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Textile Dyes Degradation: A Microbial Approach for Biodegradation of Pollutants

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Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters

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Rapid industrialization has given rise to various unwanted elements that accumulated in the biosphere up to toxic levels to degrade the natural environment. Scientific developments are considered as key factors for progress of both developing and under developed countries, but unfortunately, most of the industries in these countries do not have proper waste treatment facilities and releasing a large quantity of effluents. A majority of xenobiotics (either untreated or partially treated) released from industries are mixed up with the natural water bodies and to the soil of the biosphere. Untreated or partially treated textile effluents are highly toxic, as they contain a large number of toxic chemicals and heavy metals. The problem of water pollution due to the discharge of industrial wastewater into natural water bodies was witnessed by western countries in 19th century and also in India after independence.

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Singh, L., Singh, V.P. (2015). Textile Dyes Degradation: A Microbial Approach for Biodegradation of Pollutants. In: Singh, S. (eds) Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10942-8_9

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