Industrialization has resulted in the discharge of a certain amount of lead (Pb) from industrial
sources causing damage risk to water quality and human health. Adsorption is an effective …

Potable and good-quality drinking water availability is a serious global concern, since
several pollution sources significantly contribute to low water quality. Amongst these …

Better understanding of macrophyte tolerance under long exposure times in real
environmental matrices is crucial for phytoremediation and phytoattenuation strategies for …

Evidence linking the toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA) to environmental and public-health issues
has led to restrictions on its use. This compound has been gradually replaced with …

Heavy metals can cause a significant damage to submerged macrophytes and affect its
periphyton biofilms in aquatic environments. This study investigated the effects of heavy …

Main conclusion Lead disrupts plant metabolic homeostasis and key structural elements.
Utilizing modern biotechnology tools, it's feasible to develop Pb-tolerant varieties by …

Glyphosate (Gly) is the most widely used herbicide in the world and has broad-spectrum and
non-selective activity. Its indiscriminate use hence risks contamination of water bodies and …

Cold atmospheric pressure plasma irradiation is an efficient method for decontaminating
fruits and vegetables. The present study evaluates the effect of dielectric barrier discharge …

Water contamination from endocrine disruptors has become a major problem for health
issues. Estriol is a hormone often detected in several aquatic matrices, due to the inefficient …

In this study, the removal of cadmium (Cd) by free-living Oscillatoria sp. was studied. Our
results showed that maximal Cd removal efficiency (~ 60%) by the cyanobacterial culture …