Biological Agents of Bioremediation: A Concise Review

Karabi Biswas; Dipak Paul; Sankar Narayan Sinha

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Biological Agents of Bioremediation: A Concise Review

Karabi Biswas, Dipak Paul, Sankar Narayan Sinha

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Abstract

Due to intensive agriculture, rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities have caused environmental pollution, land degradation and increased pressure on the natural resources and contributing to their adulteration. Bioremediation is the use of biological organisms to destroy, or reduce the hazardous wastes on a contaminated site. Bioremediation is the most potent management tool to control the environmental pollution and recover contaminated soil. Use of biological materials, coupled to other advanced processes is one of the most promising and inexpensive approaches for removing environmental pollutants. Bioremediation technology is a beneficial alternative which leads to degrade of pollutants. This article presents the important biological organisms used in bioremediation technologies.

Published in	Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.fem.20150103.11
Page(s)	39-43
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Bioremediation, Biological Organisms, Environmental Pollution

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Karabi Biswas

Environmental Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Dipak Paul

Environmental Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Sankar Narayan Sinha

Environmental Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

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Karabi Biswas; Dipak Paul; Sankar Narayan Sinha. Biological Agents of Bioremediation: A Concise Review. Front. Environ. Microbiol. 2015, 1(3), 39-43. doi: 10.11648/j.fem.20150103.11

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Karabi Biswas, Dipak Paul, Sankar Narayan Sinha. Biological Agents of Bioremediation: A Concise Review. Front Environ Microbiol. 2015;1(3):39-43. doi: 10.11648/j.fem.20150103.11

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