Synergistic use of bacteria and plant to promote cadmium phytoremediation in contaminated soil and development of immobilized cells for soil bioaugmentation
1) To examine the ability of cadmium resistant bacteria on the increasing of cadmium bioavailability in contaminated soil.
2) To verify the synergistic effects of cadmium phytoextraction efficiency assisted by cadmium resistant bacteria
3) To develop immobilized bacterial cells using two natural carrier materials and investigate their activities and viability
4) To evaluate the potential of immobilized cells on the enhancement of plant growth, cadmium uptake and bioaccumulation by a cadmium hyperaccumulator and a crop plant in polluted agricultural soil
5) To monitor the bacterial community structure in soil during phytoextraction process using molecular technique
