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ReviewArchives of microbiology2022

Novel strategies and advancement in reducing heavy metals from the contaminated environment.

Quratulain Maqsood, Nazim Hussain, Mehvish Mumtaz, Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M N Iqbal

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Review in Archives of microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Cleaner horizons: Exploring advanced technologies for pollution remediation.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025
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  4. Physiological Adaptations ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Quratulain MaqsoodCentre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nazim HussainCentre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mehvish MumtazCentre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad BilalSchool of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an, 223003, China. bilaluaf@hyit.edu.cn.
Hafiz M N IqbalTecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, 64849, Monterrey, Mexico. hafiz.iqbal@tec.mx.
University of the Punjab · PKHuaiyin Institute of Technology · CNTecnológico de Monterrey · MX

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CVU: 735340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most contemporary ecological issues are the dumping of unprocessed factories' effluent. As a result, there is an increasing demand for creative, practical, environmentally acceptable, and inexpensive methodologies to remediate inorganic metals (Hg, Cr, Pb, and Cd) liquidated into the atmosphere, protecting ecosystems. Latest innovations in biological metals have driven natural treatment as a viable substitute for traditional approaches in this area. To eliminate pesticide remains from soil/water sites, technologies such as oxidation, burning, adsorption, and microbial degradation have been established. Bioremediation is a more cost-effective and ecologically responsible means of removing heavy metals than conventional alternatives. As a result, microorganisms have emerged as a necessary component of methyl breakdown and detoxification via metabolic reactions and hereditary characteristics. The utmost operative variant for confiscating substantial metals commencing contaminated soil was A. niger, which had a maximum bioaccumulation efficiency of 98% (Cd) and 43% (Cr). Biosensor bacteria are both environmentally sustainable and cost-effective. As a result, microbes have a range of metal absorption processes that allow them to have higher metal biosorption capabilities. Additionally, the biosorption potential of bacterium, fungus, biofilm, and algae, inherently handled microorganisms that immobilized microbial cells for the elimination of heavy metals, was reviewed in this study. Furthermore, we discuss some of the challenges and opportunities associated with producing effective heavy metal removal techniques, such as those that employ different types of nanoparticles.

Indexed as

Metals, HeavySoil PollutantsBacteriaBiodegradation, EnvironmentalCadmiumEcosystemSoilCadmiumMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsBioremediationBiosorbentsEnvironmental pollutantsHeavy metalsToxic chemicals

Identifiers

PMID35831495
OpenAlexW4285084111

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