The heavy metal mercury is a non-essential hazardous element which concentrates up the
food chain. It is necessary to assess the ecological risk of mercury to establish proper …

Mine wastes pollute the environment with metals and metalloids in toxic concentrations,
causing problems for humans and wildlife. Microorganisms colonize and inhabit mine …

Although microalgal–bacterial co-cultures have been largely investigated for nutrient
removal, their application in treating real wastewaters is still debatable because effluent …

Microalgae and bacteria offer a huge potential in delving interest to study and explore
various mechanisms under extreme environments. Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one such …

Mercury is a type of hazardous and toxic pollutant that can result in detrimental effects on the
environment and human health. This review is aimed at discussing the state-of-the-art …

Hg contaminated soils are of concern due to the toxic effects on soil microbes. Currently, the
adaptation of bacterial community to long-term Hg contamination remains largely unknown …

Despite the mercury (Hg) control measures adopted by the international community, Hg still
poses a significant risk to ecosystem and human health. This is primarily due to the ability of …

Mercury (Hg) pollution is a well-recognized global environmental and health issue and
exhibits distinctive persistence, neurotoxicity, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification effects …

Contamination of land and water caused by heavy metal mercury (Hg) poses a serious
threat to biota worldwide. The seriousness of toxicity of this neurotoxin is characterized by its …

In the ecotoxicological assessment of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, microbial
community profile is important aspect due to their involvement in soil functions. However …