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Microbial Remediation of Heavy Metals

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Heavy metals presence in wastewater are usually associated with the usage of metal-based chemical substances such as inorganic coagulant, metal salt, and metal-based processing. Heavy metal is defined as an essential element that can be found in Earth. Few amounts of heavy metals would be beneficial for human beings, but excessive amounts of heavy metals would become a catastrophic disaster for the environment. Therefore, it is crucial to verify the water quality, mostly when even just 1.0 mg/L of the concentration may contribute a higher impact on the environment. The existing or the remaining low concentration of heavy metals of post-chemical treatment of polluted water of wastewater remains troublesome due to incompliance effluent discharge. This chapter will highlight the removal of heavy metals through bioremediation and biotransformation. Concomitantly the mechanism and the roles of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) will be discussed.

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  1. Environmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

    Norli Ismail & Harlina Ahmad

  2. Renewable Biomass Transformation Cluster, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

    Norli Ismail

  3. Schahverdy Entwicklung und Konstruktion Maschinenbau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Amir Talebi

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Ismail, N., Talebi, A., Ahmad, H. (2023). Microbial Remediation of Heavy Metals. In: Singh, R.P., Singh, P., Srivastava, A. (eds) Heavy Metal Toxicity: Environmental Concerns, Remediation and Opportunities. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0397-9_20

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