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Biosorption in Environmental Remediation

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Bioremediation Technology

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The harmful effects of organic and inorganic pollutants on ecosystems and on human health are well known and much expenditure is devoted to industrial treatment methods to prevent or limit discharges (Gadd, 2009).

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