Protecting the environment from harmful pollutants has become increasingly difficult in
recent decades. The presence of heavy metal (HM) pollution poses a serious environmental …

Industrial biomining processes to extract copper, gold and other metals involve the use of
extremophiles such as the acidophilic Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Bacteria), and the …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most hazardous byproducts of some types of mining.
However, research on how AMD affects the bacterial community structure of downstream …

Microbial solubilizing of metals in acid environments is successfully used in industrial
bioleaching of ores or biomining to extract metals such as copper, gold, uranium and others …

Groundwater radon contamination is a serious global concern for its eco-toxicological
effects. The major health hazard occurs due to toxic indoor air inhalation and consumption of …

Extremely acidophilic microorganisms have an optimal pH of< 3 and are found in all three
domains of life. As metals are more soluble at acid pH, acidophiles are often challenged by …

Heavy metal pollution is one of the most widespread and complex environmental issues
globally, posing a great threat to the ecosystem as well as human health. Bioremediation …

Extreme thermoacidophiles (T opt> 65° C, pHopt< 3.5) inhabit unique environments fraught
with challenges, including extremely high temperatures, low pH, as well as high levels of …

Industrial biomining has been extensively used for many years to recover valuable metals
such as copper, gold, uranium and others. Furthermore, microorganisms involved in these …

Acidophiles are a group of microorganisms that thrive in acidic environments where pH level
is far below the neutral value 7.0. They belong to a larger family called extremophiles, which …