Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils

S Ashraf, Q Ali, ZA Zahir, S Ashraf… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with toxic metals is a widespread environmental issue resulting from
global industrialization within the past few years. Therefore, decontamination of heavy metal …

Metal-Fungus interaction: Review on cellular processes underlying heavy metal detoxification and synthesis of metal nanoparticles

E Priyadarshini, SS Priyadarshini, BG Cousins… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The most adverse outcome of increasing industrialization is contamination of the ecosystem
with heavy metals. Toxic heavy metals possess a deleterious effect on all forms of biota; …

Removal of heavy metals from the environment by biosorption

M Gavrilescu - Engineering in life sciences, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The pollution of the environment with toxic metals is a result of many human activities, such
as mining and metallurgy, and the effects of these metals on the ecosystems are of large …

Microbes in heavy metal remediation

P Rajendran, J Muthukrishnan, P Gunasekaran - 2003 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Heavy metal contamination due to natural and anthropogenic sources is a global
environmental concern. Release of heavy metal without proper treatment poses a significant …

Heavy metal resistance in algae and its application for metal nanoparticle synthesis

E Priyadarshini, SS Priyadarshini… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
The ungenerous release of metals from different industrial, agricultural, and anthropogenic
sources has resulted in heavy metal pollution. Metals with a density larger than 5 g cm− 3 …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental biotechnology: achievements, opportunities and challenges

M Gavrilescu - Dynamic biochemistry, process …, 2010 - globalsciencebooks.info
This paper describes the state-of-the-art and possibilities of environmental biotechnology
and reviews its various areas together with their related issues and implications …

Phytoremediation potential of ornamental plants for heavy metal removal from contaminated soil: a critical review

Deepika, AK Haritash - Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Soil contamination by heavy metals has become a serious environmental issue considering
its effects on health and the environment. Several techniques are being used for the …

Enhancing biodegradable smart food packaging: Fungal-synthesized nanoparticles for stabilizing biopolymers

MR Rami, S Forouzandehdel, F Aalizadeh - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The increasing global concern over environmental plastic waste has propelled the progress
of biodegradable supplies for food packaging. Biopolymer-based packaging is undergoing …

[PDF][PDF] Microbial bioremediation of heavy metals: Emerging trends and recent advances

U Zango Usman, Y Mukesh, S Vandana… - Research Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Significant amounts of heavy metals are being added into the soil and effluents each and
every day due to enhanced industrialization and other anthropocentric activities. Many …

Microbial remediation of hexavalent chromium: An eco-friendly strategy for the remediation of chromium-contaminated wastewater

A Gautam, A Kushwaha, R Rani - The future of effluent treatment plants, 2021 - Elsevier
During the past few decades, urbanization and industrialization have leaped human culture
and environment of living. Industrialization has caused the generation of various heavy …