Heavy metals such as Cu and Zn are essential for normal plant growth, although elevated concentrations of both essential and non-essential metals can result in growth inhibition and toxicity symptoms. Plants possess a range of potential cellular mechanisms that may be involved in the detoxification of heavy metals and thus tolerance to metal stress. These include roles for the following: for my...

We have developed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based heavy metal biosensor for the quantification of bioavailable free heavy metals in the cytoplasm of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The biosensor is composed of an end-to-end fusion of cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), chicken metallothionein II (MT-II), and yellow fluorescent protein (YFP). In vitro measurements of Y...

Nowadays, most countries especially in arid and dry climate zones had experienced the water scarcity problems. In the agricultural sector, freshwater play a major role to supply water for the plant grows. Thus, the reuse of wastewater as alternative water resources in agricultural is highly recommended. However, wastewater is always contaminated despite after secondary treatment. Along benefici...

Heavy metal content was determined in selected vegetables cultivated in some highland and lowland areas in Peninsular Malaysia. Leafy vegetables were represented by convolvulus (Ipomoea aquatica) and green mustard or sawi (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis), tubers and bulbs by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and onion (Allium cepa), and fruity vegetables by chilly (Capsicum annuum), brinjal (Sol...

This study investigated simultaneous heavy metals removal and anthracene biodegradation by Rhodococcus opacus at different initial anthracene concentrations in the range 50-200 mg L-1. The heavy metals tested were Fe(III), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II) at 10 mg L-1 initial concentration: The organism was found to be well capable of removing the heavy metals along with high anthrace...

background: industrial development has caused the release of various pollutants including heavy metals into the environment. these toxic compounds are extremely dangerous to living beings and the environment due to their non-biodegradability, severe toxicity, carcinogenicity, the ability to be accumulated in nature and the ability to contaminate groundwater and surface water. the aim of the pre...

Availability and uptake of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Fe, Al, Cr, Ni) by mung bean grown on coal mine spoil was studied. The experiment was carried out as a pot culture experiment using garden soil and different proportion of coal mine spoil. The heavy metals were transported to roots then shoot and were found in traces in the fruits. No toxicity symptom was reported during vegetative as well as rep...

Background: Industrial development has caused the release of various pollutants including heavy metals into the environment. These toxic compounds are extremely dangerous to living beings and the environment due to their non-biodegradability, severe toxicity, carcinogenicity, the ability to be accumulated in nature and the ability to contaminate groundwater and surface water. The aim of the pre...