Ahmedabad: These tiny creatures love heavy metal. It’s not music we mean, but toxic metals like cadmium, mercury, chromium, lead and zinc: stuff that not only cause cancer but also trigger impairments in humans after they seep into our soil and groundwater. A five-year research at the Central University of Gujarat (CUG) has zeroed in on a special group of microbes — mainly bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes — that not only munch on these deadly wastes but also turn the land useful by a process of bio-cleansing.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/gujarat-central-univ-finds-microscopic-solution-colossal-e-waste-problem
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/computers
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