Fungi mediated detoxification of heavy metals: Insights on mechanisms, influencing factors and recent developments

SK Dwivedi - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater originating from various industries is a major global environmental issue. The
conventional methods utilized for the removal of HM are observed as inappropriate when …

Fungal-mediated bioremediation of heavy metal–polluted environment

J Goutam, J Sharma, R Singh, D Sharma - Microbial Rejuvenation of …, 2021 - Springer
The inexorable flow of heavy metals such as (Pb), mercury (Hg), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn),
uranium (Ur), selenium (Se), silver (Ag), gold (Au), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), and arsenic …

Fungus-an alternative for bioremediation of heavy metal containing wastewater: a review

NR Bishnoi - 2005 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
The common filamentous fungi can sorb heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb, Fe, Ni, Ag, Th, Ra & U)
from aqueous solutions to varying extents. Fungal biosorption largely depends on …

Roles of saprotrophic fungi in biodegradation or transformation of organic and inorganic pollutants in co-contaminated sites

A Ceci, F Pinzari, F Russo, AM Persiani… - Applied microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
For decades, human activities, industrialization, and agriculture have contaminated soils
and water with several compounds, including potentially toxic metals and organic persistent …

Fungi: A promising tool for bioremediation of toxic heavy metals

S Singh, P Jha, R Jobby - Bioremediation for Environmental Sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of global pollutants like heavy metals are major contributors to the damage
caused to the health of all the organisms living in the four spheres, directly or indirectly …

Fungi in remediation of hazardous wastes: current status and future outlook

M Singh, D Singh, PK Rai, DC Suyal, S Saurabh… - Recent Trends in …, 2021 - Springer
In the present changing scenario of climate change, the study of microbial communities
along with plant–metal interaction is essentially useful to understand the survival of …

Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals

H Harms, D Schlosser, LY Wick - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
Fungi possess the biochemical and ecological capacity to degrade environmental organic
chemicals and to decrease the risk associated with metals, metalloids and radionuclides …

Fungal secondary metabolites for bioremediation of hazardous heavy metals

A Singh, R Kumari, AN Yadav - … trends in mycological research: Volume 2 …, 2021 - Springer
Bioremediation is a biological method for the conversion of the toxic, recalcitrant pollutants
into their nontoxic or environmentally benign products. This is a cost-effective and …

Microbial-based heavy metal bioremediation: Toxicity and eco-friendly approaches to heavy metal decontamination

B Zhou, T Zhang, F Wang - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Fungal assisted bio‐treatment of environmental pollutants with comprehensive emphasis on noxious heavy metals: Recent updates

PK Chaurasia, Nagraj, N Sharma… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the present time of speedy developments and industrialization, heavy metals are being
uncovered in aquatic environment and soil via refining, electroplating, processing, mining …