Selenium is an essential trace element for humans, animals and microorganisms. Microbial
transformations, in particular, selenium dissimilatory reduction and bioremediation …

The good antimicrobial properties of silver make it widely used in food, medicine, and
environmental applications. However, the release and accumulation of silver-based …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial sludge play a crucial role in removal
of organic micropollutants during biological wastewater treatment. In this study, we …

In recent years, microbial conversion of inorganic selenium into an efficient and low-toxic
form of selenium has attracted much attention. With the improvement of scientific awareness …

Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have attracted considerable attention globally due to their
significant potential for alleviating abiotic stresses in plants. Accordingly, further research …

Selenium (Se) is not only a strategic element in high-tech electronics and an essential trace
element in living organisms, but also a potential toxin with low threshold concentrations …

Microorganisms play a critical role in the biogeochemical cycling of selenium, often reducing
selenite/selenate to elemental selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). These SeNPs typically exist …

Selenium species, particularly the oxyanions selenite (SeO3 2−) and selenate (SeO4 2−),
are significant pollutants in the environment that leach from rocks and are released by …

Advances in science and nanotechnology have facilitated the development of new methods
for the preparation of pure selenium as selenium nanomaterials. They offer remarkable …

Vibrational (Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman) spectroscopic techniques can
provide unique molecular-level information on the structural and compositional …