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ReviewBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2023

A review of the treatment technologies for hexavalent chromium contaminated water.

Nur Nadhirah Ramli, Setyo Budi Kurniawan, Joshua O Ighalo, Nor Sakinah Mohd Said, Nuratiqah Marsidi, Junaidah Buhari, Radhiatul Atiqah Ramli Shah, Maryam Zulkifli, Jahira Alias, Nurull Muna Daud and 4 more

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Review in Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Comparative toxicity of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) to freshwater and marine algae (Chlorella vulgaris, Dunaliella tertiolecta) under varying sulfate concentrations.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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  4. Rational design of a cascade CdS/CScientific reports · 2026
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  5. Magnetic FeRSC advances · 2025
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  10. Effects of magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) on membrane fouling control in an ultrafiltration treatment of chromium-containing surface water.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2025
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  11. Ag-Incorporated Cr-Doped BaTiONanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Nur Nadhirah RamliDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. nurnadhirahramli95@gmail.com.
Setyo Budi KurniawanLaboratory of Algal Biotechnology, Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Opatovický Mlýn, 379 81, Třeboň, Czech Republic.
Joshua O IghaloDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, P. M. B., 5025, Nigeria.
Nor Sakinah Mohd SaidDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nuratiqah MarsidiDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Junaidah BuhariDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Radhiatul Atiqah Ramli ShahDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Maryam ZulkifliDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jahira AliasDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nurull Muna DaudDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jamilah AhmadDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ahmad Razi OthmanDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. ahmadrazi@ukm.edu.my.
Siti Rozaimah Sheikh AbdullahDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Hassimi Abu HasanDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

Funding

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia GUP-2019-026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The toxicity of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) present in the environment has exceeded the current limits or standards and thus may lead to biotic and abiotic catastrophes. Accordingly, several treatments, including chemical, biological, and physical approaches, are being used to reduce Cr(VI) waste in the surrounding environment. This study compares the Cr(VI) treatment approaches from several areas of science and their competence in Cr(VI) removal. As an effective combination of physical and chemical approaches, the coagulation-flocculation technique removes more than 98% of Cr(VI) in less than 30 min. Most membrane filtering approaches can remove up to 90% of Cr(VI). Biological approaches that involve the use of plants, fungi, and bacteria also successfully eliminate Cr(VI) but are difficult to scale up. Each of these approaches has its benefits and drawbacks, and their applicability is determined by the research aims. These approaches are also sustainable and environmentally benign, thus limiting their effects on the ecosystem.

Indexed as

WaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalChromiumEcosystemChromiumchromium hexavalent ionWaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalCr(VI) removalCr(VI) treatmentEnvironmentHeavy metalHexavalent chromiumWater pollution

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