STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW OF BIOREMEDIATION STUDIES

The state of the art bioremediation has been rapidly expanding during the last decade. Numerous articles are being published in a remarkable number of journals. Biodegradability of all possible organic pollutan ts is being tested in field and lab. New technologies are being discov ered to biodegrade even the most recalcitrant organic chemicals. Many new books on bioremediation studies are also being written and edited. information is scattered in boob, journals, conferences and many othe r sources. ?he objective of this paper is to summarize the available e xisting literature on bioremediation studies. Issues covered are biore mediation in context with other remediation technologies, biodegradabi lity of different organic compounds under different condition as repor ted in I:lb and fields studies, factors affecting bioremediation, and review of existing literature on modeling and case studies.