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volume 25 issue 4 (december 2004) : 252 • 266

BIOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTED SOILS - A REVIEW

M
M.R. Latha
R
R. Indirani
S
S. Kamaraj
1Department of SOU Science and Agricultural Chemistry TamU Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003. India

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Cite article:- Latha M.R., Indirani R., Kamaraj S. (2025). BIOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTED SOILS - A REVIEW. Agricultural Reviews. 25(4): 252 • 266. doi: .

ABSTRACT

The pressure on soil, the natural resource base for agriculture is increasing due to rapid industrialization, intensive agriculture and other anthropogenic activities which have caused land degradation, environmental pollution and a decline in the crop productivity and sustalnabillty. Bioremediation is off late emerging asa versatile tool for remedy of contaminated soils. The development of a strong scientific base for bioremediation technologies is required, if rationally designed and optimized process are to be introduced. The method uses indigenous micro flora or added specific microorganisms to help in biodegradation of pollutants and recovery of land and ground water. There are also several constraints that should be overcome to use this technique successfully as a tool for remediation of contaminated soils. The application of Bioremediation in abatement of soil pollution is briefly discussed in this review paper

KEYWORDS

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    52. ·NRC (1993). In-situ bioremediatlon. When does it work? National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. p. 207.
    53. ·NRC (1994). Alternatives for Groundwater Clean up. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. p. 314.
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    55. 12-17 December 1999, New Delhi, India, Inaugural Address.
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    57. Prasad, R. (1996). In: Proc. I" Australasia-PaCific ConI. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPacific Region, (R. Naidu et aI. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. Kluwer Academic Publishers. London. p. 513-542.
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    59. Region, New Delhi,lndia, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 128-129.
    60. Ramasamy, K et aI. (1999). In: Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils. (Donald wise et a/. Ed). Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, p.\583-612.
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    62. Region, (R. Naidu et aI. Eds). Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February,1996. K1uwer Academic Publishers, L.c,ndon. p. 361-410.
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      volume 25 issue 4 (december 2004) : 252 • 266

      BIOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTED SOILS - A REVIEW

      M
      M.R. Latha
      R
      R. Indirani
      S
      S. Kamaraj
      1Department of SOU Science and Agricultural Chemistry TamU Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003. India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Latha M.R., Indirani R., Kamaraj S. (2025). BIOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTED SOILS - A REVIEW. Agricultural Reviews. 25(4): 252 • 266. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      The pressure on soil, the natural resource base for agriculture is increasing due to rapid industrialization, intensive agriculture and other anthropogenic activities which have caused land degradation, environmental pollution and a decline in the crop productivity and sustalnabillty. Bioremediation is off late emerging asa versatile tool for remedy of contaminated soils. The development of a strong scientific base for bioremediation technologies is required, if rationally designed and optimized process are to be introduced. The method uses indigenous micro flora or added specific microorganisms to help in biodegradation of pollutants and recovery of land and ground water. There are also several constraints that should be overcome to use this technique successfully as a tool for remediation of contaminated soils. The application of Bioremediation in abatement of soil pollution is briefly discussed in this review paper

