The scarcity of clean water resources leads to many scientific and technological
advancements in wastewater treatment processes. The recalcitrance of heavy metals in …

Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today.
Biosorption, using biomaterials such as bacteria, fungi, yeast and algae, is regarded as a …

Heavy-metal pollution represents an important environmental problem due to the toxic
effects of metals, and their accumulation throughout the food chain leads to serious …

Industrialization has led to introduction of heavy metals in the environment. Heavy metals
are known to persist in the environment and become a risk for organisms. Microorganisms …

During the last two decades, extensive attention has been paid on the management of
environmental pollution causal by hazardous materials such as heavy metals …

Pollution is a major concern of the modern era as it affects all the principal aspects of the
environment, especially the hydrosphere. Pollution with heavy metals has unequivocally …

The present work reviews and critically discusses the aspects that influence yeast
flocculation, namely the chemical characteristics of the medium (pH and the presence of …

Heavy metals are natural elements in the Earth's crust that can enter human food through
industrial or agricultural processing, in the form of fertilizers and pesticides. These elements …

The release of heavy metals into the environment, mainly as a consequence of
anthropogenic activities, constitutes a worldwide environmental pollution problem. Unlike …

The authors review presently available or potential biological methods to remove and
detoxify toxic heavy metals and metalloids from polluted water and sediments (ie …