Biological and green remediation of heavy metal contaminated water and soils: A state-of-the-art review

A Sarker, MA Al Masud, DM Deepo, K Das, R Nandi… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination of the natural ecosystem by heavy metals, organic pollutants, and hazardous
waste severely impacts on health and survival of humans, animals, plants, and …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment: A review on eco-toxicology and the remediation potential of algae

M Hejna, D Kapuścińska, A Aksmann - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pollution of the aquatic environment has become a worldwide problem. The widespread
use of pesticides, heavy metals and pharmaceuticals through anthropogenic activities has …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of lead ions (Pb2+) from water and wastewater: a review on the low-cost adsorbents

IR Chowdhury, S Chowdhury, MAJ Mazumder… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
The presence of lead compounds in the environment is an issue. In particular, supply water
consumption has been reported to be a significant source of human exposure to lead …

[HTML][HTML] Biosorption: an interplay between marine algae and potentially toxic elements—a review

M Bilal, T Rasheed, JE Sosa-Hernández, A Raza… - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, environmental pollution has emerged as a core issue, around the globe,
rendering it of fundamental concern to eco-toxicologists, environmental biologists, eco …

Potential use of algae for heavy metal bioremediation, a critical review

AK Zeraatkar, H Ahmadzadeh, AF Talebi… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Algae have several industrial applications that can lower the cost of biofuel co-production.
Among these co-production applications, environmental and wastewater bioremediation are …

Effective removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using magnetic loaded activated carbon as novel adsorbent

E Altıntıg, H Altundag, M Tuzen, A Sarı - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, magnetic characteristic was added to activated carbon (AC) obtained by ZnCl 2
activation of acorn shell. The produced magnetic AC (Fe-AC) was used effectively for the …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae and wastewater treatment

N Abdel-Raouf, AA Al-Homaidan… - Saudi journal of biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Organic and inorganic substances which were released into the environment as a result of
domestic, agricultural and industrial water activities lead to organic and inorganic pollution …

A comprehensive review on biosorption of heavy metals by algal biomass: materials, performances, chemistry, and modeling simulation tools

J He, JP Chen - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Heavy metals contamination has become a global issue of concern due to their higher
toxicities, nature of non-biodegradability, high capabilities in bioaccumulation in human …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical, equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic investigations of methylene blue adsorption onto lignite coal

N Hasani, T Selimi, A Mele, V Thaçi, J Halili, A Berisha… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The interaction of methylene blue (MB) dye with natural coal (collected from coal landfills of
the Kosovo Energy Corporation) in aqueous solutions was studied using adsorption …

Biomass-derived biosorbents for metal ions sequestration: Adsorbent modification and activation methods and adsorbent regeneration

RK Gautam, A Mudhoo, G Lofrano… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Heavy metals released from industrial activities pose a significant threat to the environment
and public health due to their reported toxicity even at trace levels. Although there are …