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- Title
Plants, Microorganisms and Their Metabolites in Supporting Asbestos Detoxification—A Biological Perspective in Asbestos Treatment.
- Authors
Łuniewski, Stanisław; Rogowska, Weronika; Łozowicka, Bożena; Iwaniuk, Piotr
- Abstract
Many countries banned asbestos due to its toxicity, but considering its colossal use, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, disposing of waste containing asbestos is the current problem. Today, many asbestos disposal technologies are known, but they usually involve colossal investment and operating expenses, and the end- and by-products of these methods negatively impact the environment. This paper identifies a unique modern direction in detoxifying asbestos minerals, which involves using microorganisms and plants and their metabolites. The work comprehensively focuses on the interactions between asbestos and plants, bacteria and fungi, including lichens and, for the first time, yeast. Biological treatment is a prospect for in situ land reclamation and under industrial conditions, which can be a viable alternative to landfilling and an environmentally friendly substitute or supplement to thermal, mechanical, and chemical methods, often characterized by high cost intensity. Plant and microbial metabolism products are part of the green chemistry trend, a central strategic pillar of global industrial and environmental development.
- Subjects
ASBESTOS; SUSTAINABLE chemistry; PLANT metabolites; MICROBIAL metabolism; MICROBIAL products
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2024, Vol 17, Issue 7, p1644
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma17071644