title: Review of remediation techniques for arsenic (As) contamination: a novel approach utilizing bio-organisms.
abstract: Arsenic (As) contamination has recently become a worldwide problem, as it is found to be widespread not only in drinking water but also in various foodstuffs. Because of the high toxicity, As contamination poses a serious risk to human health and ecological system. To cope with this problem, a great deal of effort have been made to account for the mechanisms of As mineral formation and accumulation by some plants and aquatic organisms exposed to the high level of As. Hence, bio-remediation is now considered an effective and potent approach to breakdown As contamination. In this review, we provide up-to-date knowledge on how biological tools (such as plants for phytoremediation and to some extent microorganisms) can be used to help resolve the effects of As problems on the Earth's environment.
authors: Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
authors: Shahedur
authors: S
authors: Rahman
authors: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kkim61@nate.com.
authors: Ki-Hyun
authors: KH
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Animal Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Subbroto Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Saha
authors: Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Swaraz
authors: Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia 7003, Bangladesh.
authors: Dipak Kumar
authors: DK
authors: Paul
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Accumulation; Arsenic (As); Bio-organism; Bioremediation