Peat depositional environments, the sites where and conditions under which peat
accumulates, significantly influence a resultant coal's physical properties, chemical …

Coal deposits have attracted much attention in recent years as promising alternative raw
sources for rare earth elements and yttrium (REY), not only because the REY concentrations …

Fluoride contamination in the groundwater has got great attention in last few decades due to
their toxicity, persistent capacity and accumulation in human bodies. There are several …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria produce chemical compounds with different benefits
for the plant. Among them, HCN is recognized as a biocontrol agent, based on its ascribed …

Microorganisms are employed to mine economically important elements from rocks,
including the rare earth elements (REEs), used in electronic industries and alloy production …

Contaminated food through dietary intake has become the main potential risk impacts on
human health. This study investigated concentrations of rare earth elements (REEs) in soil …

Simple Summary Rare earth elements (REEs) have become important metals in modern-
day technology. The process of discarding obsolete equipment containing REEs, use of …

The rare earth elements (REEs) form a chemically uniform group and include yttrium (Y),
lanthanum (La) and the lanthanides cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd) …

Soil microbial activity drives the carbon and nitrogen cycles and is an important determinant
of atmospheric trace gas turnover, yet most soils are dominated by microorganisms with …

Many bacteria secrete metallophores, low-molecular-weight organic compounds that bind
ions with high selectivity and affinity, in order to access essential metals from the …