ReviewBiodegradation2025
Comprehensive heavy metal remediation mechanisms with insights into CRISPR-Cas9 and biochar innovations.
Review in Biodegradation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Article
- Fe (III)-mediated enhancement of Bacillus sp. SSAU2 resilience against Hg (II) toxicity and restoration of its Cr (VI) removal efficiency in a mercury-contaminated environment.Biodegradation · 2026Article
- Editorial: Microbial strategies for phytoremediation enhancement.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Heavy metal contamination of the environment is a serious issue, and more efficient and effective bioremediation techniques are needed. This review introduces current heavy metal bioremediation techniques, with focus on phytoremediation and microbial remediation, and recent developments in biochar and CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Phytoremediation employs the natural process of plants to accumulate and detoxify metals as an eco-friendly and sustainable technique. Microbial remediation by fungi and bacteria provides an additional approach through reduction, sequestration, and transformation of metals. Biochar as a high-carbon value-added pyrolytic biomass product improves soil quality, increases microbial activity, and adsorbs heavy metals, making bioremediation more effective. The discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 revolutionized gene engineering by allowing gene editing of plants and microbes to improve their metal tolerance and degradation. This review outlines recent developments, synergistic uses of biochar and CRISPR-Cas9, and how they might enhance phytoremediation and microbial remediation. By combining such novel technologies, strong, sustainable, and scalable solutions could be built for curbing heavy metal pollution and safeguarding environmental health.
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