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Current Developments in Bioremediation of Pesticides and Insecticides

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Advances in Waste Management (AIR 2021)

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Pests and insects are present in every nook and corner of the surrounding area which causes whooping economic losses. The substance or reagent that reduces the effective growth of these intruders like weeds, fungi, rodents and insects and other dreadful creatures are called pesticides. This chapter addresses the solutions to prohibit the toxic pollutants which spread in the pesticide form and it will become a priority for environmentalists and researchers working in this respective field.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, India

    S. Sivarathnakumar

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, India

    R. Praveenkumar, J. Vinotharulraj, D. Gayathiri & A. Amirthavarshini

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Sivarathnakumar, S., Praveenkumar, R., Vinotharulraj, J., Gayathiri, D., Amirthavarshini, A. (2023). Current Developments in Bioremediation of Pesticides and Insecticides. In: Siddiqui, N.A., Baxtiyarovich, A.S., Nandan, A., Mondal, P. (eds) Advances in Waste Management. AIR 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 301. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7506-6_18

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