This review outlines the current and emerging applications of biotechnology, particularly in the production and processing of chemicals, for sustainable development. Biotechnology is bthe application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agentsQ. Some of the defining technologies of modern biotechnology include genetic engineering; culture of recombinant microorganisms, cells of animals and plants;

 The pollution of the environment with toxic metal is a result of many human activities, such as mining and metallurgy, and the effects of these metals on the ecosystem are of large economic and public-health significance. This paper presents the features and advantages of the unconventional removal method of heavy metals – biosorption - as a part of bioremediation. Bioremediation consists of a group of applications, which involve the detoxification