Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic contamination of groundwater: A global synopsis with focus on the Indian Peninsula

E Shaji, M Santosh, KV Sarath, P Prakash… - Geoscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
More than 2.5 billion people on the globe rely on groundwater for drinking and providing
high-quality drinking water has become one of the major challenges of human society …

Stress response in Rhodococcus strains

M Pátek, M Grulich, J Nešvera - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Rhodococci are bacteria which can survive under various extreme conditions, in the
presence of toxic compounds, and in other hostile habitats. Their tolerance of unfavorable …

A comprehensive analysis of contaminated groundwater: Special emphasis on nature-ecosystem and socio-economic impacts

G Chandnani, P Gandhi, D Kanpariya, D Parikh… - Groundwater for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Besides air, water is the most essential and irreplaceable element to ensure the continuance
of life. According to data, only 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water; 96.5% is present …

Future perspectives and mitigation strategies towards groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal, India

S Koley - Environmental Quality Management, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic is a toxic carcinogen mostly found in subsurface environments. It is released into
groundwater mostly via natural geological and hydrological processes. Consumption of …

An overview of bacteria-mediated heavy metal bioremediation strategies

R Roy, S Samanta, S Pandit, T Naaz… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Contamination-free groundwater is considered a good source of potable water. Even in the
twenty-first century, over 90 percent of the population is reliant on groundwater resources for …

Characterization of the simultaneous degradation of pyrene and removal of Cr (VI) by a bacteria consortium YH

Y Su, S Sun, Q Liu, C Zhao, L Li, S Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microorganisms that can simultaneously remediate organic pollutants and heavy metal
contamination are great significance in bioremediation. Nevertheless, reports of such …

Isolation and characterization of Rhodococcus sp. GG1 for metabolic degradation of chloroxylenol

X Guo, L Qiu, Z Liang, Q Lu, S Wang, H Shim - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly increased
the demand of disinfectant use. Chloroxylenol (para-chloro-meta-xylenol, PCMX) as the …

Multi-metal resistance and potential of Alcaligenes sp. MMA for the removal of heavy metals

KK Sodhi, M Kumar, DK Singh - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Pollution of water bodies is increasing because of toxic metals. In view of this, the present
study examines the removal efficiency of heavy metals Cu 2+, Cd 2+, Cr 6+, Ni 2+, and Zn …

Nitrogen removal bacterial strains, MSNA-1 and MSD4, with wide ranges of salinity and pH resistances

X Zeng, JJ Huang, B Hua, P Champagne - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitrogenous wastewater is difficult to treat using conventional microorganisms in high
salinity and acidic/alkaline environments. Two halotolerant bacteria, heterotrophic nitrifying …