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Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

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Human activities and industrial processes have led to worldwide heavy metal pollution. Several strategies have been developped for metal remediation. The conventional strategies are expensive, usually low in efficiency and may alter the soil nature. Here we review bioremediation using plants, microbes, e.g. bacteria, fungi, and actinobacteria, earthworms, and algae for metal removal. Bioaugmentation of microbes using plants, earthworms and algae is used to enhance the bioremediation efficiency. We discuss the importance of metagenomics, metabolomics and proteomics approach to assess the response of the living organisms under stress and how they can contribute to the improvement of the already existing strategies.

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Das, A., Osborne, J.W. (2018). Bioremediation of Heavy Metals. In: Gothandam, K., Ranjan, S., Dasgupta, N., Ramalingam, C., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Nanotechnology, Food Security and Water Treatment. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70166-0_9

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