Bioaugmentation: an effective commercial technology for the removal of phenols from wastewater
Gregory Poi A B , Esmaeil Shahsavari C , Arturo Aburto-Medina C and Andrew S Ball C D
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A School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore 139651
B School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
C Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation, School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia
D Tel: +61 3 9925 6594, Fax: +61 3 9925 7110, Email: andy.ball@rmit.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 38(2) 82-84 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA17035
Published: 24 March 2017
Abstract
Phenol represents a huge problem in industrial wastewater effluents and needs to be removed due to its toxic and carcinogenic nature. The removal of phenol from the wastewater is often both expensive and time consuming; there is therefore a requirement for a more effective, sustainable solution for the removal of phenol from wastewaters. Bioaugmentation or the addition of phenol degrading microorganisms to contaminated effluents is one such sustainable approach being considered. Here, we describe how bioaugmentation has been applied for the biological treatment of phenol in industrial wastewaters.
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