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The increase in the development rate has also enhanced the number of hazardous and baleful pollutants in the environment. The physicochemical approaches for the remediation of these pollutants are not only expensive but they are also considered as less effective due to secondary treatment based disposal issue. Comparatively, the microbial approach for the removal of environmental pollutants is considered cost-effective, eco-friendly, and reliable. Several genera of bacteria have been reported to degrade various environmental pollutants including polyaromatic hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, heavy metals, pesticide residues, dyes, and many more. Moreover, genetically engineered bacteria are also found to be helpful in this process. This chapter aims to discuss the role of bacteria in the degradation of various harmful environmental pollutants and also describes the metabolic pathways for the degradation of pollutants along with the limitations of using bacteria for this purpose.

Author

Sumira Malik; Shristi Kishore; Shradha A. Kumar; Archna Dhasmana

Publisher

Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780323911436

Subjects

Science, Technology, Biology