Microorganisms for bioremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals

VV Atuchin, LK Asyakina, YR Serazetdinova… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy-metal contaminants are one of the most relevant problems of contemporary
agriculture. High toxicity and the ability to accumulate in soils and crops pose a serious …

Hormesis induced by silver iodide, hydrocarbons, microplastics, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals: Implications for agroforestry ecosystems health

E Agathokleous, D Barceló, J Rinklebe, C Sonne… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing amounts of silver iodide (AgI) in the environment are expected because of the
recent massive expansion of weather modification programs. Concurrently …

The rise and fall of photosynthesis: hormetic dose response in plants

E Agathokleous - Journal of Forestry Research, 2021 - Springer
The recent recognition that low doses of herbicides, human and veterinary antibiotics,
metallic elements, micro/nano-plastics, and various other types of environmental pollutants …

High antibacterial activity of new eco‐friendly and biocompatible polyurethane nanocomposites based on Fe3O4/Ag and starch moieties

F Kamali, K Faghihi, F Mirhoseini - Polymer Engineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Control of microbial infections is one of the growing concerns in modern societies due to the
increasing presence and risk of pathogenic bacterial spread. Therefore, there is a strong …

Facile fabrication of plasmonic Ag/ZIF-8: an efficient catalyst for investigation of antibacterial, haemolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics

A Subhadarshini, SK Samal, A Pattnaik, B Nanda - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Present article represents the fabrication of plasmonic Ag/ZIF-8 composite and its effect on
antibacterial, haemolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics. Ag/ZIF-8 was …

The Imbibition of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Seeds in Silver Nitrate Reduces Seed Germination, Seedlings Development and Their Metabolic Profile

J Szablińska-Piernik, LB Lahuta, K Stałanowska… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on plants is accompanied by the occurrence of Ag+
ions, so the research of the effects of both on plants should be related. Therefore, in our …

An updated review on Ag NP effects at organismal level: Internalization, responses, and influencing factors

F Mo, H Li, Y He, Q Zhou - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) can be widely applied in daily necessities and
industrial fields, leading to their mass production and discharge. Their highly active and …

Adsorption characteristics of silver atoms and silver ions on silica surface in silver nanoparticle hydrosol system

H Li, M Wang, Y Li, F Mo, L Zhu, Z Li, J Xu, Y Kong… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous studies have demonstrated that silver ions (Ag+) can be released from silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs) to produce a system of silver atoms (Ag 0) and Ag+ in equilibrium …

Physiological, biochemical, and transcriptional regulation in a leguminous forage Trifolium pratense L. responding to silver ions

F Mo, H Li, Y Li, X Chen, M Wang, Z Li, N Deng… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trifolium pratense L.(red clover) is an important leguminous crop with great potential for Ag-
contaminated environment remediation. Whereas, the molecular mechanisms of Ag …

Exploration of defense and tolerance mechanisms in dominant species of mining area-Trifolium pratense L. upon exposure to silver

F Mo, H Li, Y Li, C Ma, M Wang, Z Li, N Deng… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This present study investigated detoxification mechanisms of leguminous forage Trifolium
pratense L.(red clover) seedlings upon exposure to Ag ions (Ag+) on an atomic level …