Remediation of industrial organic waste pollutants

Abstract Cost-effective complete mineralization of recalcitrant organic waste pollutants from industrial effluents is a serious issue before environmentalists today. These organic wastes are discharged from chemical industries, refineries, and others, such as mining, paint industries, chemical and mineral extraction, and oils, in effluents that can be fatal and carcinogenic to humans. Generally, wastewater pollutant degradation is done by a physical, chemical, or biological method. Biochemical methods have been adapted for removing these organic pollutants. The bioremediation process does not generate by-product pollutant, making it a promising sustainable and cost-effective technique for the management of organic waste. In this chapter, we briefly discuss the available physical, chemical, and bioremediation techniques for handling organic pollutants.