The escalating environmental impact of climate change, including rising global temperatures and intensified extreme weather events, has led to increased pollution from oil spills, heavy metals, plastics, and greenhouse gases, threatening ecosystems and human health. An integrated approach to bioremediation, encompassing both in situ and ex situ strategies, is necessary to address these problems. Bioremediation harnesses the natural capabilities of organisms, including plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae, to break down pollutants and adapt to extreme environments. Advances in microbial genomics, synthetic biology, and nano-biotechnology have paved the way for developing optimized microbial strains and engineered microbes tailored to specific pollutants and environments. By integrating bioremediation with broader environmental management strategies and sustainable development goals, and utilizing tools such as artificial intelligence and bioaugmentation, this field holds immense potential as a long-term, sustainable solution to combat climate change and environmental degradation. Continued innovation, community engagement, and policy support are essential to maximizing its global impact. Additionally, this chapter examines the role of microbial diversity and activity in fluctuating environmental conditions, focusing on applications such as oil spill remediation in warming oceans, heavy metal removal in altered rainfall patterns, and plastic degradation in elevated temperatures. Addressing the challenges of scale-up, environmental variability, and regulatory frameworks, this chapter provides insights into the future of bioremediation as a vital tool in global environmental management strategies.

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Bioremediation and Climate Change: Microbial Strategies for Environmental Clean-Up

  • Swati Lohani,
  • Abhiruchi Uniyal,
  • Amir Khan,
  • Priyanka Khati,
  • Shaohua Chen

摘要

The escalating environmental impact of climate change, including rising global temperatures and intensified extreme weather events, has led to increased pollution from oil spills, heavy metals, plastics, and greenhouse gases, threatening ecosystems and human health. An integrated approach to bioremediation, encompassing both in situ and ex situ strategies, is necessary to address these problems. Bioremediation harnesses the natural capabilities of organisms, including plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae, to break down pollutants and adapt to extreme environments. Advances in microbial genomics, synthetic biology, and nano-biotechnology have paved the way for developing optimized microbial strains and engineered microbes tailored to specific pollutants and environments. By integrating bioremediation with broader environmental management strategies and sustainable development goals, and utilizing tools such as artificial intelligence and bioaugmentation, this field holds immense potential as a long-term, sustainable solution to combat climate change and environmental degradation. Continued innovation, community engagement, and policy support are essential to maximizing its global impact. Additionally, this chapter examines the role of microbial diversity and activity in fluctuating environmental conditions, focusing on applications such as oil spill remediation in warming oceans, heavy metal removal in altered rainfall patterns, and plastic degradation in elevated temperatures. Addressing the challenges of scale-up, environmental variability, and regulatory frameworks, this chapter provides insights into the future of bioremediation as a vital tool in global environmental management strategies.