Abstract

ENDOPHYTIC REMEDIATION: A BLOOMING APPROACH TOWARDS CLEANER ENVIRONMENT

Saheli Sur and Mythili Sathiavelu*

Abstract

With the advent of technologies, industrial flourish, agricultural malpractice and human interposing, a lot of toxic pollutants pops up into the environment which are of serious concern. The pollutants may include heavy metals like lead(Pb), cadmium(Cd), cobalt(Co) or can be petroleum based toxic substances or may be water-soluble Triphenylmethane dyes(TPM) which are often persistent in nature. A lot of approaches have been made to treat and detoxify the contaminants. Various chemical treatments, use of inert materials like charcoal or various micro-organisms have been exposed for the same purpose. On contrary, these chemical methods have their own disadvantages. So, apart from those, a whole new ambit have came into focus that deals with endophytes. These are quiet profused in most plant tissues. Endophytes are explored to biodegrade the toxic substances and simultaneously improve the soil and water quality. This chapter deals with the basis of endophytic bioremediation emphasizing on the isolation, identification, sources and probable laboratory approaches followed for bioremediation. This content will also portray the outline on how to achieve enhanced bioremediation and brief discussion of other beneficial potential of endophytes.

Keywords: Endophytes, Bioremediation, Triphenylmethane dyes, Bioaccumulation.