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ArticleCurrent research in microbial sciences2022

Perspective on the heavy metal pollution and recent remediation strategies.

Kushneet Kaur Sodhi, Lokesh Chandra Mishra, Chandra Kant Singh, Mohit Kumar

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Article in Current research in microbial sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Genomic insights into the adaptation of Acinetobacter johnsonii RB2-047 to the heavy metal-contaminated subsurface mine environment.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2024
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  18. Progress of Ecological Restoration Research Based on Bibliometric Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kushneet Kaur SodhiHansraj College, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Lokesh Chandra MishraHansraj College, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Chandra Kant SinghDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Mohit KumarDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heavy metal (HM) pollution is extremely deleterious because of the toxicity they exert on human beings, animals, and plants. HMs are recalcitrant to degradation, and hence persistent in the environment for a longer duration adding to the concern. HMs at high concentrations have adverse effects on the production of food as they affect the metabolic activity of plants. HMs have serious implications for human health, reaching the tissue via direct ingestion, dermal contact, inhalation, and adsorption. Several methods have been explored for the eradication of HMs from the environment. Conventional methods of metal removal are constrained by the processing problems, expenses, and the generation of toxic sludge, therefore more research is now focused on the use of bacteria, fungi, plants, and diatoms for the removal of metal ions from the environment. In this context, this review article sheds light on the distribution of HMs in the environment, their sources, and the ecotoxicity they exert on the environment and living beings. The sustainable remedies to decontaminate the environment and the current knowledge and strategies to minimize HM toxicity are also discussed along with the recent developments in the use of nanoparticles and diatoms for HM removal.

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EcotoxicityHeavy metalsPollutionRemediationSustainable

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PMID36518170
PMCPMC9742998

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