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Bioremediation Technologies for the Removal of Pollutants

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Bioremediation technology involves the use of living organisms like microbes and plants to reduce/degrade, eliminate and transform contaminants present in soils, sediments and water. The technology has gained wider acceptance in the recent years because of its potential to remove various organic and inorganic contaminants from various components of the environment. The technology provides an effective treatment of inorganic and organic contaminants under in situ and ex situ conditions by natural means. Potential of microbes and plants both have been exploited to achieve maximum removal/remediation of inorganic and organic contaminants. The biotechnological approaches and genetic engineering strategies have been employed by researchers to improve the efficacy of this technique for achieving complete degradation of contaminants. Enhancement in potential of both plants and microbes for achieving complete remediation of one or more than one pollutant can prove an asset for remediating contaminated sites. The present chapter highlights the role of microbial and phytoremediation in removal of pollutants from the environment.

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    Raman Kumar

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana, India

    Anil Kumar Sharma

  3. Department of Biotechnology, General Shivdev Singh Diwan Gurbachan Singh Khalsa College, Patiala, Punjab, India

    Sarabjeet Singh Ahluwalia

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Dhir, B. (2017). Bioremediation Technologies for the Removal of Pollutants. In: Kumar, R., Sharma, A., Ahluwalia, S. (eds) Advances in Environmental Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4041-2_5

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