The improved methods of heavy metals removal by biosorbents: A review

H Qin, T Hu, Y Zhai, N Lu, J Aliyeva - Environmental pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
For decades, a vast array of innovative biosorbents have been found out and used in the
removal of heavy metals, including bacteria, algae and fungi, etc. Although extensive …

Fungal decolouration and degradation of azo dyes: a review

SK Sen, S Raut, P Bandyopadhyay, S Raut - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The textile industry is a substantial consumer of water and produces enormous volumes of
contaminated water; the most important contaminants are azo dyes. Fungal processes for …

Biosorption optimization, characterization, immobilization and application of Gelidium amansii biomass for complete Pb2+ removal from aqueous solutions

NEA El-Naggar, RA Hamouda, IE Mousa… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Lead (Pb2+) is among the most toxic heavy metals even in low concentration and
cause toxicity to human's health and other forms of life. It is released into the environment …

The biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solution by Spirogyra and Cladophora filamentous macroalgae

YC Lee, SP Chang - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this research was to develop a low cost adsorbent for wastewater treatment. The
prime objective of this study was to search for suitable freshwater filamentous algae that …

Multiple heavy metal removal using an entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana

D Gola, P Dey, A Bhattacharya, A Mishra, A Malik… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Towards the development of a potential remediation technology for multiple heavy metals
[Zn (II), Cu (II), Cd (II), Cr (VI) and Ni (II)] from contaminated water, present study examined …

Myco-phytoremediation of arsenic-and lead-contaminated soils by Helianthus annuus and wood rot fungi, Trichoderma sp. isolated from decayed wood

M Govarthanan, R Mythili, T Selvankumar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, Helianthus annuus grown in arsenic-(As) and lead-(Pb) contaminated
soil were treated with plant-growth promoting fungi Trichoderma sp. MG isolated from …

Highly cadmium tolerant fungi: their tolerance and removal potential

M Mohammadian Fazli, N Soleimani… - … of Environmental Health …, 2015 - Springer
Background Soil and effluent of lead and zinc industries contain high concentration of
cadmium. The present study was conducted to isolate tolerant fungal strains from cadmium …

Evaluation of novel indigenous fungal consortium for enhanced bioremediation of heavy metals from contaminated sites

D Talukdar, T Jasrotia, R Sharma, S Jaglan… - … Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metals like chromium (Cr (VI)) and cadmium (Cd (II)) which are supposed to be
indigenous components of rocks, are no longer bound to their place of origin thus …

Endophytic Penicillium funiculosum LHL06 secretes gibberellin that reprograms Glycine max L. growth during copper stress

AL Khan, IJ Lee - BMC plant biology, 2013 - Springer
Background Heavy metal pollution in crop fields is one of the major issues in sustainable
agriculture production. To improve crop growth and reduce the toxic effects of metals is an …

Recent advances in microbial metal bioaccumulation

A Mishra, A Malik - Critical reviews in environmental science and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Removal of hazardous metals through biological means has received considerable attention
in the last few decades. Nevertheless, only a fraction of these studies employed growing …