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Bioremediation: An Alternative Tool for Restoration of Urban Agroecosystem Contaminated with Harmful Xenobiotics

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Pollution of agroecosystem has become a serious challenge due to incessant use of agrochemicals and instantaneous increase in industrialization and urbanization. Urban agriculture, which offers additional and sustainable options to generate surplus food to fortify food security, has also been affected by the problem of pollution. Anthropogenic activities have introduced undesirable xenobiotics, specifically heavy metal(oid)s and persistent organic substances, in the urban ecosystem. Presence of such toxic and objectionable compounds in plant culture media, particularly soil, above their threshold limits, influences urban agriculture by reducing soil productivity and increasing risk to plants, animals, and humans. Soil remediation is an effective approach for the reclamation of contaminated urban soils that replenishes their structure and services. Conventional methods, viz., electrokinetics, soil washing, vitrification, and landfill dumping, are commonly adopted physicochemical techniques for remediation. However, these approaches have certain drawbacks like use of highly complex methods, are expensive, require high energy and chemical inputs, accelerate soil nutrient loss, and generate secondary pollutants, which affect the urban environment. Contrarily, sustainable approaches particularly use of biological agents are economical, viable, effective, and safe technique for soil remediation. Microorganisms hold enormous capacity for in situ as well as ex situ soil reclamation. Thus, unraveling the untapped potential of diverse bioagents and coupling their potential with other remediation measures could aid in development of efficacious, environmentally safe, and economical technologies for soil productivity restoration. The present chapter discusses the sources and health impact of xenobiotic contaminants on soil, microorganisms, plants, and humans; problems related with the use of conventional methods for decontamination of soil explore the potential of sustainable biological approach to reduce harmful effects of xenobiotics on urban agriculture.

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Ahmad, S., Sachdev, S. (2023). Bioremediation: An Alternative Tool for Restoration of Urban Agroecosystem Contaminated with Harmful Xenobiotics. In: Singh, R., Singh, P., Tripathi, S., Chandra, K.K., Bhadouria, R. (eds) Xenobiotics in Urban Ecosystems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35775-6_14

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