Enzymes have played a crucial role in mankind's challenges to use different types of
biological systems for a diversity of applications. They are proteins that break down and …

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 …

Chromium (Cr) affects human health if it accumulates in organs to elevated concentrations.
The toxicity risk of Cr in the ecosphere depends upon the dominant Cr species and their …

Hexavalent chromium reduction by microbes can mitigate the chromium toxicity to the
environment. In the present study Cr [VI] tolerant fungal isolate (CR500) was isolated from …

Abstract Penicillium simplicissimum (isolate 10), a metal tolerant fungus, tolerated 1000
mg/L Cu and 500 mg/L Zn, but were inhibited by Cd (100 mg/L), evident by the Tolerance …

Discharging volumes of leather tanneries' wastewater into the environment without proper
treatment is causing severe environmental and public health problems. Therefore, this …

In the present study we are investigating the Cr (VI) reduction potential of a multi-metal
tolerant fungus (isolate CR700); isolated from electroplating wastewater. Based on the ITS …

The current study emphasizes fungi as an important tool against heavy metals and how
isolated fungal species can be used to create a successful strategy for the bioremediation of …

The fungal pathogen, Alternaria alternata is responsible for causing leaf spot disease in
many plants, including chili pepper. Zinc (Zn) an essential micronutrient for plant growth …

The study represents in vitro chemometric approach for assessing the heavy metal pollution
in Indian Sundarbans. Physio-chemical and elemental characterisation of the sediment …