Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(06): 152-157 152 Review Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1006.016 Consequences of Glyphosate Contamination and its Remediation through Microbial and Mineral Sources Qammar Farooq 1 , Aqarab Husnain Gondal 1* , Humaira Ramzan 4 , Abu Bakar Ijaz 1 , Asma Zafar 1 , Haroon Ilahi 3 , Muhammad Zohaib Aslam 1 , Muhammad Danish Toor 2 , Anam Sadaf 4 and Muneeb Ur Rehman 1 1 Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan 2 European University of Lefke, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Environmental Sciences Northern Cyprus TR-10 Mersin Turkey 3 Department of Agriculture, University of Sawabi, Sawabi, Pakistan 4 Department of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Organophosphates (OPs) are the most important pesticides because they provide protection to the plants from weeds and pests (Yang et al., 2017). Glyphosate is one of the OPs, and is post emergence, wide-ranging and non-selective herbicides and used in controlling of various perennial and annual weeds in residential gardens, agricultural lands International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 06 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide that is commonly used to combat a wide range of annual and perennial weeds. However, its widespread use has negative consequences for human beings and for the climate change. Aside from that, it has an effect on marine organisms, microbial biota in soil, which leads to a lack of soil fertility, and eventually reduces plant growth and yield, all of which has an impact on the food chain. Various methods have been used to eliminate glyphosate from polluted environments, but the most eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative is microbial degradation and the use of nitrogen, either singly or in combination with organic sources. Microbes release basic elements in the soil by their enzymatic processes, and they play an important role in improving plant growth and phytoremediation capacity by lowering the total toxicity of a pollutant to plants. Furthermore, dehydrogenase and urease processes, which are known to be the most critical measures of overall microbial development, are greatly influenced by nitrogen fertilizers. Hence, the effect of glyphosate should be analyzed in order to establish a conservation and management strategy to mitigate glyphosate toxicity of aquatic ecosystems, plant growth, and habitats, as stated above. Keywords Glyphosate, Consequences, Remediation measures, Microbes, Nitrogen, plant growth, yield Accepted: 12 May 2021 Available Online: 10 June 2021 Article Info