Journal of Pollution

Department of Environmental Sciences, Centre for Biodiversity Studies, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Heavy metals uptake in lichens: a comprehensive review
  Author(s): Mamta Bhat*, Priya Darshni and Anamika Srivastava
  
  Heavy metals are regarded as one of the most significant environmental contaminants. They can easily get entered in food chain and eventually exert toxic effects through contaminated soils, crops and water, thereby becoming a serious global issue of concern today. There are numerous ways to remove them from the environment, but majority of which are expensive and difficult to employ, effectively. In order to eliminate inert metals and metal contaminants from contaminated air, soil and water, bioremediation is regarded as the most efficient and costeffective technical approach available. However, the potential of lichens for bioremediation of heavy metals has also been recognized lately as they can accumulate heavy metals by physico-chemical and biological mechanisms including extracellular binding. This is in consequence of a series of morphological and physiological properties exhibi.. Read More»
  

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