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Major Groups of Microorganisms Employed in Bioremediation

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Due to rapid industrialization and large-scale human activities, pollution levels are increasing rapidly, which is a major problem. Despite the fact that there are other remediation approaches available, using microorganisms has several advantages, including cost-effectiveness, few or no by-products, and reusability. Microorganisms are readily available, easily defined, highly diverse, widespread, and can feed on a variety of hazardous substances. They may be utilized both in-situ and off-site, and they can clean up a variety of difficult environmental situations. Amid rising pollution levels, many countries do not impose restrictions on industrialization; nonetheless, suitable remedial techniques can be employed to reduce these issues, particularly when microorganisms give beneficial tools for better alternatives. Soil bioremediation is a time-consuming and expensive method that uses bacteria, fungi, and algae to remediate contaminated places to environmentally sustainable conditions. Microorganisms that break down organic compounds, as well as microorganisms that come into touch with contaminants are used in this process. The contaminated soil provides an ideal environment for bacteria to thrive several methods have been developed to assure that the latter two constraints are overcome and that pollutant biodegradation is improved. Bioremediation’s future development may result in a reduction in energy consumption, as well as a reduction in pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. The importance of microorganisms in bioremediation, their advantages over other processes, and the influence of such microscopic organisms on a clean environment will be discussed in this chapter.

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  1. Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China

    Misbah Naz, Muhammad Rahil Afzal, Zhicong Dai & Daolin Du

  2. School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China

    Muhammad Ammar Raza

  3. Department of Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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  4. Department of Pharmacology, Lahore Pharmacy Collage, Lahore, Pakistan

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  5. Stat Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, P.R. China

    Sajid Hussain

  6. Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, P.R. China

    Zhicong Dai

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Naz, M. et al. (2023). Major Groups of Microorganisms Employed in Bioremediation. In: Bhat, R.A., Butnariu, M., Dar, G.H., Hakeem, K.R. (eds) Microbial Bioremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18017-0_8

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