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Soil Bioremediation in Heavy Metal Contaminated Mining Areas: A Microbiological/Biotechnological Point of View

Jéssica Dutra Vieira, Valdir Marcos Stefenon

Journal of Advances in Microbiology · pp. 1–10 · Published 22 Jun 2017

10.9734/JAMB/2017/33782

Abstract

Bioremediation concerns the use of plants and microorganisms or their parts, for the decontamination and recuperation of polluted areas. The improvement of the bioremediation techniques is possible due to the last decade advances of the microbiological and biotechnological knowledge and methods. This study aimed to shortly review and discuss the bioremediation of mining areas contaminated with heavy metals focusing in some microbiological and biotechnological techniques. Strategies considered to be important on further studies are also presented.  

Bacteria copper heavy metal contamination

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