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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 158, Issue 5, Pages 1119-1126Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.007
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Decontamination; Halophilic microorganisms; Saline soil; Saline wastewater
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30600082, 20777089]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KSCX2-YW-G-054-2]
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Environments with high-salt concentrations are often populated by dense microbial communities. Halophilic microorganisms can be isolated from different saline environments and different strains even belonging to the same genus have various applications. Wastewater and soil rich in both organic matter and salt are difficult to treat using conventional microorganisms typically found in wastewater treatment and soil bioremediation facilities. Studies on decontaminative capabilities and decontamination pathways of organic contaminants (i.e., aromatic compounds benzoate, cinnamate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid), heavy metals (i.e., tellurium, vanadium), and nutrients in the biological treatment of saline wastewater and soil by halophilic microorganisms are discussed in this review. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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