Pollution can be cleaned with the help of microorganisms

There are microorganisms that will clean the pollution, which is spread due to plastic and diesel fuel according to scientists from Argentina. They are trying to understand more about microorganisms found in antarctic. Some of the benefits of microorganisms are:-Help in digesting food.

Cheese, bread and curd are produced with the help of microorganisms. They are used to produce antibiotics and also useful for farmers.

Now they are beneficial in reducing pollution according to recent research.Dr. Lucas Ruberto said that the microorganisms can eat and break the hydrocarbon pollution, which are found in Antarctic soil. Dr Lucas and his team conducted a research in December, they cleaned the soil which was damaged due to diesel.

They found that this technique can be applied during the dry season of antarctic. It is estimated to remove 60 to 80 percent of pollutants from the soil.

Now their next research is on how microbes can eat plastic waste. This is huge research which could be used to clean the pollution, the pollution which is increasing drastically.

Diesel soil is the major source of soil contamination. It disrupts the oxygen conditions in the soil and the ability to retain water. It takes 20 to 30 years to degrade completely causing damage for a long span of time. Also plastic releases harmful chemicals in the soil.

These both are a threat to the environment. Soil pollution is responsible for various diseases like nausea, headaches, fatigue and so on which later result in more serious conditions like liver blockage.

This is a big achievement for scientists and for the environment. The nature who is harmed has a solution in itself. She has the capacity to restore herself but that doesn’t mean we have to be careless.

It’s the responsibility of every other person to protect our earth, if not for you then at least for the future generation.

Updated by Shraddha Nagwekar