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Bioremediation offers a sustainable, economical, and efficient solution for cleaning up contaminated soil and regenerating urban brownfields. This review covers bioremediation technologies, their applications, limitations, and integrated approaches for pollutant removal.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering
Biotechnology

Background:

Soil contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), halogenated organic chemicals, and toxic metal(loid)s poses significant global risks to human and ecological health.
Industrial advancements have created numerous urban brownfields, necessitating sustainable site restoration and urban regeneration strategies.
Bioremediation is recognized as a safe, economical, efficient, and sustainable technology for reclaiming contaminated sites.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of bioremediation technologies for contaminated site reclamation, focusing on brownfields.
To discuss the applications and limitations of bioremediation in the context of sustainability.
To explore integrated approaches combining chemical oxidation and bioremediation for persistent organic pollutants.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on bioremediation technologies.
Analysis of sustainability aspects, applications, and limitations of bioremediation.
Discussion of integrated remediation strategies, including chemical oxidation and bioremediation.

Main Results:

Bioremediation is a viable and sustainable technology for addressing soil contamination.
Various bioremediation techniques exist with specific applications and limitations.
Integrated approaches show promise for treating complex contaminants like POPs.

Conclusions:

Bioremediation is a key sustainable technology for brownfield regeneration and urban area reclamation.
Understanding the applications and limitations of different bioremediation strategies is crucial for effective site management.
Integrated chemical and biological treatment methods offer enhanced solutions for recalcitrant pollutants.