Microbial Bioremediation of Polythene and Plastics

Jean Yves Uwamungu; Rakesh R. Jadhav; Bushra Ghaffar; Khursheed Ahmad Wani

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08830-8_17

Microbial Bioremediation of Polythene and Plastics

Jean Yves Uwamungu
, Rakesh R. Jadhav^*
, Bushra Ghaffar
, Khursheed Ahmad Wani

^*Corresponding author for this work

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Different polythene and plastic products have become part of our lives. But this luxury has been a necessary evil since it has severe environmental and human health consequences. Plastics and polythene release lethal chemicals with dangerous environmental effects. Since plastics are non-biodegradable, they are thrown into the environment that causes a disaster of pollution. Plastics and plastic products are discarded in the environment through different mechanisms. The different methods that are currently used for degradation have their own advantages and disadvantages. Methods such as the physical and chemical methods of xenobiotic product degra-dation such as plastics offer no ecological solutions to overcome the environmental dumping of plastics. However, microorganisms that are used in this direction are considered safe and environmentally sound since microorganisms are believed to play an important role in the biodegradation of materials in natural environments. A detailed account of plastic and polythene bioremediation using microbes is presented in this chapter.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Microbial and Biotechnological Interventions in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	405-421
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031088308
ISBN (Print)	9783031088292
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08830-8_17
State	Published - 1 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Degradation
EnvironmentJ
Plastic
Polythene
Xenobiotics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Engineering
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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