyclohexane and a heptachlorocyclohexane isomer, two neglected components of technical hexachlorocyclohexane.
Kiran Bala,Kiran Bala,Birgit Geueke,Milena E. Miska,Daniel Rentsch,Thomas Poiger,Mandeep Dadhwal,Rup Lal,Christoph Holliger,Hans-Peter E. Kohler +9 more
TL;DR: The data clearly indicate that various metabolites are formed from minor components of technical HCH mixtures that will contribute to the overall toxic potential of HCH contaminations and may constitute serious, yet unknown environmental risks and must not be neglected in proper risk assessments.