Microorganisms used to perform the function of bioremediation are known as bioremediators. For more information visit the international biodeterioration and biodegradation society website. Pollution rates in these areas are increasing rapidly with the industrialization and evolution of human needs. Chemical dispersants can be sprayed across an oil spill, where they break large. Journal bioremediation journal submit an article journal homepage. Journal of the american water resources association, april 2007. Microbial biodegradation and bioremediation brings together experts in relevant fields to describe the successful application of microbes and their derivatives for bioremediation of potentially toxic and relatively novel compounds. Bioremediation and biodegradation semantic scholar. Read full text articles or submit your research for publishing. Diversity and niche of archaea in bioremediation hindawi. Adapted from the international centre for soil and contaminated sites icss manual for biological remediation techniques 2006 the cluin focus page on dnapls provides additional information on bioremediation approaches and preferred conditions aerobic or anaerobic for numerous halogenated alkanes and halogenated alkenes, including ethanes and ethenes. Hanieh s musavian factory trials and evaluations of steam. Journal of petroleum science and engineering, 22 1999, pp.
Nowadays, the world is facing the problem of different environmental pollution. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. G and research department of microbiology and a division of biotechnology, s. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. This journal includes application of using microbes to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater. Sun oil pipeline spill in ambler, pennsylvania 1970s continuing bioremediation projects by richard raymond of sun oil mid1980s emphasis on bioengineering organisms for bioremediation. Bioremediation can be grouped into two broad types. Bioremediation techniquesclassification based on site of application.
Bioremediation can be used at the site of contamination in. Journal international about bioremediation on landfield. Environmental bioremediation technologies springerlink. Recently, the field has expanded to encompass a wide variety of chemicals, a broad array of issues, and the development of the new bioremediation industry. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bioremediation of soil contaminated with spent motor oil. Bioremediation techniques are more economical than traditional methods and pollutants can be treated on site, thus reducing exposure risks for personnel. Authors are requested to submit articles directly to online manuscript submission system of respective journal. Bioremediation is a cost effective and nature friendly biotechnology that is powered by microbial enzymes. It has been estimated that some 30% of the literature on fungal bioremediation is concerned with whiterot fungi singh, 2006. Bioremediation is a natural process that decomposes or detoxifies or removes pollutants by the action of biological catalyst, that occurs at different levels of the ecosystem.
In a process called bioaugmentation, these microorganisms are introduced into the contaminated environment usually as a liquid, with a proper nutrient mix to. Note that many national and private research funding organizations and. Introduction crude oil is the largest and most commonly used source of energy in the world, major portions of it are used as transportations fuel such as kerosene, gasoline and diesel. Laitinen, jarno insitu soil and groundwater bioremediation techniques and applications. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading biodegradation and bioremediation.
Environmental microbiology research laboratory, department of botany, university of kalyani, kalyani, west bengal, india. International biodeterioration and biodegradation is the official journal of the international biodeterioration and biodegradation society. United states of america, united kingdom, albania, algeria, american samoa, andorra, angola, argentina. International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences issn. Bioremediation of petroleum pollutants overcomes the factors limiting rates of microbial hydrocarbon biodegradation. History of bioremediation 1972 first commercial application. Bioremediation is a process used to treat contaminated media, including water, soil and subsurface material, by altering environmental conditions to stimulate growth of microorganisms and degrade the target pollutants. Research has demonstrated that there are very few environments where microbes have not. Effects of strategies and microbial community shift. Microbial hydrocarbon degradationbioremediation of oil.
An annotated selection of world wide web sites relevant to the topics in microbial biotechnology. T international journal of environmental sciences volume 1 no. Bioremediation techniquesclassification based on site of. Ex situ bioremediation of soil contaminated with crude oil by. Browse the list of issues and latest articles from bioremediation journal. Bioremediation, both in situ and ex situ have also enjoyed strong scientific growth, in part due to the increased use of natural attenuation, since most natural attenuation is due to biodegradation. Journal of environmental quality abstract bioremediation and. To achieve this, soil samples from a polluted site were collected at different distances of 10m50m and were mixed together to. Bioremediation oil spills list of high impact articles. Pdf bioremediation of crude oil contaminated sea water in lab. Bioremediation of soil contaminated with 5% and 15% ww of spent oil and amended with 15% of brewery spent grain bsg, banana skin bs, and spent mushroom compost smc was studied for a period of 84 days ex situ. Nov 12, 2019 science and education publishing, publisher of open access journals in the scientific, technical and medical fields. In order to achieve hydrocarbon utilization by bacteria, a number of limiting nutritional requirements need to be provided. Bioremediation is a cost effective and nature friendly biotechnology that is powered by microbial.
Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Bioremediation uses biological agents, mainly microorganisms, e. Bioremediation of contaminated diesel and motor oil through the. Lastly, honorable mention goes to yet another definitionthe use of biotechnology to track the status of environmental degradation. Environmental contamination from both natural and anthropogenic sources is, today, a major environmental concern due to pervasiveness and persistence of many toxicants. Journal of hazardous materials, june 1, 2007 for the first time, readers have a single, cohesive presentation of the current state of the science that will serve as a springboard for future research and new innovations. Bioremediation of pesticide cypermethrin using bacterial species in contaminated soil m.
International research journal of public and environmental health vol. Bioremediation harnesses this natural process by promoting the growth andor rapid multiplication of these organisms that can effectively degrade specific contaminants and convert them to nontoxic byproducts. Firestone abstract mineralization enhancement of 23% compared with aceto investigate the mechanisms by which slender oat avena barbata tatefedcontrols burken and schnoor, 1996. Another physical method used involves burning the spilled oil on a body of water before it reaches the coast. Pdf sea water in skikda in the north east of algeria is under great pressure because of industrial development boudelaa and medjram 2011 and the. Bioremediation has become a major method employed in restoration of oil. Pdf bioremediation techniquesclassification based on. Biodegradation has been the subject of active concern for the past 40 years. Pdf purpose bioremediation using microorganisms is a promising strategy to. Bioremediation is a method, which uses indigenous micro flora or.
Role of microbial enzymes in the bioremediation of. As we shall see, there are particular mechanisms implicit to whiterot over other kinds of fungi, which offer advantages, e. This paper represents the special features, strategies, limitation and a variety of approaches of bioremediation. Agronomy a series of monographs the american society of agronomy and academic press published the first six books in this series. Bioremediation can either be carried out ex situ or in situ, depending on several factors. The role of algae in bioremediation of organic pollutants.
International journal of science, environment issn 22783687 o. Hindu college, nagercoil, tamil nadu, india key words. Importantly, bioremediation can also be used in conjunction with a wide range. The efficiency of bioremediation of soil contaminated with crude oil depends on the number of hydrocarbondegrading microorganisms in the soil. Please view the pdf by using the full text pdf link under view to the left. Figure 22 illustrates the differences between the two. He published 80 journal articles, mainly in the journal of applied and biotechnological microbiology.
Bioremediation of arsenic, chromium, lead, and mercury cluin. Biodegradation and bioremediation kindle edition by alexander, martin. A large number of enzymes from bacteria, fungi, and plants have been reported to be involved in the biodegradation of toxic organic pollutants. Bioremediation and environmental sustainability in nigeria agwu, a department of chemistry, abia state polytechnic, aba. Bioremediation provides a technology based on the use of living organisms, usually bacteria and fungi, to remove pollutants from soil and water, preferably in situ. All journal articles featured in bioremediation journal vol 24 issue 1. As bioremediation techinques in hydrocarbon degradation uwerevu eric omosiowho. This journal article, written by anushree malik, describes the beneficial use of bacterial and.
In this version of environmental biotechnology, which is functionally related to bioremediation objectives, we can ex. Role of plants and microbes in bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated soils by aniefiok e. April 2006 keywords bioremediation, biodegradation, microorganism, insitu. There has been evidence that compost piles existed as far back as 6000 bc, and in 1891 the first biological sewage treatment plant was created in sussex, uk. Obire and akinde, 2006, there is limited investigation on the bioremediation of oil polluted soils, especially in the niger delta region, using natural methods and the effects of oil pollutions on soil fertility and by implications, effect on soil. Remediation of polluted sites using microbial process bioremediation has proven effective and reliable due to its ecofriendly features. Purchase microbial biodegradation and bioremediation 1st edition. Bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum solid. International journal of environmental bioremediation. Bioremediation is an ecologically sound and state of the art technique that employs natural biological processes to completely eliminate toxic contaminants.
