Advances in biological methods for the sequestration of heavy metals from water bodies: A review |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, HP 173 229, India;2. Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176206, India;3. Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;1. Cytology and Histology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;2. Textile Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, King Salman International University, Ras Sudr, South Sinai, Egypt;4. Biochemistry and Chemistry of Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;5. Packaging and packing materials Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;1. Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Natural Resources and the Environment, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran;2. Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), and CIBEROBN Fisiopatología de la Obesidad la Nutrición, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;3. Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;1. Department of Agriculture, Biodiversity and Forest, Postgraduate Program in Conventional and Integrative Veterinary Medicine, Curitibanos, SC 89520-000, Brazil;2. Postgraduate Program in Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil;3. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil;4. VERTÁ, Laboratory of Veterinary Diagnostic, Institute of Veterinary Research and Diagnostic, Curitibanos, SC 89520-000, Brazil;1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Martinique. University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France 97261, France;2. Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, CHU Martinique, University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France 97261, France;3. Cardiovascular Research Team EA7525, Université des Antilles University of the French West Indies, Fort de France 97200, France;4. Department of Toxicology and Critical Care Medicine, CHU Martinique, University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France 97261, France;5. Department of Cardiology, CHU Martinique, University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France 97261, France;1. University “Aldent”, Department of Nurse and Physiotherapy, Tirana, Albania;2. University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Tirana, Albania;3. Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Studies IDAEA-CSIC, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain;4. University of Messina, Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Messina, Italy |
| |
| Abstract: | Pollution is a major concern of the modern era as it affects all the principal aspects of the environment, especially the hydrosphere. Pollution with heavy metals has unequivocally threatened aquatic bodies and organisms as these metals are persistent, non-biodegradable, and toxic. Heavy metals tend to accumulate in the environment and eventually in humans, which makes their efficient removal a topic of paramount importance. Treatment of metal-contaminated water can be done both via chemical and biological methods. Where remediation through conventional methods is expensive and generates a large amount of sludge, biological methods are favoured over older and prevalent chemical purification processes because they are cheaper and environment friendly. The present review attempts to summarise effective methods for the remediation of water contaminated with heavy metals. We concluded that in biological techniques, bio-sorption is among the most employed and successful mechanisms because of its high efficacy and eco-friendly nature. |
| |
| Keywords: | Biological methods Bio-sorption Heavy metals Remediation Toxicity |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
