Profile of the Use of Microorganisms within Environmental Management : Systematic Review 2012-2017

ABSTRACT : The use of microorganisms as part of environmental management action, aimed at dealing with environmental issues, results in an interesting and more environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional physicochemical decontamination methods. In this sense, a profile of the use of mic...

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Autores:
Zuluaga Mazo, Carolina
Arango Bermúdez, David
Salas Zapata, Walter Alfredo
Tipo de recurso:
Review article
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/29444
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/29444
Palabra clave:
Microbiología
Microbiology
Recursos Naturales
Natural Resources
Gestión ambiental
Environmental management
Sector económico
Economic sectors
Sostenibilidad
Sustainability
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37875
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2477
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33560
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/
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Summary:ABSTRACT : The use of microorganisms as part of environmental management action, aimed at dealing with environmental issues, results in an interesting and more environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional physicochemical decontamination methods. In this sense, a profile of the use of microorganisms in environmental management would prove helpful for people and organizations to make their processes more sustainable. However, the publications that describe the use of microorganisms within environmental management tend to show their author’s point of view, rather than the results of a systematic study in this field of knowledge. Consequently, descriptions of microorganisms, environmental issues and economic sectors involved do not necessarily reflect how developed research in microbiology and environmental management is. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the use given to microorganisms within environmental management, providing a profile related to the environmental issues tackled, natural resources affected, and economic sectors involved. A systematic review of scientific literature published between 2012 and 2017 led us to the description of three types of use given to microorganisms, six types of natural resources protected through such uses, ten types of environmental issues, and eight economic sectors in which the uses mentioned are applicable.