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Bacterial Remediation of Phenolic Compounds

Bacterial Remediation of Phenolic Compounds

Veena Gayathri Krishnaswamy
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 35
ISBN13: 9781522523253|ISBN10: 1522523251|EISBN13: 9781522523260
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2325-3.ch018
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Krishnaswamy, Veena Gayathri. "Bacterial Remediation of Phenolic Compounds." Handbook of Research on Inventive Bioremediation Techniques, edited by Jatindra Nath Bhakta, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 416-450. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2325-3.ch018

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Krishnaswamy, V. G. (2017). Bacterial Remediation of Phenolic Compounds. In J. Bhakta (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Inventive Bioremediation Techniques (pp. 416-450). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2325-3.ch018

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Krishnaswamy, Veena Gayathri. "Bacterial Remediation of Phenolic Compounds." In Handbook of Research on Inventive Bioremediation Techniques, edited by Jatindra Nath Bhakta, 416-450. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2325-3.ch018

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Abstract

Environmental pollution has been an irrefutable fact of life for many centuries; but it has become a real problem, since the start of the industrial revolution. Discharge of these toxic compounds without treatment results in serious health risks to humans and the marine ecosystem. Several physical, chemical and biological methods have been employed for the remediation of the phenolics. Bioremediation is identified as the most efficient, cost effective and eco-friendly ways for treatment of phenolic compounds. This article is a comprehensive review on the sources of phenolic compounds, their hazards, and their fate once released into the environment; the treatment technologies employed and bioremediation of these compounds using both non-extremophlic and extremophilic organisms. The review, throws light on the enzymes involved in the remediation of phenolic compounds, highlights the importance of extremophilic organisms and biological treatment of phenol containing industrial wastewaters. Such comprehensive information on the research work performed for the remediation of phenolic compounds provide ways to explore the role played by micro organisms in the remediation of phenolic compounds, which could be applied in the remediation of phenol /contaminated sites even under extreme conditions.

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