Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants – A Review on Current Practices, Recent Advances and Perspectives

By : Hetal Shukla , Kinjal Saini , Nehal Rana , Radhey Shyam Kaushal

Page No: 83-115

Abstract
Environmental pollution has been on the rise in the past few decades owing to increased human activities on energy reservoirs, unsafe agricultural practices and rapid industrialization. Remediation of polluted sites using microbial process i.e., bioremediation has proven effective, efficient and reliable technique due to its eco-friendly features. Bioremediation is an option that offers the possibility to destroy or render harmless various pollutants using natural biological activity. As such, it uses relatively low-cost technology techniques, which generally have a high public acceptance and can often be carried out on site. It will not be always suitable, however, as the range of contaminants on which it is effective is limited, the time scales involved are relatively long, and the residual contaminant levels achievable may not always be appropriate. Hence, bioremediation is an innovative technology that has the potential to alleviate the toxic contaminants. In this review, we provide a comprehensive knowledge and pragmatic view on major bioremediation techniques, types of bioremediation and strategies, various types of bioremediation agents involved, types of contaminants, and the prospects of bioremediation to clean up the environment contaminants.

Authors :
Hetal Shukla, Kinjal Saini, Nehal Rana and Radhey Shyam Kaushal
Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Gujarat, 391760, India.
 

DOI: http://doi.org/10.32381/JAT.2022.37.1-4.8