Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are present both outside of the cells and in the
interior of microbial aggregates, and account for a main component in microbial aggregates …

Metals as a resource are depleting, and on another side, it fetches serious environmental
pollution causing a threat to human health and ecosystem. The heavy metal accumulation …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in sludge samples played a major role in heavy
metals removal during wastewater treatment. In this study, the binding quality, adsorption …

This review examines the status of bioleaching technology in recovering valuable metals
from electronic waste (e-waste). Bioleaching of e-waste is reviewed with emphasis on the …

Due to industrialization, excessive use of pesticides and fertilizer and improper waste
management practices cause heavy metal accumulation in both soil and water. Due to the …

There is considerable evidence that metal adsorption onto microbial cell envelopes
represents the first step in bioavailability of the metal to the cell. Traditional biotic ligand …

Bacterial cell membranes display a strong affinity for a wide variety of aqueous metal cations
and have the potential to affect the mass transport of these cations through adsorption …

The quantification and effects of system pH value on the interactions between Pb (II) and the
biopolymer in activated sludge were investigated. The biopolymer had two protein-like …

Marine environments are one of the most diverse environments owing to their vast natural
resource of imperative functional molecules. Interestingly, marine bacteria offer a great …

A microstructural investigation by electron microscopy on a travertine specimen collected
from Munigou National Park, Sichuan Province, China revealed evidence of a non-classical …