Bioremediation can either be carried out ex situ or in situ, depending. Commonly used physical methods include booming and skimming, manual removal. Microbes are very small organisms, such as bacteria, that live naturally in the environment. Bioremediation uses microbial metabolism in the presence of optimum environmental conditions and sufficient nutrients to breakdown contaminants notably petroleum hydrocarbons. In particular, bioremediation is often used to mean using beneficial bacteria and microorganisms, phytoremediation uses plants, and mycoremediation uses fungi and mushrooms. Bioremediation journal rg journal impact rankings 2018 and 2019. Microbial biodegradation and bioremediation 1st edition. This singlesource reference encompasses all categories of pollutants and their applications in a convenient. Oil spill response with bioremediation agent type ea bearing out as a workable first response alternative to the use of chemical dispersants, contrasting e. Bioremediation involves degradation of organic contaminants such as chemicals, heavy metals, oil in the soil or water, by the action of cultured microorganisms selected for their ability to metabolize the specific contaminants. Bioremediation of soil by removing heavy metals using saccharomyces cerevisiae dilna damodaran research student department of chemical engineering national institute of technology surathkal, karnataka, india. Bioremediation and environmental sustainability in nigeria.
This technology did not live up to its initial promise. Bioremediation encompasses water, soil, and air environments. There are three types of bioremediation strategies involving microorganisms. Bioremediation of hydrocarbon polluted soil in the lowland. Bioremediation, contaminants, monitoring and saturation received 16 march 2011. Department of mathematics, abia state polytechnic, aba, abia state, nigeria email. Journal of bioremediation and biodegradation open access. T womens college, mannargudi610 016, thiruvarurdt, tamil nadu, india corresponding author abstract introduction bioremediation can be defined as. Removal of herbicides from liquid media by fungi isolated from a.
Introduction bioremediation is the use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants. Pdf bioremediation techniquesclassification based on site. Bioremediation can occur on its own natural attenuation or intrinsic bioremediation or can be spurred on via the addition of fertilizers to increase the. This report provides a basic orientation and current status of bioremediation for contaminants. Features, strategies and applications shilpi sharma. Bioremediation and pollution prevention united states environmental protection agency epa530f97042 october 1997. Bioremediation journal rg journal impact rankings 2018. When compared to standard practices, effluent volumes generated by bioremediation are substantially smaller reducing the problem of sludge disposal. Article types of bioremediation and their modes of action. Biodegradation and bioremediation 2, alexander, martin.
Bioremediation of polluted soil sites with crude oil. Bioremediation uses living things to break down or remove toxins and harmful substances from soil and water. Various organic nutrient sources were employed in bioremediation of used motor oil in soil by abioye et al 2012. International journal of basic and applied chemical sciences issn. Bioremediation stimulates the growth of certain microbes that use contaminants as a source of food and. Insitu soil and groundwater bioremediation techniques and.
Bioremediation can either be carried out ex situ or in situ, depending on several factors, which include but not limited to cost, site characteristics, type and concentration of pollutants. Sep 08, 2005 increased industrial and agricultural activity this century has led to vast quantities of the earths soil and groundwater resources becoming contaminated with hazardous chemicals. Obire and akinde, 2006, there is limited investigation on the bioremediation of oil polluted soils, especially in the niger delta region, using natural methods and the effects of oil. Vidali encyclopedia of life support systems eolss recent years has led to international efforts to remedy many of these sites, either as a response to the risk of adverse health or environmental effects caused by contamination or to enable the site to be redeveloped for use. This singlesource reference encompasses all categories of pollutants and their applications in a convenient, comprehensive package. Bioremediation is one method of cleaning up contamination in the environment through the activities of living organisms. Bioremediation and biodegradation enhanced phenanthrene biodegradation in soil by slender oat root exudates and root debris ryan k. Intrinsic bioremediation manages the innate capabilities of naturally occurring microbial communities to degrade environmental pollutants without taking any engineering steps to enhance the process. This book presents the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles relate to bioremediation. In many cases, bioremediation is less expensive and more sustainable than other remediation alternatives. The research activity in this area would contribute towards developing advanced bioprocess technology to reduce the toxicity of the pollutants. Bioremediation is an option that offers the possibility to destroy or render harmless various contaminants using natural biological activity. The most important limiting factors for population. Bioremediation of pesticide cypermethrin using bacterial.
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