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Alexander, M. (1981). Science, 211: 132-138.
        2. Banuelos, G.S. et al. (1997). J. Environ. Qual., 26: 639-646.
        3. Baker, A.J.M et al. (1997). In: Proc. 4'" Inter. Conf. Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, June 23-26, 1997, Berkeley,
        4. California, USA. p. 621.
        5. Bindu Sreedharim et al.(l999). In: Proc. 2nd Inter. Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPacific
        6. Region, New Delhl,India, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 109-110.
        7. Boyle, J.J. and Shaun, J.R. (1998). J. Environ. Qual., 27: 704-709.
        8. Brusseau, ML and Kookana, H.S. (1996). In: Proc. 1- Australasia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment
        9. in the AUstralasia-Pacific Region, (R. Naidu et al. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. K1uwer
        10. Academic Publishers, London. p. 95-124.
        11. Burns, R.G. et al. (1996). In: Proc. 1- Australasia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment In the AustralasiaPacific
        12. Region, (R. Naidu et al. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
        13. London. p.411-449.
        14. Chaney, R.L. and Oliver, D.P. (1996). In: Proc. 1- AustralaSia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in
        15. the Australasia-Pacific Region, (R. Naidu et al. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 Febru~ry, 1996. K1uwer
        16. Academic Publishers, London. p. 323-359.
        17. Dhilllon, K.S. and Dhilllon, S.K. (1997). In: Proc. 4'h Inter. Conf. Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, June 23-26,
        18. 1997, Berkeley, California, USA. (Iskandar,l.K eta/. Eds.) p. 477.
        19. Doran, J.w. (1982). Adv. Microb. Ecol., 6: 1-32.
        20. Ellis, B. (1992). In: Contaminated Land Treatment Technologies. (J.E Rees. Ed). Society of Chemical Industry, Elsevier
        21. Applied Science, London. p. 30-46.
        22. Gunasekaran, P. (1999). In: Proc. 2nd Inter. Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment In the Australasia-Pacific
        23. Region, New Delhi, India, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 94-95. .
        24. Helmke, PA and Ravendra Naldu. (1996). In: Proc. 1-Australasia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment
        25. in the Australasia-Pacific Region, (R. Naidu et al. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. K1uwer
        26. Academic Publishers, London. p.69-94.
        27. Holroyd, M.L. and Caunt, P. (1994). Land Contamination and Reclamation, 2: 183-188.
        28. Huang, J.N etal. (1997). In: Proc. 4'" Inter. Conf. BiogeochemistryofTrace Elements, (Iskandar, I.K eta/. Eds.), June
        29. 23-26,1997, Berkeley, California, USA. p. 471-72.
        30. Jain, RK and Chauhan, A. (1'999). In: Proc. 2nd Inter. Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPacific
        31. Region, New Delhi, India, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 130-131.
        32. Jogdand, S.N. (1995). Environmental Biotechnology Industrial Pollution Management, Himalayas Publishing House,
        33. Bombay, pp. 116.
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        36. ·Koskinen, W.C. and Harper, S.S. (1990). In: Pesticides in the soil Environment, Processes, Impacts and Modeling.
        37. (Cheng. H.H. Ed). Soil Sci. Soc. Am., Madison, WI. pp. 51-78.
        38. Kunhi, AAM. and Manonmani, HK (1999). In: Proc. 2nd Inter. Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the
        39. Australasia-Pacific Region, New Delhi,India, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 107.
        40. Lamar, RT etal. (1994). Soil Bioi. Biochem.,.26: 1603-1311.
        41. Lasat, M.M. etal. (1998). J. Environ. Qual., 27: 165-169.
        42. Lester, J.N. (1982). In: Environmental Effects of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Sewage Sludge. (Davis, RD.
        43. et al. Eds). Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 3-18.
        44. Mclaughlin, M.J. et a/. (1996). Aust. J. Soil Res., 34: 1-54.
        45. Mclaren, RG. and Smith, C.J. (1996). In: Proc. I" AustralaSia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soi! Environment in
        46. 266 AGRICULTURAL REVIEWS
        47. the Australasia-Pacific Region, (R. Naidu et a/. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. K1uwer
        48. Academic Publishers, London. p. 183-212.
