The relative impact of toxic heavy metals (THMs)(arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) on the total environment: an overview

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2019 - Springer
Certain five heavy metals viz. arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg),
and lead (Pb) are non-threshold toxins and can exert toxic effects at very low concentrations …

Diagnosis of soil contamination using microbiological indices: A review on heavy metal pollution

J Tang, J Zhang, L Ren, Y Zhou, J Gao, L Luo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of soil has become a serious global issue because of their
persistence in the environment and the non-biodegradable nature leading to their …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops

J Zhang, J Cook, JT Nearing, J Zhang… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rhizosphere microbiome is composed of diverse microbial organisms, including
archaea, viruses, fungi, bacteria as well as eukaryotic microorganisms, which occupy a …

Heavy metals uptake and translocation of typical wetland plants and their ecological effects on the coastal soil of a contaminated bay in Northeast China

X Yan, J An, Y Yin, C Gao, B Wang, S Wei - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in coastal zone is a global environment problem concerning the
international society. As an eco-friendly and economical method, phytoremediation is a …

Contamination with multiple heavy metals decreases microbial diversity and favors generalists as the keystones in microbial occurrence networks

Q Qi, C Hu, J Lin, X Wang, C Tang, Z Dai, J Xu - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with multiple heavy metals poses threats to human health and ecosystem
functioning. Using the Nemerow pollution index, which considers the effects of multiple …

[HTML][HTML] A physicochemical double-cross-linked gelatin hydrogel with enhanced antibacterial and anti-inflammatory capabilities for improving wound healing

Y Lu, M Zhao, Y Peng, S He, X Zhu, C Hu, G Xia… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Skin tissue is vital in protecting the body from injuries and bacterial infections.
Wound infection caused by bacterial colonization is one of the main factors hindering wound …

Heavy metal pollution in urban river sediment of different urban functional areas and its influence on microbial community structure

F Wang, W Dong, Z Zhao, H Wang, W Li, G Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the Songgang River (SR) was selected as a typical contaminated urban river in
a highly urbanized city (Shenzhen) that is extensively polluted by heavy metals (HMs). Five …

Variation and succession of microbial communities under the conditions of persistent heavy metal and their survival mechanism

M Shuaib, N Azam, S Bahadur, M Romman, Q Yu… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the recent papers published about the microbial communities under
the conditions of persistent heavy metals around the world. Many microbial communities' …

Identification of Cd-resistant microorganisms from heavy metal-contaminated soil and its potential in promoting the growth and Cd accumulation of bermudagrass

Y Xie, H Bu, Q Feng, M Wassie, M Amee, Y Jiang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation has been increasingly used as a green technology for the remediation of
heavy metal contaminated soils. Microorganisms could enhance phytoremediation efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] 16S rDNA pyrosequencing analysis of bacterial community in heavy metals polluted soils

M Gołębiewski, E Deja-Sikora, M Cichosz, A Tretyn… - Microbial ecology, 2014 - Springer
Soil contamination with heavy metals is a widespread problem, especially prominent on
grounds lying in the vicinity of mines, smelters, and other industrial facilities. Many such …