Bioremediation is an innovative and appealing alternative to physical and chemical methods
for removal and recovery of heavy metals and toxic substances from polluted areas. This …

Ever increasing human activities including agricultural, urban, or industrial are a major
source of environmental pollution. Toxic metal pollution of waters, air, and soils is one of the …

Pollution of soils and sediments by metals and metalloids is a serious environmental
problem and threat to the ecological health and environmental quality. Microorganisms are …

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 …

Bioremediation technology is an effective and eco-friendly technology for removing toxic
pollutants from the soil and aquatic environment. The lesser quantities of some heavy metals …

The utilization of organisms, primarily microbes, to clean up contaminated soils, aquifers,
sludges, residues, and air, known as “bioremediation”, is a rapidly changing and expanding …

Background: The indiscriminate use of heavy metals for anthropogenic purposes such as in
color pigments, batteries, fertilizers, or other industrial products has brought a significant …

Heavy metals are natural constituents of the earth's crust. There is a significant alteration in
the geochemical cycles and biological balance of these heavy metals due to various …

There are several industrial processes in which heavy metals are used, including but not
limited to chrome plating and tanning. Amongst the most toxic heavy metals to human health …

Rapid industrialization has been adversely affecting the environment. Industrial effluents
containing toxic and heavy metals are the main source of water contamination. Heavy metal …