Phenol and its toxicity

Authors

  • Afilah Abd Gami Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • M.Y. Shukor Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Khalilah Abdul Khalil Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sec. 2, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Farrah Aini Dahalan The School of Environmental Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pengajian Jejawi 3, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Ariff Khalid Biomedical Science Program, Faculty of Biomedicine and Health, Asia Metropolitan University, 43200 Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Siti Aqlima Ahmad Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54987/jemat.v2i1.89

Keywords:

Phenol, Phenol Pollution, Phenol Toxicity, review

Abstract

The present of phenol and phenolic compound pollutant are the common problems faced by worldwide population due to natural and chemical process that comes from either industrial or human activity. Exceeding the standard level in our environment was not a new issue nowadays especially in developed or developing countries. The study concerning to the phenolic compound was started in the early 1908 where researchers started to look for solution and are interested in phenol-related research due to its toxicity and ability to retain in environment for a long period. Higher level of phenol leakage within the environment can actually affects the whole ecosystem. A toxicological property of phenol has been contributed by the formation of organic and free radical species and also due to its hydrophobicity. The structure of phenol itself shows its reactivity which lead to its properties like persistence in environment, toxicity and the possibilities of carcinogenic properties toward living organism.

 

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Published

29.07.2014

How to Cite

Gami, A. A., Shukor, M., Khalil, K. A., Dahalan, F. A., Khalid, A., & Ahmad, S. A. (2014). Phenol and its toxicity. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, 2(1), 11–23. https://doi.org/10.54987/jemat.v2i1.89

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

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