Heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants are causing detrimental effects on the
environment. The seepage of heavy metals through untreated industrial waste destroys the …

Lead (Pb) is the second most toxic heavy metal after arsenic (As), which has no role in
biological systems. Pb toxicity causes a range of damages to plants from germination to …

Pollution by heavy metals has been identified as a global threat since the inception of
industrial revolution. Heavy metal contamination induces serious health and environmental …

Cadmium (Cd) is a harmful heavy metal that can cause potent environmental and health
hazards at different trophic levels through food chain. Cd is relatively non-biodegradable …

Currently, heavy metal pollution becomes a severe problem whole over the world, and these
toxic metals enter into the environment either by natural phenomena or due to extensive …

Industrialization and modernization of agricultural systems contaminated lithosphere,
hydrosphere, and biosphere of the Earth. Sustainable remediation of contamination is …

Industrial processes and mining of coal and metal ores are generating a number of threats
by polluting natural water bodies. Contamination of heavy metals (HMs) in water and soil is …

Bioremediation of mining soils using metal tolerant fungi is widely considered as a
promising cost-effective and ecofriendly approach. This study assessed the copper removal …

Soil contamination with heavy metals is a global problem, and these metals can reach the
food chain through uptake by plants, endangering human health. Among the metal …

The present study proposes the use of endophytic fungi for mercury bioremediation in in
vitro and host-associated systems. We examined mercury resistance in 32 strains of …