Phyto-treatment of tannery industry effluents under combined application of citric acid and chromium-reducing bacterial strain through Lemna minor L.: A lab scale study.

ABSTRACT: Contamination of agricultural soils with heavy metals (HMs) poses a significant environmental threat, especially because industrial discharges often irrigate agricultural lands. A prominent source of HM(s) pollution occurs from tannery effluents containing high concentrations of chromium (Cr) in both Cr³⁺ and Cr⁶⁺ forms along with other toxic materials. Cr is known for its carcinogenic and mutagenic properties in biological systems. Microbe-assisted phytoremediation has emerged as a promising and environmentally friendly approach for detoxifying Cr-contaminated environments. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of citric acid (CA) and a Cr-reducing bacterial strain (Staphylococcus aureus) on the phytoextraction potential of Lemna minor within a C

SUBMITTER: Arshad R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11382062 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature