Cyanobacteria for Bioremediation of Wastewaters
This book reflects the use of cyanobacteria for the bioremediation of wastewater through different mechanisms and pathways of transformation and transfer of hazardous substances from one medium to another. The application of microorganisms for bioremediat
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anobacteria for Bioremediation of Wastewaters
Cyanobacteria for Bioremediation of Wastewaters
Inga Zinicovscaia • Liliana Cepoi Editors
Cyanobacteria for Bioremediation of Wastewaters
Editors Inga Zinicovscaia Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia The Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Liliana Cepoi Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology of the Academy of Science of Moldova Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
ISBN 978-3-319-26749-4 ISBN 978-3-319-26751-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26751-7
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Authors thank Markus Wells and Andrii Gryganskyi for improving the use of English in the manuscript.
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This book depicts some aspects of wastewater bioremediation using cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria – one of the key actors in bioremediation – have big advantages over other life forms: specific adaptations of some representatives such as the desiccation resistance, the ability to fix nitrogen and to switch easily to mixotrophic nutrition etc. As mixotrophes, cyanobacteria are able to metabolize various organic substrates, including persistent organic pollutants, breaking them down into less toxic or non-toxic substances and using them as nutrients. Furthermore, cyanobacteria have the ability to use ammonium ions as a source of nitrogen, which is important in domestic and agricultural wastewater purifying. The ability of cyanobacteria to adsorb the microelements by the activation of membrane transport system is essential in bioremediation. These mechanisms ensure an active bioaccumulation and removing of metals from polluted environments. The mechanisms of con
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