Effects of Environmental Factors on Bioremediation of Co-Contaminated Soils Using a Multiresistant Bacterium

APARICIO, JUAN DANIEL; SIMÓN SOLÁ, MARÍA ZOLEICA; BENIMELI, CLAUDIA SUSANA; BIGLIARDO, ANA LUCÍA; POLTI, MARTA ALEJANDRA

Strategies for Bioremediation of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants

CRC Press

Lugar: Boca Ratón; Año: 2018; p. 291 - 302

Increasing soil pollution problems resulting from industrialization and urbanization has caused worldwide concerns. This problem is extremely acute in areas where the presence of different families of organic pollutants is accompanied by heavy metals, in concentrations exceeding permissible levels (Chen et al. 2015). Both organic and inorganic compounds when entering the soil pose a huge threat to human health and natural ecosystem. For instance, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 40% of hazardous waste sites included in the National Priority List is contaminated with organic compounds and heavy metals (Olaniran et al. 2013). The treatment of this simultaneous contamination, known as co-contamination, represents a real current challenge.