Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 24, 2025
Abstract
In
the
era
of
industrialization,
chromium
(Cr)
as
a
metal
poses
substantial
threat
to
ecosystem.
Selenium
(Se)
is
essential
for
minimizing
heavy
stress
in
crops
and
effectively
reducing
their
accumulation
edible
plant
parts.
This
research
work
aimed
evaluate
synergistic
effect
compost
Se
alleviation
Cr
chili
plants.
A
greenhouse
trail
was
conducted
investigate
individual
combined
effects
foliage
applied
selenium
(Na
2
SeO
4
=
3
µM)
soil
(250
mg
kg
−1
,
w/w)
on
growth,
physio-biochemical,
antioxidant
grown
under
varying
levels
induced
(0,
100,
200
using
K
O
7
).
Findings
revelaed
that
significant
linear
reduction
observed
biomass,
physiological
parameters
with
an
increasing
level
concentrations.
Maximum
decrease
relative
water
content
(20.04
27.21%)
total
chlorophyll
concentrations
(11.73
20.57%)
increased
electrolyte
leakage
(59.14
130.52%)
at
100
comparison
control,
respectively.
Combined
application
showed
increase
regardless
soil.
Synergistic
approach
improved
growth
sole
limiting
movement
uptake
roots
fruits
Moreover,
potential
plants
helped
cope
higher
by
lipid
peroxidation
membrane
damange.
The
use
induces
physio-biochemical
defense
responses
against
promising
highlights
growing
crop
Cr-contaminated
soils
achieve
better
quality
yields.
Geomicrobiology Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
41(4), P. 335 - 344
Published: July 19, 2023
The
potential
to
subsidize
the
development
of
areas
furnished
with
ores
is
essential
for
producing
supplies,
services,
and
infrastructure
that
get
a
better
social
life
quality.
Bauxite
mining
foremost
open-cast
bauxite
only
material
manufacturing
aluminum
metals
used
as
prominent
industrial
raw
material.
Demand
has
grown
enormously
because
increased
population
economic
growth
it
required
production
many
other
metals.
A
huge
amount
residues
are
produced
during
from
ore
which
tremendously
influences
environment
public
health.
Production
waste
leads
diminishing
soil
productivity
farming
food
yields.
Soil
water
also
contaminated
by
addition
heavy
metals,
iron
oxide,
hydroxide,
can
prejudice
Microorganisms
degrade
detoxify
pollutants
into
nontoxic
organic
form
helpful
environment.
Bioremediation
been
promising
method
remove
contaminants
using
microorganisms.
This
enables
adsorption,
accumulation,
degradation,
utilization
emerging
nutrient
resources
microbial
communities
their
sustenance.
Sustainable
management
recovery
wastes
mainly
indispensable
in
this
high
time.
review
article
evaluates
effect
on
its
consequences
human
health;
emphasizes
biological
remediation
strategy
focuses
sustainable
residues.
Results in Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22, P. 102274 - 102274
Published: May 15, 2024
The
indiscriminate
release
of
chromium-saturated
effluent
into
water
bodies
has
raised
concerns
regarding
its
effect
on
human
health
and
environmental
ecology.
Therefore,
this
research
aimed
to
remove
hexavalent
chromium
from
an
aqueous
solution
utilizing
activated
carbon
developed
Rumex
abyssinicus.
adsorbent
was
prepared
through
chemical
impregnation
with
H3PO4
then
thermally
at
500
for
2
h.
optimization
the
adsorption
experiments
performed
using
Box‒Behnken
approach
response
surface
methodology.
characterization
revealed
good
quality
in
terms
amorphous
structure,
maximum
specific
area
1722.9
m2/g
porous
surface.
Furthermore,
results
showed
that
a
removal
efficiency
95.97%
attained
optimum
working
pH
3,
contact
time
60
min,
initial
concentration
70
mg/L
dosage
0.6
mg/100
mL.
Langmuir
isotherm
model
found
have
best
fit
experimental
data.
Moreover,
kinetics
study
pseudo-second-order
data
best,
indicating
occurrence
chemisorption.
Overall,
suggested
abyssinicus
could
be
effective
removing
solutions.
Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 236 - 247
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Discarded
marine
plastics
(DMPs)
are
emerging
pollutants
currently
attracting
significant
attention.
This
present
investigation
focuses
on
the
collection,
characterization,
and
distribution
analysis
of
DMPs
collected
from
sediments
followed
by
isolation
molecular
characterization
microplastic-degrading
native
bacteria
sequestered
Chandipur
coast
sediments,
Bay
Bengal
India.
The
study
identified
two
potential
strains,
Exiguobacterium
sp.
(ON627837)
Bacillus
amyloliquefacin
(ON653029).
biodegradation
0.5
g
microplastic
incubated
under
optimized
conditions
resulted
in
4%
weight
loss
after
30
days
subject
to
200
rpm
constant
shaking.
SEM
FT-IR
spectroscopy
microbial-degraded
plastics'
surface
morphology
composition
revealed
uneven
surfaces
with
residues
compared
control
samples
suggested
an
abundance
PET
(37%)
which
was
further
used
for
bioremediation
analysis.
emphasizes
significance
properties
bacterial
isolates
assessing
degradability
microorganisms.
Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 144 - 152
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Environmental
Pollution
due
to
the
unprecedented
inundation
of
microplastics
(MPs)
released
from
various
sources
is
a
major
concern
for
most
environmental
&
material
scientists
in
today's
world.
Millions
tons
are
produced
each
year
and
alarmingly
enter
environment
up
14
million
plastic
waste
thought
into
ocean
annually.
The
precarious
results
it
show
paramount
imbalance
natural
ecosystem
many
living
beings.
Such
devastating
toxic
effect
on
our
surroundings
requires
long-lasting
solution
safeguard
its
inhabitants.
Additionally,
studies
have
shown
that
MPs
consumed
by
variety
organisms.
It
precisely
combination
ingestion
chemical
interaction
lends
support
idea
could
potentially
influence
availability
harmfulness
both
naturally
occurring
externally
introduced
co-contaminants.
Microbial
remediation
principally
bacterial
fungal
populations
has
been
an
emerging
trend
improving
microplastic
pollution
environment.
This
review
paper
delves
ecotoxicological
effects
pollutants
microbial
technologies
used
microorganisms
degradation.
proven
be
key
advancement
as
environmentally
friendly
way
decomposing
than
traditional
one.
Plastic
degradation
bioremediation
potential
these
aroused
interest
many,
eliminating
non-biodegradable
plastics
surroundings.
