Co-Precipitation of Cd, Cr, Pb, Zn, and Carbonates Using Vibrio harveyi Strain Isolated from Mediterranean Sea Sediment

Heavy metal contamination is listed among the most alarming threats to environment and human health. The detrimental effects of heavy metals in natural span from a reduction biodiversity toxic on marine life—through microplastic born metals, impairment microbial activity soil, animal reproduction. A host different chemical biological technologies have been proposed alleviate environmental by metals. Relatively less attention has paid precipitation as side mechanism general process microbially induced calcite (MICP). This currently receiving great deal interest both theoretical practical standpoint, because its possible applications concrete healing soil consolidation, importance more framework mineral precipitation. In this study, we analyse ability bacteria Vibrio harveyi co-precipitating CaCO3 minerals, together with Cd, Cr, Pb, Zn added form nitrates, solutions containing CaCl2. precipitated carbonatic minerals were function present solution. co-precipitation appears be rather effective fast, concentrations 4 reduced 2 days 97.2%, average, solutions. bioremediation technology could used friendly procedure de-contaminate suitable matrices. high performance makes it particularly interesting for an upscaling lab field.