Extremophiles comprise microorganisms that are able to grow and thrive in extreme
environments, including in an acidic or alkaline pH, high or low temperatures, high …

Heavy metal pollution is one of the major environmental concerns worldwide. Toxic heavy
metals when untreated get accumulated in environment and can pose severe threats to …

Heavy metal (HM)-accumulating herbaceous and woody plants are employed for
phytoremediation. To develop improved strategies for enhancing phytoremediation …

Anaerobic digestion is an attractive waste treatment practice in which both pollution control
and energy recovery can be achieved. Many agricultural and industrial wastes are ideal …

▪ Abstract Because it is very toxic and accumulates in organisms, particularly in fish, mercury
is an important pollutant and one of the most studied. Nonetheless we still have an …

Mercury is one of the most hazardous contaminants that may be present in the aquatic
environment, but its ecological and toxicological effects are strongly dependent on the …

Methylmercury is a potent human neurotoxin, to which the fetus is particularly sensitive (I).
Concentrations in fish from freshwater lakes are often elevatedabove guidelines for human …

Bacterial resistance to inorganic and organic mercury compounds (HgR) is one of the most
widely observed phenotypes in eubacteria. Loci conferring HgR in Gram-positive or Gram …

Excessive levels of heavy metals can be introduced into the environment, for example, by
industrial waste or fertilizers. Soil represents a major sink for heavy metals ions, which can …

Although some heavy metals are essential trace elements, most of them can be toxic to all
forms of life at high concentrations due to formation of complex compounds within the cell …