Microbial Resources and Sustainable Remediation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 179
Special Issue Editors
Interests: industrial microorganisms; biotechnology and engineering; biochemical engineering; fermentation engineering; applied microorganisms
Interests: industrial microorganisms; biotechnology and engineering; biochemical engineering; fermentation engineering; applied microorganisms
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Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable development of resources and the environment is an incredibly important issue for the Earth’s survival. Microbial resources like bacteria, archaea, fungi, small protozoa, microalgae, and viruses as well as their genomes, membrane lipids, proteins, and/or secondary metabolites constitute the basis for microbial systematics. Microorganisms, with an overwhelming quantity and superiority on Earth, are attracting unprecedented attention and are being utilized in numerous applications in biotechnology, pharmaceutics, environment remediation, energy development, agricultural production and public health. It is certain that microbial remediation is a cost-effective and eco-friendly technology that provides a sustainable way to clean contaminated environments (mine areas, industrial wastewaters, nuclear-contaminated land, petroleum-polluted soil, etc.). The function of microorganisms in the management of emerging pollutants (heavy metals, antibiotic-resistance genes, microplastics, persistent organic pollutants, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, surfactants, etc.) and eutrophication (nitrogen and phosphorus pollution) is critical to drive biogeochemical cycles, cope with global climate change, and maintain environmental and human health. The structural variation displayed in microbial communities is informative for tracing contamination from different systems, such as mines, soils, forests, atmosphere, rivers, lakes, estuaries, oceans, and cities. Multidisciplinary approaches such as metagenomics investigations, big database analysis and bioluminescent imaging are injecting new vitality into bioremediation research.
This Research Topic aims to better promote the academic exchange of counterparts and expand the impact of microbial remediation in the field of sustainable development.
To promote the development of the field concerned with the microbial remediation of contaminated environments, we encourage the submission of high-quality original research papers covering topics including but not limited to the following:
- Microbial remediation of contaminated environments (mine areas, industrial wastewaters, polluted soils, etc.);
- Exploitation and sustainable application of microbial resources for remediation;
- Emerging pollutant biomonitoring and tracing;
- Microbial remediation mechanisms;
- Microbial remediation of pollutants in the laboratory and field;
- New techniques for microbial remediation based on multidisciplinary approaches.
Prof. Dr. Chunqiao Xiao
Prof. Dr. Yun Fang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial remediation
- contaminated environments
- emerging pollutants
- sustainable development
