October 21, 2023
Heidelberg # RemixHD: a novel bioremediation method using a Pseudomonas fluorescens co-culture for enzymatic mixed plastic degradation # Our ReMixHD platform emerges as a novel method for upcycling mixed plastic using a co-culture of genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescens. We introduced polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene degrading enzymes. Two in-vivo biosensors can control the expression of a growth factor depending on the concentration of the monomers, terephthalic acid and alkanes. The main strain uses terephthalic acid as a carbon source to synthesize a recombinant product.
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October 21, 2023
IIT-Delhi # Bioremediation of River Yamuna: Removal of organometallic compounds using biosurfactant # The Yamuna River, a crucial water source in India, faces alarming pollution levels, with a shocking 75% of contamination stemming from a 22 km stretch in Delhi. The main culprits behind this pollution are textile industries and car workshops, discharging hazardous organometallic compounds.
インドにおいて重要な水源であるヤムナ川は、驚くべき汚染レベルに直面しており、汚染の75％がデリーの22キロの区間から発生しています。この汚染の主な原因は、有害な有機金属化合物を排出するテキスタイル産業と自動車工房です。
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iGEM IIT-Delhi Team Information iGEM IIT-Delhi Wiki
October 21, 2023
Sorbonne-U-Paris # PseudoDetox # Pseudodeteox project aims to improve the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ones of the most pollutings in soils.
Pseudodeteoxプロジェクトの目的は、多環芳香族炭化水素（PAHs）という、土壌で最も汚染物質と確認されているものの生物修復を向上させることです。
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iGEM Sorbonne-U-Paris Team Information iGEM Sorbonne-U-Paris Wiki
October 21, 2023
UVU-Utah # Bloom-B-Gone: Preventing Utah Lake Cyanobacterial Blooms by Phosphorous and Nitrogen Sequestration # We chose to focus on bioremediation of Utah Lake because, not only is it a local issue, it is also used worldwide as an example of cyanobacterial blooms. Excess nutrient loading in Utah Lake is causing increased eutrophication, which leads to increased cyanobacterial blooms that produce toxins hazardous to human, animal, and aquatic life. The excess nutrients are composed mostly of nitrogen and phosphorous compounds that enter the lake primarily from wastewater treatment plants, runoff fertilizer, and naturally occurring within inorganic environmental resources.
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