ABSTRACT
Indiscriminate and excessive use of pesticides (such as organophosphates, carbamates, organochlorines, and chlorophenoxy acids) has led to the accumulation of pesticide residues in the soil environments. Pesticides mainly affect the non-target organisms and cause various complications in soil microorganisms and their biological activities, including humans. Among several soil remediation technologies (ReTec) available today for decontamination and detoxification of pesticide-contaminated soils, bioremediation is environmentally safe, eco-friendly, and cost-effective method. The present chapter is an assessment of the current approaches in the process of bioremediation of the soils adulterated with pesticides.
