Plastic has rapidly transformed our world, with many aspects of human life now relying on a
variety of plastic materials. Biological plastic degradation, which employs microorganisms …

Heavy metals contamination in soil and water resources is a great threat to developing
countries because of the lack of waste treatment facilities. A majority of wastewater treatment …

Degradation of land implies either a provisional or permanent deterioration in its productive
potential, which has an adverse impact on agriculture, biodiversity, and the environment …

Bioremediation means using biological agents to clean environment. Heavy metal pollution
being the core all over the word needs immediate attention so that our degrading …

This chapter reviews our understanding about bacterial biofilms, the science and technology
involved in their formation, and the roles biofilm-associated microbial communities play in …

The rhizosphere of a plant is an important interface for the plant-microbe interaction that
plays a significant role in the uptake and removal of heavy metal from contaminated sites …

The capacity of Lemna minor to remediate toxic heavy metals from wastewater is reasonably
well documented. In view of the pivotal role of this species in the environmental clean-up …

The present study was conducted with the aim of isolation and identification of the biofilm-
forming denitrifying Pseudomonas bacterial strains from eutrophic waters of Dal lake, India …

Increasing attention has been received by almost all the toxic heavy metals worldwide as
they have caused massive environmental pollution. If living organisms remain exposed to …

Heavy metal contamination due to natural and anthropogenic source is a major
environmental problem. Release of metal from use of agrochemicals, industrial effluents and …