Bioremediation

Plant-based environmental remediation

• Rhizoremediation

• Phythoremediation

• Mycoremedation

• Bacterioremediation

Phytoremediation offers several advantages, except:

 

• Cost-Effective

• Environmentally Friendly

• Fast solution

• Aesthetic and Ecological Benefits

The uptake of pollutants from soil or water by plant roots and their translocation and accumulation in above ground biomass

• Phytostabilization

• Rhizofiltration

• Phytodesalination

• Phytoextraction

What is NOT criteria of ideal plant for phytoremediation?

• long and branch rot

• High biomass

• Fast growing

• Tolerate and accumulate

A specialized technique within the field of bioremediation that involves the introduction of specific microbial strains or consortia to enhance the remediation capabilities of an environment

• Vermicomposting

• Phytoextraction

• Phytoassimilation

• Bioaugmentation

Plants release a variety of organic compounds into the rhizosphere. These activities serve as a nutrient source for microorganisms, promoting their growth and activity

• Immobilization

• Metalophyte

• Biomineralization

• Root exudate

Earthworms role in bioremediation

• Bioaccumulator

• Synergistic Interactions

• Bioaugmentation

• Biomineralization

Important factors in bioremediation

• Flow rate of water

• Type of microbes

• Bioavailabity of contaminant

• Rhizosphere

Plants that have adapted to grow in soils that contain high concentrations of heavy metals, such as copper, zinc, lead, or cadmium

• Metallophytes

• Acidophile

• Phytoresistant

• Mycorrhiza

What is vermicompost?

• A type of synthetic fertilizer

• Composted yard waste

• Compost produced by earthworms

• Compost produced by microbes