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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 5296-5311Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23967-w
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Industrial effluents; Phytoremediation; Plant-microbe-interactions; Pollutants
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Industrialization is crucial for economic development, but its effluents often contain toxic substances. Treatment methods for these effluents include physical, chemical, and biological techniques. Among them, biological remediation, particularly plant microbe interactions, is cost-effective and suitable for various kinds of effluents. This study discusses the role of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) in enhancing the phytoremediation processes of industrial effluents.
Industrialization plays a crucial role in the economic development of a country; however, the effluents produced as a byproduct generally contain toxic substances which are detrimental to living organisms. In this regard, it is essential to treat these toxic effluents before exposing them to the natural environment by selecting the most appropriate method accordingly. Several techniques are used to remediate industrial effluents including physical, chemical, and biological. Although some physical and chemical remediation technologies are of substantially important in remediation of industrial effluents, however, these technologies are either expensive to be applied by developing countries or not suitable for remediation of all kinds of effluents. In contrast, biological remediation is cost effective, nature friendly, and easy to use for almost all kinds of effluents. Among biological remediation strategies, phytoremediation is considered to be the most suitable method for remediation of industrial effluents; however, the phytoremediation process is slow, takes time in application and some effluents even affect plants growth and development. Alternately, plant microbe interactions could be a winning partner to remediate industrial effluents more efficiently. Among the microbes, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) not only improve plant growth but also help in degradation, sequestration, volatilization, solubilization, mobilization, and bioleaching of industrial effluents which subsequently improve the phytoremediation process. The current study discusses the role of PGPB in enhancing the phytoremediation processes of industrial effluents.
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