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A New Strategy for Heavy Metal Polluted Environments: A Review of Microbial Biosorbents

International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017-01, Vol.14 (1), p.94 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. 2017 ;ISSN: 1660-4601 ;ISSN: 1661-7827 ;EISSN: 1660-4601 ;DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14010094 ;PMID: 28106848

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  • Title:
    A New Strategy for Heavy Metal Polluted Environments: A Review of Microbial Biosorbents
  • Author: Ayangbenro, Ayansina Segun ; Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti
  • Subjects: Adsorption ; Biodegradation, Environmental ; Environmental Pollutants ; Metals, Heavy ; Review
  • Is Part Of: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017-01, Vol.14 (1), p.94
  • Description: Persistent heavy metal pollution poses a major threat to all life forms in the environment due to its toxic effects. These metals are very reactive at low concentrations and can accumulate in the food web, causing severe public health concerns. Remediation using conventional physical and chemical methods is uneconomical and generates large volumes of chemical waste. Bioremediation of hazardous metals has received considerable and growing interest over the years. The use of microbial biosorbents is eco-friendly and cost effective; hence, it is an efficient alternative for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated environments. Microbes have various mechanisms of metal sequestration that hold greater metal biosorption capacities. The goal of microbial biosorption is to remove and/or recover metals and metalloids from solutions, using living or dead biomass and their components. This review discusses the sources of toxic heavy metals and describes the groups of microorganisms with biosorbent potential for heavy metal removal.
  • Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1660-4601
    ISSN: 1661-7827
    EISSN: 1660-4601
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14010094
    PMID: 28106848
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
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