Bioremediation of Metalliferous Wastes and Products using Inactivated Microbial Biomass

Abstract

In a develo~i?g country like India,.the rush for rapid industrial developmentcoupled with lack of awarenessabout metal toxl~lty has beco~~ a serIOUSconcern to environmentalists. Some technologies, which are used indeveloped countries for detoxifying metals from industrial effiuents, cannot be used in India due to economicconstraints. Therefore, there isan urgent need for developingan economicaland environment-friendly technologyAt t~e same tim~,.itisessenti~lto prevent the lossofmetals through the effiuents.The 'Metal Biosorption' proces~provides aprormsmg alternative methodforeconomicalrecoveryofmetals.Keywords: bioremediation, metals,biosorption,biomass