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Reduction of hexavalent chromium by the thermophilic methanogen Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

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The ability of M. thermautotrophicus cells to reduce toxic Cr6+ to less toxic Cr3+ and its potential application in metal bioremediation, especially at high temperature subsurface radioactive waste disposal sites, where the temperature may reach ∼70°C is demonstrated.
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This article is published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.The article was published on 2015-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 70 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hexavalent chromium & Chromium.

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Recent bioreduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater treatment: A review

TL;DR: Variation of different physical, chemical and environmental parameters affecting the efficiency of the bioremediation process have impacted on the design of bioreactors.
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Bioremediation strategies for chromium removal: Current research, scale-up approach and future perspectives

TL;DR: This review summarizes Cr(VI)-bioremediation technologies oriented on practical applications at larger scale technologies and highlights the most relevant results of several investigations focused on process feasibility and the robustness of different systems designed for chromium-removal capacity.
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Bioremediation Options for Heavy Metal Pollution

TL;DR: The present work briefly outlines the environmental occurrence of heavy metals and strategies for using microorganisms for bioremediation processes as reported in the scientific literature.
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Metal and organic pollutants bioremediation by extremophile microorganisms

TL;DR: An overview of extremophiles and the role of "omics" in the field of bioremediation of environmental pollutants, including hydrocarbons, textile dyes and metals is provided.
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Autotrophic Vanadium(V) Bioreduction in Groundwater by Elemental Sulfur and Zerovalent Iron.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that efficient V(V) bioreductions can be coupled with bio-oxidation of elemental sulfur (S(0)) or zerovalent iron (Fe(0)), and the V (V) removal efficiencies reached 97.5 ± 1.2% and 86.6 ± 2.5% within 120 h using S(0) and Fe(0), respectively.
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