APPLICATIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

IN ENVIRONMENT
GROUP 5:
JAMES GUILLEN A. PEÑAFLOR
RONALD P. ANDRADA
JASON PATRICK DEVERATURDA
GREGG ASHTON TORRES
LOIS DANE A. ASIATICO
CAMILLE HUANG
SHANN ANGEL O. MARCIA
What is Environmental Biotechnology?
- The application of Biotechnology to solve the
environmental problems in the environment and in the
ecosystems is called Environmental Biotechnology.
It is applied and it is used to study the natural
environment. According to the international Society for
environmental Biotechnology the environmental
Biotechnology is defined as an environment that helps
to develop, efficiently use and regulate the biological
systems and prevent the environment from pollution or
from contamination of land, air and water have work
efficiently to sustain an environment friendly Society.
Applications of Environmental Biotechnology:

There are five major different types of Applications of

Environmental Biotechnology. They are:

- Biomarker
- Bioenergy
- Bioremediation
- Biotransformation
- Bio-composting
Biomarker:

• This type of Application of environmental

Biotechnology gives response to a chemical
that helps to measure the level of damage
caused or the exposure of the toxic or the
pollution effect caused. In other words,
Biomarker can also be called as the
Biological markers the major use of this
applications helps to relate the connection
between the oils and its sources.
Bioenergy:

• The collective purport of Biogas, biomass, fuels, and

hydrogen are called the Bioenergy. The use of this
application of Environment Biotechnology is in the
industrial, domestic and space sectors. As per the recent
need it is concluded that the need of clean energy out of
these fuels and alternative ways of finding clean energy
is the need of the hour. One of the pioneer examples of
green energy are the wastes collected from the organic
and biomass wastes; these wastes help use to over the
pollution issues caused in the environment. The Biomass
energy supply has become a prominent importance in
every country.
Bioremediation:
• The process of cleaning up the hazardous substances into non-toxic
compounds is called the Bioremediation process. This process is
majorly used for any kind of technology clean up that uses the natural
microorganisms.
• It deals with the problems related to the environment. The use of
different types of contaminants and fungi are used to the clean the
environment and it plays a very vital role to keep the pollutants away
from the environment. The bacteria are considered as one of the vital
microbes since they break the dead organisms or the materials into
useful organic matter and nutrients. As per the research not all the
contaminants can be affecting the environment can be destroyed using
the process of bioremediation e.g. Lead and cadmium are not the
contaminants that can be decomposed by the microorganisms.
Bioremediation:
• The process of Bioremediation takes place in 2 conditions: aerobic
and anaerobic conditions. When the microbes need oxygen to
perform its process is in the case of aerobic condition; if they can
ample amount of oxygen they’ll be able to give maximum amount
of water and carbon through the conversion of contaminants and
toxins. In case of anaerobic conditions the microbes perform their
work without the presence of oxygen the chemical compounds
present in the soil helps the anaerobic to perform its duties
efficiently.
Types of Bioremediation:

a) Mycoremediation:
• This is a type of Bioremediation; fungi are used for
the process of decontamination. The use of fungal
mycelia in bioremediation is called Mycoremediation.
The role of the fungus in the ecosystem is to perform
the work of breaking down the organic substances into
much smaller and simpler materials. The mycelium
helps in breaking down the substances and they
secrete extracellur enzymes and acids that brakes
lignin and cellulose; these are building blocks of plant
fiber. The key function of Mycoremediation is to
target the right fungal species for a specific pollutant.
b) Phytoremediation:
• The direct use of the green plants and their
microorganisms used to balance or decrease the
contaminated soils, sludges, sediments, surface water
or ground water is called Phytoremediation. As per
the Ancient Greek term phyto means plant and
remedian means restoring balance. This type of
bioremediation explains a way of treating the
environmental problems with the help of plants. The
element of Phytoremediation consists of contaminated
soil, water, and air which are polluted and the plants
are able to contain and eliminate the metals,
pesticides, solvents, explosives, crude oil.
C) Microbial Remediation:
• The use of microorganisms to degrade organic
contaminants and to bind the use of metals in less
bioavaliable form is called Microbial Remediation.
Aerobic and Anaerobic conditions. When the microbes
need oxygen to perform its process is in the case of
aerobic condition; if they can ample amount of oxygen
they’ll be able to give maximum amount of water and
carbon through the conversion of contaminants and
toxins. In case of anaerobic conditions the microbes
perform their work without the presence of oxygen the
chemical compounds present in the soil helps the
anaerobic to perform its duties efficiently.
Biotransformation:
• The changes that take place in the biology of the
environment which are changes of the complex
compound to simple non-toxic to toxic or the other
way round is called the biotransformation process. It
is used in the Manufacturing sector where toxic
substances are converted to Bi-products.
Bio-composting
• It involves combining organic materials under certain
controlled conditions that decomposes them at a
faster rate than they would decompose under natural
conditions in free surroundings.
Benefits:
• The major benefits of environmental biotechnology are it
helps to keep our environment safe and clean for the
use of the future generations. It helps the organisms
and the engineers to find useful ways of getting adapted
to the changes in the environment and keep the
environment clean and green. The benefit of
environmental biotechnology helps us to avoid the use of
hazardous pollutants and wastes that affect the natural
resources and the environment. The development of the
society should be done in such a way that it helps to
protect our environment and also helps us to
development it.
• The environmental biotechnology has a role to play in
the removal of the pollutants. It is becoming an
advantage for the scientists and the environmentalists
to find ways to convert the waste to re-useable
products. The applications of environmental
biotechnology are becoming a benefiting factor for the
environment; the applications includes â€" genomics,
proteomics, bioinformatics, sequencing and imaging
processes are providing large amounts of information
and new ways to improvise the environment and
protect the environment.
Thanks For Listening!

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