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Cyanobacteria for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil

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Microbial and Biotechnological Interventions in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation

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Natural ecosystems are encroached by human activities in terms of urbanization, industrialization, and uncontrolled utilization of natural resources. In addition to the methods to reduce contamination, algal soil bioremediation can also overcome the necessity of nutrition. Apart from this Cyanobacteria can generate renewable energy by fixing atmospheric CO2. The potential of bioremediation depends on the diversified enzymatic machinery of the various algal species. Cyanobacteria can significantly remediate the contaminated sites incorporated with domestic wastes, crude oils, industrial effluents, and heavy metals. Cyanobacteria are used as experimental organisms in various approaches meant for improving soil fertility by removing the major pollutants like pesticides and inorganic fertilizers. In Cyanobacteria treated soils the accumulation of heavy metals and other pollutants was reported in low levels compared to untreated soils. Therefore, the antioxidant requirement was also reported low. Hence cyanobacteria are currently receiving extensive attention in soil remediation and sustainable agriculture.

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Sultana, U., Vanamala, P., Gul, M.Z. (2022). Cyanobacteria for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil. In: Malik, J.A. (eds) Microbial and Biotechnological Interventions in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08830-8_9

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