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What is the role of Geobacter in pollution control ?

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i. Waste produced during electroplating and effluents released in the environment from the atomic energy plant, contain water soluble salts of uranium.
ii. Geobacter convertes these salts of uranium into insoluble salts and thus prevents mixing of these salts with ground water sources.
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