        49. Meagher, R.B. et a/. (1997). In: Proc. 4'" Inter. ConI. Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, (Iskandar, I.K et a/. Eds.),
        50. June 23-26,1997, Berkeley, California, USA. pp. 653.
        51. ·Natlonal Research Council, (1993). Soil and Water Quality. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
        52. ·NRC (1993). In-situ bioremediatlon. When does it work? National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. p. 207.
        53. ·NRC (1994). Alternatives for Groundwater Clean up. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. p. 314.
        54. Paroda, R.S. (1999). In: Abstr. 2nd Inter. Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the Australasia-Pacific region.
        55. 12-17 December 1999, New Delhi, India, Inaugural Address.
        56. ·Pope, D.F. and Matthews, J.E. (1993). Bioremediation Using the Land Treatment Concept. EPA/600/R-93/164, USA Env. Prot. Agency, Washington, D.C. p. 17.
        57. Prasad, R. (1996). In: Proc. I" Australasia-PaCific ConI. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPacific Region, (R. Naidu et aI. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. Kluwer Academic Publishers. London. p. 513-542.
        58. Rahman, KS.M. et al. (1999). In: Proc. 2nd Inter. Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the Australasia-Pacific
        59. Region, New Delhi,lndia, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 128-129.
        60. Ramasamy, K et aI. (1999). In: Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils. (Donald wise et a/. Ed). Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, p.\583-612.
        61. Rao, P.S.C. et a/. (1996). In: Proc. I" Australasia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPaCific
        62. Region, (R. Naidu et aI. Eds). Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February,1996. K1uwer Academic Publishers, L.c,ndon. p. 361-410.
        63. Reddy, B.R. and Sethunathan, N. (1983). Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 45: 826-828.
        64. ·Sims, J.L. et a/. (1993). In-situ Bioremediation of Contaminated Unsaturated Subsurface Soils. EPN540/S-93/
        65. 501, USA Envir. Prot. Agency, Washington, D.C. p.16.
        66. Sivagurunathan; M. et a/. (1999). In: Proc. 2nd Inter. Con£. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPacific Region, New Delhi, India, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 124-125.
        67. ·South Australia Waste Management Commission (SAWMq and Department of Environment and Planning, (1991).
        68. Contaminated land - ASouth Australian Legislative Approach. Adelaide, Australia. p. 77.
        69. Sumner, M.E. and Me laughlin, M.J. (1996). In: Proc. I" Australasia-Pacific Con£. Contaminants and Soil Environment
        70. in the Australasia-Pacific Region, (R. Naidu et a/. Eds). Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. K1uwer
        71. Academic Publishers, London. p. 125-181.
        72. Sunil Khanna et a/.(1999). In: Proc.2nd Inter. Con£. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the Australasia-PaCific
        73. Region, New Delhi,lndia, 12-17 Dec. 1999. p. 115-117.
        74. Taylor, G.F. (1996). In: Proc. I" Australasia-Pacific Con£. Contaminants and Soil Environment in the AustralasiaPaCific
        75. Region, (R. Naidu et aI. Eds), Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. K1uwer Academic Publishers, London. p. 213-266.
        76. Vanderlelie, D. et a/. (1997). In: Proc. 4'" Inter. Con£. Biogeochemistry ofTrace Elements, (Iskandar, I.K et a/. Eds.), June 23-26,1997, Berkeley, California, USA. p. 655.
        77. White, R.E. and Sharpley, A.N. (1996). In: Proc. I" Australasia-Pacific Conf. Contaminants and Soil Environment in
        78. the Australasia-Pacific Region, (Iskandar,IK et al. Eds.) Adelaide, Australia, 18-23 February, 1996. K1uwer Academic Publishers, London. p. 29-68.
        79. Whiting, S.N. et a/. (1997). In: Proc. 4'" Inter. Conf. Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, (Iskandar, I.K. et a/. Eds.), June 23-26,1997, Berkeley, California, USA. p. 469.
        80. ·WHO (1978). Nitrate, nitrite and N-nitroso compounds. Envir. Health Crit., 5, World Health Organisation, Geneva.
        81. Wiltse, C.C. et a/. (1998). J. Environ. Qual., 27: 169-173.
        82. Yeung, P.Y. eta/. (1997). J. Environ. Qual., 26: 1511-1516.
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