Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by Microbes

摘要: Heavy metals are naturally present in the soil, but higher concentration of these elements is harmful to plants, animals, and humans. Prolonged exposure such heavy can have deleterious health effects on human life. Bioremediation like As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Zn be done by either plants or microorganisms combination two. In this chapter emphasis has been given its microbial methods. There certain disadvantages associated with physicochemical methods remediation; thus bioremediation arising as alternative It an environment friendly approach because it achieved via natural processes. efforts made give brief introduction available biological metal remediation. bacteria fungi discussed detail.