Abstract
Environmental pollution by lead is an old, still unsolved health issue, calling for advanced remediation strategies. Here, we review lead toxicity, lead bioremediation with bacteria, and topics such as efflux, biosorption, exopolysaccharide, bioprecipitation, biomineralization, bioaccumulation and sequestration. Bacteria tune their response at the molecular level by expressing specific genes and proteins to combat lead toxicity. Biosorption and bioprecipitation can be used successfully to clean polluted environments. Bacterial bioremediation can be combined with phytoremediation for more effective bioremediation. Bacterial lead bioremediation is limited by environmental conditions, nutrients availability and the presence of other pollutants bacterial growth.
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Abbreviations
- µg/m3 :
-
Micrograms per cubic meter air
- ACC:
-
Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
- APX:
-
Ascorbate peroxidase
- CAT:
-
Catalase
- CBA:
-
Capsule biogenesis assembly
- CDF:
-
Cation diffusion facilitator
- EPA:
-
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPS:
-
Exopolysaccharide
- IAA:
-
Indole-3-acetic acid
- MDA:
-
Malonylaldehyde
- mg/kg:
-
Milligrams per kilogram
- mg/l:
-
Milligrams per liter
- MT:
-
Metallothioneins
- NLPPW:
-
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- Pb:
-
Lead
- PGPM:
-
Plant growth-promoting microbes
- POX:
-
Peroxidase
- PSB:
-
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
- SRB:
-
Sulfate-reducing bacteria
- WHO:
-
World Health Organization
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Sevak, P.I., Pushkar, B.K. & Kapadne, P.N. Lead pollution and bacterial bioremediation: a review. Environ Chem Lett 19, 4463–4488 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01296-7
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