Industrial effluents containing heavy metals may consider a major source of contamination
causes serious environmental problems. Decontamination of heavy metals from wastewater …

In this study, the biosorption of Pb (II) ions onto peanut shells from an aqueous solution was
studied in a batch system as a function of temperature, pH of the solution, contact time, initial …

Organic compounds such as heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum
hydrocarbons, pesticides and phenolic derivatives have become major environmental …

Mankind has been using plants and natural products since time immemorial for fighting the
menace of heavy metal toxicity both in humans as well as in environment surrounding them …

Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today.
Biological methods such as biosorption or bioaccumulation strategies for the removal of …

The present study refers to application of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for bioremoval of very
low amounts of heavy metals from aqueous media. The impact of process variables on …

Uranium adsorption mechanisms of live and heat-killed Saccharomyces cerevisiae in
different pH values and biomass concentrations were studied under environmentally …

Biosorption of heavy metal elements including radionuclides by microorganisms is a
promising and effective method for the remediation of the contaminated places. The …

The potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for bioremoval of low concentrations of Hg 2+
ions at ppb level in aqueous solutions was investigated. The effects of biomass, initial pH …

Abstract Setting up of new industries or expansion of existing industrial establishments
resulted in the disposal of industrial effluents, which discharge untreated effluents causing …