Effect of heavy metals: An overview

R Bharti, R Sharma - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, environmental pollution has become a serious concern worldwide. In this modern
era, more Urbanization and Industrialization have led to the wide distribution of pollutants …

Bioremediation strategies for chromium removal: current research, scale-up approach and future perspectives

PM Fernández, SC Viñarta, AR Bernal, EL Cruz… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Industrial applications and commercial processes release a lot of chromium into the
environment (soil, surface water or atmosphere) and resulting in serious human diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Study on detoxification and removal mechanisms of hexavalent chromium by microorganisms

X Tang, Y Huang, Y Li, L Wang, X Pei, D Zhou… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive industrial activities have led to an increase of the content of chromium in the
environment, which causes serious pollution to the surrounding water, soil and atmosphere …

Bacterial chromate reductase, a potential enzyme for bioremediation of hexavalent chromium: a review

H Thatoi, S Das, J Mishra, BP Rath, N Das - Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hexavalent chromium is mobile, highly toxic and considered as a priority environmental
pollutant. Chromate reductases, found in chromium resistant bacteria are known to catalyse …

Bioreduction and biosorption of Cr (VI) by a novel Bacillus sp. CRB-B1 strain

H Tan, C Wang, G Zeng, Y Luo, H Li, H Xu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study reported an efficient novel chromium reducing bacteria (Bacillus sp. CRB-B1) and
investigated its removal mechanism. Bacillus sp. CRB-B1 could effectively reduce high level …

Molecular mechanisms of Cr (VI) resistance in bacteria and fungi

C Viti, E Marchi, F Decorosi… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] contamination is one of the main problems of
environmental protection because the Cr (VI) is a hazard to human health. The Cr (VI) form …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable application of biosorption and bioaccumulation of persistent pollutants in wastewater treatment: Current practice

C Filote, M Roșca, RM Hlihor, P Cozma, IM Simion… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Persistent toxic substances including persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals have
been released in high quantities in surface waters by industrial activities. Their presence in …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical-assisted microbially mediated chromium (Cr)(VI) reduction under the influence of various electron donors, redox mediators, and other additives: an …

Z Rahman, L Thomas - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chromium (Cr)(VI) is a well-known toxin to all types of biological organisms. Over the past
few decades, many investigators have employed numerous bioprocesses to neutralize the …

Indigenous microorganisms as potential bioremediators for environments contaminated with heavy metals

VL Colin, LB Villegas, CM Abate - International Biodeterioration & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is one the most serious environmental problems facing our planet
today, and immediate solutions are needed. Heavy metals such as copper (Cu) and …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring cytotoxicity by bioluminescence imaging outperforms the standard chromium-51 release assay

MA Karimi, E Lee, MH Bachmann, AM Salicioni… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The chromium-release assay developed in 1968 is still the most commonly used method to
measure cytotoxicity by T cells and by natural killer cells. Target cells are loaded in vitro with …