Abstract
Industrialization, urbanization and other anthropogenic activities have led to a rapid increase in metal pollution. Some microorganisms are capable of developing strategies to resist the elevated levels of various toxic metals. Therefore, the metal resistant microorganisms especially bacteria can be applied as bioremediation agents. This review deals with cadmium, mercury, lead and chromium resistant bacteria to describe their roles in bioremediation of the pollutants and highlights the potential of different bacterial species for treatment of the polluted environment.
Hafiz Abdullah Shakir, Shakira Shakeel , Javed Iqbal Qazi. (2013) Bioremediation of some frequently encountered non essential heavy metals: a review, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 28, Issue 1.
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