Rapid industrialization has led to the pollution of soil and water by various types of
contaminants. Heavy metals (HMs) are considered the most reactive toxic contaminants …

Persistent toxic substances including persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals have
been released in high quantities in surface waters by industrial activities. Their presence in …

The use of bacterial strains as agents in bioremediation processes could reduce the
harmfulness of potential toxic elements (PTEs) from water and soil with low or even no …

New investigations were carried out to demonstrate the ability of Trichoderma viride dead
biomass for the bioremoval of Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions. The gathered experimental …

Due to the adverse effects of hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) on human health and the quality
of the environment, the scientific community has invested a lot of effort to solve this pollution …

Environmental damage is caused by a large variety of pollutants: of these, heavy metals are
often a major problem. Metals exist in the environment naturally, but since anthropogenic …

Several chemicals, such as pesticides and heavy metals, are frequently encountered
together in environment matrices, becoming a priority concerning the prevention of their …

Heavy metal pollution is a serious concern of the modern era due to its widespread negative
effects on human health and to the environment. Conventional technologies applied for the …

Heavy metal pollution is a very serious threat to the natural environment and human health
due to the fact that it cannot be remediated through chemical or biological processes …

Mining and processing phosphate ore are among the essential branches of the economy in
some developing countries, including Algeria. Conventional ore beneficiation methods can …