A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

Microorganism remediation strategies towards heavy metals

K Yin, Q Wang, M Lv, L Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution, because of its high toxicity, non-biodegradability and biological
enrichment, has seriously threatened the health of human beings and the stability of …

Biological approaches to tackle heavy metal pollution: a survey of literature

JM Jacob, C Karthik, RG Saratale, SS Kumar… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pollution by heavy metals has been identified as a global threat since the inception of
industrial revolution. Heavy metal contamination induces serious health and environmental …

Oxalate enhanced synergistic removal of chromium (VI) and arsenic (III) over ZnFe2O4/g-C3N4: Z-scheme charge transfer pathway and photo-Fenton like reaction

D Lei, J Xue, X Peng, S Li, Q Bi, C Tang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, direct Z-Scheme photocatalyst (ZnFe 2 O 4/gC 3 N 4) was employed to purify Cr
(VI) and As (III) in wastewater. Results showed that Cr (VI) and As (III) was completely …

Microbial remediation: a promising tool for reclamation of contaminated sites with special emphasis on heavy metal and pesticide pollution: a review

N Tarfeen, KU Nisa, B Hamid, Z Bashir, AM Yatoo… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal and pesticide pollution have become an inevitable part of the modern
industrialized environment that find their way into all ecosystems. Because of their persistent …

An overview on heavy metal resistant microorganisms for simultaneous treatment of multiple chemical pollutants at co-contaminated sites, and their multipurpose …

Z Rahman - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic imbalance of chemical pollutants in environment raises serious threat to all
life forms. Contaminated sites often possess multiple heavy metals and other types of …

Evaluation of Cr (VI) reduction mechanism and removal by Cellulosimicrobium funkei strain AR8, a novel haloalkaliphilic bacterium

C Karthik, S Barathi, A Pugazhendhi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study, a novel haloalkaliphilic Cr (VI) tolerant bacterial strain,
Cellulosimicrobium funkei AR8, was isolated and characterized for its high Cr (VI) reduction …

[HTML][HTML] Soil microbiomes divergently respond to heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated industrial sites

ZN Yang, ZS Liu, KH Wang, ZL Liang… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contaminated sites from electronic waste (e-waste) dismantling and coking plants feature
high concentrations of heavy metals (HMs) and/or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

Bacilli-Mediated Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds and Heavy Metals

PK Arora - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Xenobiotic compounds are man-made compounds and widely used in dyes, drugs,
pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, explosives, and other industrial chemicals. These …

Microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity generation through reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater: A review

MJ Uddin, YK Jeong, W Lee - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The study proposes the use of microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology to reduce toxic Cr (VI)
present in industrial wastewater to less toxic trivalent chromium [Cr (III)], while generating …