Heavy metals are categorized based on their high density, atomic weight, atomic number and molecular weight. Lewis acids property of metal ions results in covalent complex formation with different ligands in humans and other living forms which make metals nondegradable and cause toxicity (Duffus, 2002). Pulp and paper mill are categorized as one of the 12 most polluting industries in India whic...

Concentrations of heavy metals were determined in muscles of Kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum) collected from the central part of the southern end of the Caspian Sea during February 2011. Except for silver (Ag) and nickel (Ni) which were below the limits of detection, the average levels of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), sele...

this laboratory study simultaneously was conducted to evaluate the resistance to heavy metals, silver, cadmium and a number of commonly used antibiotics. sampling was done in 2014 of the two silver workshops in isfahan, and the inlet of phase 2 of shahin shahr wastewater treatment plant, isfahan. to isolate resistant bacteria to metal silver and cadmium and review multiple resistance to other m...

Normal physiological function requires various minerals, including trace amounts of heavy metals such as zinc, copper and iron, as essential elements to maintain the metabolism. Heavy metals enter the body via food, drinking water, and even breathing air, but excessive levels can induce disorders and diseases. The past hundred years of industrialization and technological advances have brought e...

A study was undertaken to examine the effects of the heavy metals copper, lead, and zinc on biofilm and planktonic Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A rotating-disk biofilm reactor was used to generate biofilm and free-swimming cultures to test their relative levels of resistance to heavy metals. It was determined that biofilms were anywhere from 2 to 600 times more resistant to heavy metal stress than f...

It is not uncommon for the Foundation Lecturer to gather material from personal archives and this has, to some extent, been the custom of previous lecturers of whom I name but two: our illustrious founder, Dr. Sydney Dyke, and one of my teachers, Dr. J. G. Greenfield. This I shall do relating my findings in some diseases due to trace metals to published work by other investigators. My interest ...

Great attention should be paid now to simultaneously removing common pollutants, especially inorganic pollutants such as nitrate and heavy metals, as individual removal has been investigated extensively. Removing common pollutants simultaneously by iron metal is a very effective alternative method. Near neutral pH, heavy metals, such as copper and nickel, can be removed rapidly by iron metal, w...

Introduction Bacteria may carry determinants of resistance to a number of heavy metals, including silver, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, copper, mercury, lead, nickel, thallium or zinc cations and the oxyanions of arsenic, chromium, antimony, tellurium or tungsten. Such resistance determinants have been reviewed extensively [ 1-41. Bacterial resistance to heavy metals is conferred by specific resist...