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Efficacy of Microorganisms in the Removal of Toxic Materials from Industrial Effluents

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Microbial Rejuvenation of Polluted Environment

Part of the book series: Microorganisms for Sustainability ((MICRO,volume 27))

Abstract

Industrial wastewater creates major environmental trouble if released without proper treatment. Large volumes of water contaminated with various industrial and anthropogenic activities can produce hazardous effects on the environment and the living organisms. Various industries discharge toxic materials, heavy metals, and anions into the environment that considerably enhanced the deterioration of environment, flora, and fauna, and significantly pose threats to the ecosystem. These noxious materials cause serious health issues, if they surpass the acceptable limit in water. There is a big challenge to remove toxic pollutants from water and wastewater. Some traditional methods such as coagulation, chemical precipitation, carbon adsorption, oxidation, ion exchange, evaporations, and membrane processes are found to be helpful in the treatment of wastewater. However, these methods are unlikable from both environmental and cost-effective viewpoints because these require utilizing chemical compounds, huge energy and also do not degrade the complete range of pollutants. Therefore, novel and more effective treatment methods of removing toxic compounds from water and wastewater needed to be develop. In this regard, the efforts have been made toward bioremoval applications and its efficiency for the removal of hazardous materials from water and wastewater by using microorganisms. Among all treatment methods introduced above, the biological treatment method is a proficient, inexpensive, simple, and environment friendly process for treating pollutants. Use of microbial technology in the treatment of pollutants gained a momentum of efficient degradation ability, simple technical operation, lower process time, low energy requirements, no secondary pollution, and long-term viability.

In this chapter, we are aimed to make comprehensive description about microorganisms and their effectiveness on the removal of various hazardous materials which are released from different industrial effluents.

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Dwivedi, N., Dwivedi, S., Adetunji, C.O. (2021). Efficacy of Microorganisms in the Removal of Toxic Materials from Industrial Effluents. In: Adetunji, C.O., Panpatte, D.G., Jhala, Y.K. (eds) Microbial Rejuvenation of Polluted Environment. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 27. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7459-7_15

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