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Rapid industrialization and urbanization the world has experienced caused several consequences that negatively impact life on Earth. Environmental pollution is a severe consequence that threatens the survival of several species and disrupts the balance of ecosystems. Soil, water and air containing organic (e.g. hydrocarbons) and inorganic pollutants (e.g. heavy metals) are dangerous consequences from activities such as industrial ones, mining and farming, among others (Ali et al., 2019; Kurwadkar, 2019; Peuke & Rennenberg, 2005; Tonelli & Tonelli, 2020). When it comes to the use of fossil fuel, global warming is a very dangerous consequence. This kind of fuel, by being burned, generates some gases that are the main cause of global warming (Ramakrishnan, 2015).

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    Rouf Ahmad Bhat

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

    Dig Vijay Singh

  3. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli

  4. Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem

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Bhat, R.A., Singh, D.V., Tonelli, F.M.P., Hakeem, K.R. (2022). Conclusion and Future Perspectives. In: Plant and Algae Biomass . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94074-4_9

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