Pollution due to heavy metals is a global issue in recent years. Initially, there were fewer
contaminants, which has increased exponentially owing to rapid industrialization and …

Water pollution and habitat degradation are the cause of increasing water scarcity and
decline in aquatic biodiversity. While the freshwater availability has been declining through …

Assessing heavy metal bioavailability and toxicity during bioprocess is critical for advancing
green biotechnology. The capability of whole-cell bioreporters to measure heavy metal …

Heavy metal in wastewater is a crucial concern due to its toxicological manifestations on
human health, particularly in developing countries. Compared to different conventional …

In this work, we report the design, fabrication, and preliminary assessment of analytical
performance of a smartphone-based bioluminescence (BL) whole-cell toxicity biosensor …

The bioavailability and ecotoxicity of pollutants are important for urban ecological systems
and human health, particularly at contaminated urban sites. Therefore, whole-cell …

In the present study, the biocidal activity of three different metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
based on Co (Co-SIM1), Zn (Zn-SIM1) and Ag (Ag-TAZ) has been evaluated towards one …

The water eutrophication, resulting from the discharge of industrial and agricultural
wastewater, leads to ecological degradation. However, to date, how to assess and manage …

Industrialization, modern agriculture activities, and an ever-increasing population and living
standards result in the generation of a huge amount of wastewater that needs to be either …

Background A bacterial biosensor refers to genetically engineered bacteria that produce an
assessable signal in the presence of a physical or chemical agent in the environment …