Environment pollution is at its peak and is creating havoc for living beings. Industrial wastes
containing toxic pollutants have contributed to a great extent in this disastrous environment …

Hexavalent chromium is mobile, highly toxic and considered as a priority environmental
pollutant. Chromate reductases, found in chromium resistant bacteria are known to catalyse …

The rise of anthropogenic activities has resulted in the increasing release of various
contaminants into the environment, jeopardizing fragile ecosystems in the process. Heavy …

Abstract Hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] contamination is one of the main problems of
environmental protection because the Cr (VI) is a hazard to human health. The Cr (VI) form …

Bacteria are widespread in nature as they can adapt to any extreme environmental
conditions and perform various physiological activities. Marine environments are one of the …

Extensive use of chromium (Cr) and arsenic (As) based preservatives from the leather
tanning industry in Pakistan has had a deleterious effect on the soils surrounding production …

The threat of heavy metal pollution to environmental health is getting worldwide attention
due to their persistence and non-biodegradable nature. Ineffectiveness of various …

Contamination of the environment through toxic pollutants poses a key risk to the
environment due to irreversible environmental damage (s). Industrialization and …

An Gram negative strain of S. maltophilia, indigenous to environments contaminated by Cr
(VI) and identified by biochemical methods and 16S rRNA gene analysis, reduced chromate …

Sulfur is an essential element for microorganisms and it can be obtained from varied
compounds, sulfate being the preferred source. The first step for sulfate assimilation, sulfate …