Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water environment: A review on toxicity, microbial biodegradation, systematic biological advancements, and environmental …

M Vijayanand, A Ramakrishnan, R Subramanian… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered a major class of organic
contaminants or pollutants, which are poisonous, mutagenic, genotoxic, and/or …

Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications

M Lopez‐Fernandez, F Jroundi… - Microbial …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Radionuclides (RNs) generated by nuclear and civil industries are released in natural
ecosystems and may have a hazardous impact on human health and the environment. RN …

A systematic review on groundwater radon distribution with human health consequences and probable mitigation strategy

T Nayak, S Basak, A Deb, PK Dhal - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater radon contamination is a serious global concern for its eco-toxicological
effects. The major health hazard occurs due to toxic indoor air inhalation and consumption of …

Enrichment and remediation of uranium by microorganisms: A review

Q Yu, O Cui - Open Journal of Environmental Biology, 2023 - agriscigroup.us
Uranium is a key raw material for the nuclear energy industry, the generation of nuclear
energy is projected to double by 2040 to address the growing energy demands, which …

Pentavalent vanadium and hexavalent uranium removal from groundwater by woodchip-sulfur based mixotrophic biotechnology

H Liu, S Chen, J Lu, Q Li, J Li, B Zhang - Chemical engineering journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Mining and smelting of vanadium uranium ore results in the release and coexistence of
vanadium and uranium in environment, raising severe risks. The feasibility of synchronous …

Comparative genomics and physiological investigation supported safety, cold adaptation, efficient hydrolytic and plant growth-promoting potential of psychrotrophic …

SS Borker, A Thakur, S Kumar, S Kumari, R Kumar… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Night-soil compost (NSC) has traditionally been conserving water and a source
of organic manure in northwestern Himalaya. Lately, this traditional method is declining due …

Uranium biomineralization induced by a metal tolerant Serratia strain under acid, alkaline and irradiated conditions

P Chandwadkar, HS Misra, C Acharya - Metallomics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
It has become increasingly apparent that the environmental microorganisms residing in
uranium (U) enriched sites offer the possibility of understanding the biological mechanisms …

Uranium sequestration abilities of Bacillus bacterium isolated from an alkaline mining region

UK Banala, NPI Das, SR Toleti - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study elaborates uranium sequestration by bacteria from alkaline wastewaters.
In the investigation, a few bacterial strains were isolated from alkaline uranium mine water …

Discovery and characterization of UipA, a uranium-and iron-binding PepSY protein involved in uranium tolerance by soil bacteria

N Gallois, B Alpha-Bazin, N Bremond, P Ortet… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Uranium is a naturally occurring radionuclide. Its redistribution, primarily due to human
activities, can have adverse effects on human and non-human biota, which poses …

Responses exhibited by various microbial groups relevant to uranium exposure

N Kolhe, S Zinjarde, C Acharya - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a strong interest in knowing how various microbial systems respond to the presence
of uranium (U), largely in the context of bioremediation. There is no known biological role for …