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Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics

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Rapid industrialization and urbanization cause environmental pollution and release several xenobiotic compounds into the environment. Many of them have been listed as priority pollutants by the United States Environment Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov) due to their toxicity and persistence in nature. Dyes are used by a large number of industrial processes, most notably textile, leather, plastics, food, pharmaceuticals and paints manufacturing industries.

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The authors are thankful to the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India) for providing research facilities and also thankful to the UGC (University Grants Commission) for providing financial assistance.

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    Pijush Kanti Mondal

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, 202 002, India

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Mondal, P.K., Chauhan, B. (2012). Microbial Degradation of Dye-Containing Wastewater. In: Singh, S. (eds) Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23789-8_12

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