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Cow Dung Bioremediation of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides and Petrochemicals for Cleaner Environment
Abstract Cow dung, an excreta of bovine animal is a cheap and easily available bioresource on earth. Many traditional uses of cow dung such as burning as fuel, mosquito repellent and as cleansing agent are already known in India. Cow dung harbours a diverse group of microorganisms that may be beneficial to humans due to their ability to produce a range of metabolites. Nowadays, there is an increasing research interest in developing the applications of cow dung microorganisms for biofuel production and management of environmental pollutants. Use and misuse of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and petrochemicals by man is causing havoc with nature, as they persist as such or as their toxic metabolites. These pollutants bioaccumulate in environment, and they ultimately reach man through various means. They are hazardous because of potential toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and genotoxicity. Bioremediation methods use naturally occurring microorganisms to detoxify man-made pollutants so that they change pollutants to innocuous products that make soil fertile in the process. This review discusses about using cow dung as bioremediation for pharmaceuticals, pesticides and petrochemicals for cleaner environment.
Cow Dung Bioremediation of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides and Petrochemicals for Cleaner Environment
Abstract Cow dung, an excreta of bovine animal is a cheap and easily available bioresource on earth. Many traditional uses of cow dung such as burning as fuel, mosquito repellent and as cleansing agent are already known in India. Cow dung harbours a diverse group of microorganisms that may be beneficial to humans due to their ability to produce a range of metabolites. Nowadays, there is an increasing research interest in developing the applications of cow dung microorganisms for biofuel production and management of environmental pollutants. Use and misuse of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and petrochemicals by man is causing havoc with nature, as they persist as such or as their toxic metabolites. These pollutants bioaccumulate in environment, and they ultimately reach man through various means. They are hazardous because of potential toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and genotoxicity. Bioremediation methods use naturally occurring microorganisms to detoxify man-made pollutants so that they change pollutants to innocuous products that make soil fertile in the process. This review discusses about using cow dung as bioremediation for pharmaceuticals, pesticides and petrochemicals for cleaner environment.
Cow Dung Bioremediation of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides and Petrochemicals for Cleaner Environment
Prakash, S. (author) / Selvaraju, M. (author) / Ravikumar, K. (author) / Punnagaiarasi, A. (author)
2017-01-01
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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