Microbial Bioremediation of Environmental Pollution (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2024 | Viewed by 2722
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biosorption; bioaccumulation; phytoremediation of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants; risk assessment; sustainable industrial production
Interests: heavy metals; environmental biotechnology; bioremediation; biosorption and bioaccumulation; environmental impact assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
An alarming growth of various and complex classes of environmental contaminants is currently one of the most severe global threats to biotic and abiotic components. Still, traditional remediation processes (in situ and ex situ) have shown limitations over time related to a prolonged remediation time, reduced pollutant removal, nature disturbances such as, for example, high land cover for a long period of time, and unpleasant odors in the environment. Remediation processes assisted by microorganisms in different scenarios (single microorganism interaction, plant–microorganism synergism, etc.) form the basis of the so-called bioremediation process. The versatility of microorganisms in eliminating toxic pollutants enables bioremediation as an innovation that can be successfully implemented under various water and soil conditions/configurations. Researchers are consequently looking to discover new bioremediation technologies to achieve the best results without the limitations posed by traditional bioremediation. Despite the extensive research being carried out worldwide, many features of microorganism-assisted bioremediation are still not understood and remain unexplored. This is most likely due to the multitude of available microorganisms and critical factors that should be carefully tested and evaluated for a successful microbial bioremediation.
This second Special Issue on “Microbial Bioremediation of Environmental Pollution” aims to be a collection of research covering all aspects related to novel applications of microorganisms in bioremediation. This Special Issue will bring together high-quality research articles comprising different aspects of recent advances in microbial remediation. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Microbial remediation of persistent pollutants;
- Micro- and nano-plastic bioremediation;
- Behavior of microorganisms to enhance bioremediation;
- Sustainability in bioremediation processes;
- Phyto-microbial remediation.
Dr. Petronela Cozma
Dr. Raluca Maria Hlihor
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- persistent pollutants
- detoxifying mechanisms
- microbial interactions
- microbial-based technologies
- environmental pollution
- sustainable technologies