**6. Concluding remarks**

A huge demand for acrylamide as an ubiquitous monomer for industry led to its environ‐ mental presence, however the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified this compound as a probable human carcinogen. Bioremediation seems to be the only efficient and environmentally friendly process to decompose this monomer. The first step in developing acrylamide bioremediation is to choose high potent microorganisms. Choice of microorgan‐ isms is challenging owing to the large scale degradation of acrylamide and elucidation of the intermediate in catabolic pathways is the first important step. Nevertheless, the main problem is the rapid conversion of intermediate acrylic acid to other metabolites. Research on the relationship between degradation mechanisms and membrane structure of acrylamideutilizing bacteria awaits further characterization. It is noteworthy that successful remediation of acrylamide depends on the ability of microbes to adapt to new environmental conditions and the availability of active and stable chemical degrading bacteria. Indigenous predators, parasites and toxicants are known to severely restrict biodegradation and should be a concern.
