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As industrialization reached ever more parts of the globe throughout the last decades the standard of living increased drastically in most parts of the world. However nothing comes without a price and the toll not only we but our children and grandchildren have to pay for our luxury is a polluted environment which will someday cloud all the great modern comforts of our time.<br>
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As industrialization reached ever more parts of the globe throughout the last decades the standard of living increased drastically around the world. However nothing comes without a price and the toll not only we but our children and grandchildren have to pay for our luxury is a polluted environment which will someday cloud all the great modern comforts of our time.<br>
Bioremediation was defined as "the process of judiciously exploiting biological processes to minimize an unwanted environmental impact; usually it is the removal of a contaminant form the biosphere." [[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.0209151816180914.a01/abstract Prince, 2000]] Phytoremediation is the concept of removing these pollutans either directly by plants themselves or by specialized bacteria living in an symbiosis with plants.  
Bioremediation was defined as "the process of judiciously exploiting biological processes to minimize an unwanted environmental impact; usually it is the removal of a contaminant form the biosphere." [[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.0209151816180914.a01/abstract Prince, 2000]] Phytoremediation is the concept of removing these pollutans either directly by plants themselves or by specialized bacteria living in an symbiosis with plants.  
There is a multitude of different pollutants that are primary targets for remediation such as Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), insecticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), heavy metals such as cadmius or mercury or phrmaceutical products such as diclofenac or ethynyl estradiol .<br>
There is a multitude of different pollutants that are primary targets for remediation such as Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), insecticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), heavy metals such as cadmius or mercury or phrmaceutical products such as diclofenac or ethynyl estradiol .<br>

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Phytoremediation

As industrialization reached ever more parts of the globe throughout the last decades the standard of living increased drastically around the world. However nothing comes without a price and the toll not only we but our children and grandchildren have to pay for our luxury is a polluted environment which will someday cloud all the great modern comforts of our time.
Bioremediation was defined as "the process of judiciously exploiting biological processes to minimize an unwanted environmental impact; usually it is the removal of a contaminant form the biosphere." http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.0209151816180914.a01/abstract Prince, 2000 Phytoremediation is the concept of removing these pollutans either directly by plants themselves or by specialized bacteria living in an symbiosis with plants. There is a multitude of different pollutants that are primary targets for remediation such as Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), insecticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), heavy metals such as cadmius or mercury or phrmaceutical products such as diclofenac or ethynyl estradiol .

Previous Work in iGEM and the Choice of a suitable Chassis

Previous Work (some examples)

--> Filtering Mercury in E.coli

--> Degrading TNT in Algae

  • Bielefeld 2012 (Laccase)

--> Degrading Hormones in different organisms -> Cooperation with LMU

  • Collaboration with Paris-Saclay and Dundee

Choice of Chassis:

  • water should be natural environment
  • autotrophic
  • easy handling



Constructed Wetlands as a Solution for Bioremediation of Contaminated Water

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References:

  1. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.0209151816180914.a01/abstract Prince, 2000 Prince, R. C. (2000). Bioremediation. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.



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