Bioremediation of mercury: not properly exploited in contaminated soils!

Mahbub, KR; Bahar, MM; Labbate, M; Krishnan, K; Andrews, S; Naidu, R; Megharaj, M

Bioremediation of mercury: not properly exploited in contaminated soils!

Mahbub, KR

Bahar, MM Labbate, M

Krishnan, K Andrews, S Naidu, R Megharaj, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017, 101 (3), pp. 963 - 976
Issue Date:: 2017-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Mahbub, KR https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7086-9965	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bahar, MM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Labbate, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-3382	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Krishnan, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Andrews, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Naidu, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Megharaj, M	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:15:42Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017, 101 (3), pp. 963 - 976	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0175-7598	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/114848
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Contamination of land and water caused by heavy metal mercury (Hg) poses a serious threat to biota worldwide. The seriousness of toxicity of this neurotoxin is characterized by its ability to augment in food chains and bind to thiol groups in living tissue. Therefore, different remediation approaches have been implemented to rehabilitate Hg-contaminated sites. Bioremediation is considered as cheaper and greener technology than the conventional physico-chemical means. Large-scale use of Hg-volatilizing bacteria are used to clean up Hg-contaminated waters, but there is no such approach to remediate Hg-contaminated soils. This review focuses on recent uses of Hg-resistant bacteria in bioremediation of mercury-contaminated sites, limitation and advantages of this approach, and identifies the gaps in existing research.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100459
dc.relation.ispartof	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s00253-016-8079-2	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bacteria	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mercury	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Soil Pollutants	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Food Chain	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biodegradation, Environmental	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Environmental Restoration and Remediation	en_US
dc.title	Bioremediation of mercury: not properly exploited in contaminated soils!	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	101	en_US
utslib.for	039901 Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	101	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Contamination of land and water caused by heavy metal mercury (Hg) poses a serious threat to biota worldwide. The seriousness of toxicity of this neurotoxin is characterized by its ability to augment in food chains and bind to thiol groups in living tissue. Therefore, different remediation approaches have been implemented to rehabilitate Hg-contaminated sites. Bioremediation is considered as cheaper and greener technology than the conventional physico-chemical means. Large-scale use of Hg-volatilizing bacteria are used to clean up Hg-contaminated waters, but there is no such approach to remediate Hg-contaminated soils. This review focuses on recent uses of Hg-resistant bacteria in bioremediation of mercury-contaminated sites, limitation and advantages of this approach, and identifies the gaps in existing research.

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