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Rhizoremediation of Environmental Contaminants Using Microbial Communities

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Over last few decades, the contamination of water and soil has become a major threat to ecosystem and human health. Bioremediation is an attractive tool to overcome the challenges posed by the traditional methods such as incineration and excavation. Recently, phytoremediation has been widely used to remediate the pollutants (such as organic and inorganic) from the environment, but certain compounds and heavy metals tend to inhibit the growth of the plants. In this chapter, we have emphasized on most accepted bioremediation process known as rhizoremediation, which involves the mutualism between microorganisms and plants that degrades the recalcitrant compounds present in the soil and makes eco-friendly environment. Furthermore, we discussed the important factors such as temperature, pH, and organic matter present in the soil, which affects the growth and metabolism of not only the organism but also the plants, interaction between plant and microorganisms, and role of endophytic and rhizobacteria in bioremediation of heavy metals and organic pollutants.

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Prabhu, A.A., Chityala, S., Jayachandran, D., Naik, N., Dasu, V.V. (2017). Rhizoremediation of Environmental Contaminants Using Microbial Communities. In: Singh, D., Singh, H., Prabha, R. (eds) Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6593-4_17

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