It has been well known for many years that some micro-organisms can take up large
amounts of heavy metals such as copper, cadmium, lead and uranium, and this was …

This book serves as a knowledge bank for researchers and graduate students in
microbiology, chemistry, and environmental sciences, among others. It focuses on heavy …

Heavy metal pollution is a very serious threat to the natural environment and human health
due to the fact that it cannot be remediated through chemical or biological processes …

Microbial biotechnology is reviewed as a feasible alternative to existing treatment methods
for the removal or recovery of heavy metals and radionuclides from liquid waste. The main …

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Due to natural sources or human activities, heavy metal ions are found in surface water,
wastewater, waste and soils. Attention is being given to the potential health hazard …

Microorganisms, including algae, bacteria and fungi, accumulate metals by adsorption or
absorption. Adsorption occurs when positively charged inorganic ions are attracted to …

The widespread contamination of heavy metals in the ecosystem has emerged as a global
threat to the environment as well as human well-being because of their bioaccumulation and …

The potential for increased use of microbial processes to extract metals from ores and from
industrial wastewaters is discussed, with particular reference to Indian metal-and ore …

Microorganisms play important roles in the environmental fate of toxic metals, metalloids,
and radionuclides with physicochemical and biological mechanisms mediating …