The present study shows the potential of an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced by Bacillus licheniformis strain KX657843 isolated from earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) gut in the sorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ...

The present study focuses on the isolation of three phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB), PSB1, PSB2 and PSB3 from the gut of earthworm Metaphire posthuma. The three stains were identified as Bacillus megaterium (MF 589715), ...

Thiolated arsenic compounds are the sulfur analogous substructures of oxo-arsenicals as the arsinoyl (As=O) is substituted by an arsinothioyl (As=S) group. Relatively brief history of thioarsenic research, mostly in ...

This study focused on quantifying and characterising microbeads in biosolids (i.e., treated sewage sludge), and in examining interactions of microbeads with trace elements when biosolids are added to soil. Under laboratory ...

Salinity and acidity have affected several hundred million hectares of land throughout the globe which poses a major threat to global food security and biodiversity. Application of organic amendments for salt-affected ...

Groundwater is one of the most important natural resources in the northern coastal belt of Sri Lanka, as there are no major water supply schemes or perennial rivers. Overexploitation, seawater intrusion and persistent ...

Utilization of biochar (BC) as a low cost adsorbent for water remediation has gained an immense research interest due to their surface functionality and porosity. Although many reports on the BC based sorptive removal of ...