Bioremediation: Efficient technology to combat pesticide pollutants in environment

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.