Lead toxicity: health hazards, influence on food chain, and sustainable remediation approaches

A Kumar, A Kumar, CP MMS, AK Chaturvedi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb) toxicity has been a subject of interest for environmental scientists due to its toxic
effect on plants, animals, and humans. An increase in several Pb related industrial activities …

Biosorption and removal of toxic heavy metals by metal tolerating bacteria for bioremediation of metal contamination: A comprehensive review

M Priyadarshanee, S Das - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution caused due to the industrialization has been considered as a
significant public health hazard, and these heavy metals exhibit various types of …

Microbial and plant-assisted bioremediation of heavy metal polluted environments: a review

OB Ojuederie, OO Babalola - … of environmental research and public health, 2017 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution from hazardous waste materials, organic pollutants and heavy
metals, has adversely affected the natural ecosystem to the detriment of man. These …

Recent advances in microbial-assisted remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

U Zulfiqar, FU Haider, MF Maqsood, W Mohy-Ud-Din… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil contamination with cadmium (Cd) is a severe concern for the developing world due to
its non-biodegradability and significant potential to damage the ecosystem and associated …

Bioremediation of environmental wastes: the role of microorganisms

MS Ayilara, OO Babalola - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The growing rate of urbanization and industrialization has led to an increase in several types
of pollution caused by the release of toxic chemicals to the environment. This is usually …

A new strategy for heavy metal polluted environments: a review of microbial biosorbents

AS Ayangbenro, OO Babalola - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Persistent heavy metal pollution poses a major threat to all life forms in the environment due
to its toxic effects. These metals are very reactive at low concentrations and can accumulate …

An overview of field-scale studies on remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and metalloids: Technical progress over the last decade

Y Gong, D Zhao, Q Wang - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids has been a major concern to human
health and environmental quality. While many remediation technologies have been tested at …

Effects of bacterial inoculation and calcium source on microbial-induced carbonate precipitation for lead remediation

ZF Xue, WC Cheng, L Wang, W Hu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has caused serious threats to surrounding fragile environments
and human health. While the novel microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria as a green alternative for sustainable agriculture

H Chandran, M Meena, P Swapnil - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental stress is a major challenge for sustainable food production as it reduces yield
by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) which pose a threat to cell organelles and …

The influence of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in plant tolerance to abiotic stress: a survival strategy

MC Enebe, OO Babalola - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Action is needed to face the global threat arising from inconsistent rainfall, rise in
temperature, and salinization of farm lands which may be the product of climate change. As …