Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal
contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …

Metals are essential components of the ecosystem, whose biologically available
concentrations depend mainly on geological and biological processes [1]. There are several …

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 …

The use of microbes to change the concentration of heavy metals in soil and improve the
ability of plants to deal with elevated metals concentrations has significant economic and …

Global modernization is responsible for industrialization, urbanization and several other
anthropogenic activities, which involves the huge application of heavy metals. Heavy metals …

The vegetation and soil biota affect soil development by weathering and controlling organic
matter accumulation and mineralization. Microorganisms dissolve and alter minerals derived …

Metal accumulation by solid substances can counteract metal mobilization in the
environment if the solid substance is immobile. Microorganisms have a high surface area-to …

This review summarizes the recent papers published about the microbial communities under
the conditions of persistent heavy metals around the world. Many microbial communities' …

Heavy metals are important environmental pollutants which belong to the group of non-
biodegradable and persistent compounds deposited in plant tissue (eg vegetables) which …

Soils polluted with heavy metals have become common across the globe due to increase in
geologic and anthropogenic activities. Plants growing on these soils show a reduction in …