Eeasha Mondal, University of Calcutta (LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE) Toxic heavy metals(HM) like mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), and nickel (Ni) that are released from industrial activities pose a serious hazard to environmental and human health even when present in low concentrations. Certain conventional remediation methods are known are- […]
Shenade Annie Kerketta, Amity University Kolkata In nature, certain microbes such as bacteria and fungi can utilize hydrocarbons and other toxic pollutants to carry out metabolic and reproductory processes. For these hydrocarbon-degrading microbes, pollutants are nothing more than another kind of food they can consume and metabolize for energy. These microorganisms can be thought of […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata You probably know the fate of Jack & Rose – famous fictional characters featured in the movie ‘Titanic’, but have you ever wondered about what happened to the ‘unsinkable ship’ after it got swallowed into the near-freezing water of the Northern Atlantic ocean. The passenger and mail steamship, Royal […]
