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ReviewToxics2023

Heavy Metal Contamination in the Aquatic Ecosystem: Toxicity and Its Remediation Using Eco-Friendly Approaches.

Veer Singh, Nidhi Singh, Sachchida Nand Rai, Ashish Kumar, Anurag Kumar Singh, Mohan P Singh, Ansuman Sahoo, Shashank Shekhar, Emanuel Vamanu, Vishal Mishra

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Review in Toxics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
21.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Veer SinghDepartment of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna 800007, India.
Nidhi SinghCentre of Bioinformatics, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India.
Sachchida Nand RaiCentre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8418-9549
Ashish KumarDepartment of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna 800007, India.
Anurag Kumar SinghCentre of Experimental Medicine & Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2125-810X
Mohan P SinghCentre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6236-856X
Ansuman SahooDepartment of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
Shashank ShekharUdai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi 221002, India.
Emanuel VamanuFaculty of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest 011464, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3376-2058
Vishal MishraSchool of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
University of Allahabad · INBanaras Hindu University · INRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · INUniversity of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urbanization and industrialization are responsible for environmental contamination in the air, water, and soil. These activities also generate large amounts of heavy metal ions in the environment, and these contaminants cause various types of health issues in humans and other animals. Hexavalent chromium, lead, and cadmium are toxic heavy metal ions that come into the environment through several industrial processes, such as tanning, electroplating, coal mining, agricultural activities, the steel industry, and chrome plating. Several physical and chemical methods are generally used for the heavy metal decontamination of wastewater. These methods have some disadvantages, including the generation of secondary toxic sludge and high operational costs. Hence, there is a need to develop a cost-effective and eco-friendly method for the removal of heavy metal ions from polluted areas. Biological methods are generally considered eco-friendly and cost-effective. This review focuses on heavy metal contamination, its toxicity, and eco-friendly approaches for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated sites.

Indexed as

eco-friendlyheavy metal removalheavy metalssource of heavy metal ionstoxicity

Identifiers

PMID36851022
PMCPMC9968000
OpenAlexW4319082528

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