Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

The paper summarizes the present and future course of biosorption and bioaccumulation, as
the branch of science, pointing out on their basic assumptions, philosophy and the goals …

Fresh water accounts for 3% of water resources on the Earth. Human and industrial activities
produce and discharge wastes containing heavy metals into the water resources making …

In small quantities, certain heavy metals are nutritionally essential for a healthy life. The
heavy metals linked most often to human poisoning are lead, mercury, arsenic and …

Water pollution is an issue of great concern worldwide, and it can be broadly divided into
three main categories, that is, contamination by organic compounds, inorganic compounds …

The threat of heavy metal pollution to environmental health is getting worldwide attention
due to their persistence and non-biodegradable nature. Ineffectiveness of various …

Abatement of pollutants ie heavy metals by using green biomaterials is an emerging area of
interest due to its cost-effective and renewability. In the present study, the potential of Alium …

High-throughput amplicon sequencing of environmental DNA and/or RNA proved to be a
powerful tool to describe protist diversity. This new approach called also the metabarcoding …

Biological wastewater treatment is a process of increasing importance in a world with an
ever-increasing human population. Wastewater treatment facilities are designed to maintain …

Nickel (N (II)) and cobalt (Co (II)) are often encountered in wastewaters. As conventional
wastewater treatment may only partially remove nickel and cobalt, a large fraction of the …