APPLICATION OF BIOREMEDIATION IN MITIGATION OF HEAVY METAL STRESS ON PLANTS
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.12, No. 04)Publication Date: 2024-04-18
Authors : S. Padmavathi; G. Jayalakshmi;
Page : 509-517
Keywords : Bioremediationand Heavy Metal;
Abstract
Heavy metals are toxic metals which are persistent in nature due to their nondegradable nature.Due to increase in industrialization and urbanization heavy metals are being added to theenvironment and consequently causing heavy metal pollution of water and soil. These heavy metals cause significant stress on crop plants and effect various parameters such as growth and yield. Manymethods like physical, chemical and biological methods are available to degrade these heavymetals. Recently, bioremediation is being widely used because of its cost-effective andenvironment friendly approach. Bioremediation is a biological process which makes use ofmicroorganisms to remove hazardous substances or environmental pollutants from air, water,soil, industrial effluents etc. Bacteria and fungi are mostly employed for bioremediation.These organisms are genetically engineered for effective use in bioremediation. This not onlydiscussed about the importance of bacteria for bioremediation of heavy metals but alsodiscussed about the challenges and limitations of bacteria for bioremediation. In this chapter, a variety of mechanisms responsible for adaptation of microorganisms to high heavy metal concentrations, e.g. metal sorption, uptake and accumulation, extracellular precipitation and enzymatic oxidation or reduction, will be reported. Moreover, molecular mechanisms responsible for their metal tolerance will be described.
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