Chapter 8
Bioremediation: Efficient Technology
to Combat Pesticide Pollutants
in Environment
Raman Kumar Ravi and R. Y. Hiranmai
Abstract Pesticides are chemical substances applied to manage the agricultural and
domestic pests, but indiscriminate and unsafe use leads to their accumulation in the
environment. Bioaccumulation of pesticides is of great public health concern due to
their toxicity. Therefore, there is a need to develop assays and methods to easily
access and degrade pesticide pollutants in nature. Bioremediation is a key technology that has been proven to be of inestimable value for controlling and managing the
pesticides contamination with the help of microorganisms. It includes various
strategies that are gaining more scientific and public interest as it is economic and
eco-friendly. The microorganisms existing in contaminated environment are
explored to degrade the pesticides. Recent advancement in science and technology
has provided facts about genetic structure and metabolic activities of microorganisms, which is helpful in the process of bioremediation. In this chapter, we have
highlighted the advancements and efficient bioremediation practices to remove
pesticide pollutants in the environment.
Keywords Pesticides · Bioremediation · Microorganisms · Environment · Pollution
R. K. Ravi (*)
Department of Agriculture, Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology, Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India
School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
R. Y. Hiranmai
School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Bioremediation: Efficient Technology
to Combat Pesticide Pollutants
in Environment
Raman Kumar Ravi and R. Y. Hiranmai
Abstract Pesticides are chemical substances applied to manage the agricultural and
domestic pests, but indiscriminate and unsafe use leads to their accumulation in the
environment. Bioaccumulation of pesticides is of great public health concern due to
their toxicity. Therefore, there is a need to develop assays and methods to easily
access and degrade pesticide pollutants in nature. Bioremediation is a key technology that has been proven to be of inestimable value for controlling and managing the
pesticides contamination with the help of microorganisms. It includes various
strategies that are gaining more scientific and public interest as it is economic and
eco-friendly. The microorganisms existing in contaminated environment are
explored to degrade the pesticides. Recent advancement in science and technology
has provided facts about genetic structure and metabolic activities of microorganisms, which is helpful in the process of bioremediation. In this chapter, we have
highlighted the advancements and efficient bioremediation practices to remove
pesticide pollutants in the environment.
Keywords Pesticides · Bioremediation · Microorganisms · Environment · Pollution
R. K. Ravi (*)
Department of Agriculture, Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology, Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India
School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
R. Y. Hiranmai
School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
J. Aravind et al. (eds.), Strategies and Tools for Pollutant Mitigation,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63575-6_8
151