Critical review on biogeochemical dynamics of mercury (Hg) and its abatement strategies

AD Singh, K Khanna, J Kour, S Dhiman, T Bhardwaj… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is among the naturally occurring heavy metal with elemental, organic, and
inorganic distributions in the environment. Being considered a global pollutant, high pools of …

Biofilm-mediated wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review

S Saini, S Tewari, J Dwivedi, V Sharma - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Global industrialization has increased and so has the pollution generated by industries.
Although all types of pollutions are a major concern for the environment, wastewater …

Mercury resistance and bioremediation mediated by endophytic fungi

W Pietro-Souza, F de Campos Pereira, IS Mello… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study proposes the use of endophytic fungi for mercury bioremediation in in
vitro and host-associated systems. We examined mercury resistance in 32 strains of …

Heavy metal-resistant filamentous fungi as potential mercury bioremediators

CL Văcar, E Covaci, S Chakraborty, B Li, DC Weindorf… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Filamentous fungi native to heavy metals (HMs) contaminated sites have great potential for
bioremediation, yet are still often underexploited. This research aimed to assess the HMs …

Phytoremediation and microorganisms-assisted phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils: challenges and perspectives

ED Tiodar, CL Văcar, D Podar - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mercury (Hg) pollution is a global threat to human and environmental health because of its
toxicity, mobility and long-term persistence. Although costly engineering-based technologies …

Tolerance of the forest soil microbiome to increasing mercury concentrations

A Frossard, M Hartmann, B Frey - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) occurs naturally in soil and can reach high concentrations in the environment
due to anthropogenic activities; however, little is known about its impact on the soil …

Mercury detoxification by absorption, mercuric ion reductase, and exopolysaccharides: a comprehensive study

S Singh, V Kumar - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Mercury (Hg), the environmental toxicant, is present in the soil, water, and air as it is
substantially distributed throughout the environment. Being extremely toxic even at low …

Fungal assisted bio‐treatment of environmental pollutants with comprehensive emphasis on noxious heavy metals: Recent updates

PK Chaurasia, Nagraj, N Sharma… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the present time of speedy developments and industrialization, heavy metals are being
uncovered in aquatic environment and soil via refining, electroplating, processing, mining …

Multimetal bioremediation and biomining by a combination of new aquatic strains of Mucor hiemalis

E Hoque, J Fritscher - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Here we describe a unique microbial biotechnology for simultaneous bioremediation and
biomining of twelve ionic metals overcoming the obstacles of multimetal toxicity to microbes …

Bioremediation and microbial-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals by endophytic Fusarium species isolated from Convolvulus arvensis

MMG Saad, MA Saad, BS Saad, FA Zakaria… - Bioremediation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Endophytic fungi are very prolific organisms associated with a wide range of host plants.
Although they contribute to tolerance of their hosts against environmental stress, their role in …