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Bioremediation: The Remedy to Expanding Pollution

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The worldwide population is growing at an astounding rate, with evaluations suggesting the increase to approximately 9 billion by 2050. The exhaustive agro-system and the industrial systems required to upkeep this huge number of societies will unavoidably become the basis of pollution (air, water, soil) buildup. Hydro systems have slight improved fare, having an approximation of 70% industrial waste that are discarded into nearby water bodies. The global generation of garbage is 1.3 billion tons per year, the mainstream trash is deposited in the sites of landfill or discarded in the oceans. The microorganisms are commonly acknowledged for its capability to disrupt the enormous variety of organic compounds and engross the inorganic substances. Presently, microorganism are used in treatment of pollution treatment through a process known as ‘bioremediation’. Bioremediation is the effective green process of removing stubborn contaminants from the environment through microorganism to decrease the level of pollution using the approach of biological degradation of pollutants into non-toxic substances.

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Anand, S., Padmanabhan, P. (2023). Bioremediation: The Remedy to Expanding Pollution. In: Shah, M.P. (eds) Modern Approaches in Waste Bioremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24086-7_2

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