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Exploiting the genetic and biochemical capacities of bacteria for the remediation of heavy metal pollution.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Nov 2002
Valls Marc, de Lorenzo Víctor
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The threat of heavy metal pollution to public health and wildlife has led to an increased interest in developing systems that can remove or neutralise its toxic effects in soil, sediments and wastewater. Unlike organic contaminants, which can be degraded to harmless chemical species, heavy metals cannot be destroyed. Remediating the pollution they cause can therefore only be envisioned as their immobilisation in...
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