A Novel Method for the Enhancement of Sunflower Growth from Animal Bones and Chicken Feathers.

The present study aimed at converting meat industry waste, particularly waste bones and chicken feathers, into biochar to recycle valuable nutrients present in it, which ultimately become part of the municipal waste. The bone biochar (BB) and feathers biochar (FB) were prepared at 550 °C, and their potential was evaluated as an organic amendment for the growth of sunflower. The ash content (AC) and fixed carbon (FC) improved significantly in prepared biochars as compared to raw feedstock.

Synergistic impact of two autochthonous saprobic fungi ( and ) on the growth, ionic contents, and metals uptake in L. and L. under tannery solid waste contaminated soil.

Unrestricted disposal of tannery solid waste (TSW) into agricultural soils has resulted in the contamination of heavy metals (HMs) such as chromium (Cr) cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), and Zinc (Zn) along with the severe potential to degrade the environmental quality around the world. In the present study, a combined phyto- and myco-remediation strategy was evaluated to enhance the growth, ionic contents, and phytoextraction potential of and for HMs from TSW-contaminated soil. A pot experiment was conducted in the greenhouse using single or combined inoculation of (Tp) and (An) in and under TSW-contaminated soil at different doses (0, 50, and 100%).

Metabolic profile and molecular characterization of endophytic bacteria isolated from Pinus sylvestris L. with growth-promoting effect on sunflower.

Endophytic bacteria inhabit plant tissues such as roots, stems, leaves, fruits, and seeds and can multiply inside plant tissue without damaging them. This study involves the isolation, characterization, metabolic profiling, and effect of endophytic bacteria isolated from the roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), on the growth of sunflower. In the current study, fifteen isolates of endophytic bacteria were obtained from the roots of Scots pine, and their molecular characterization was performed using 16 s rRNA ribotyping.

Autochthonous strains of isolated from tannery solid waste improve phytoextraction potential of heavy metals by sunflower.

This research work was aimed at isolating and demonstrating the significant potential of autochthonous fungi for phytoextraction of hazardous metals in metal polluted soil using . Four multi-metal resistant strains of were selected from a total of 21 strains isolated from tannery polluted soil and tannery solid waste. Autochthonous strains were used singly and in the form of consortium (TC).

Biosorption potential and molecular characterization of metal-resistant autochthonous microbes from tannery solid waste.

This study encompasses isolation and screening of heavy metal-resistant fungal and bacterial strains from tannery solid waste (TSW). Twelve fungal strains and 25 bacterial strains were isolated from TSW. The growth of fungal strains was observed against different heavy metals ranging from 10 to 1050 mg L and the growth of bacteria was observed in metal concentrations ranging from 10 to 1200 mg L.

Equilibrium kinetics and thermodynamic studies on biosorption of heavy metals by metal-resistant strains of Trichoderma isolated from tannery solid waste.

This study was aimed at finding the metal sorption potential of six indigenous Trichoderma strains by using batch experiments for Cd (II), Cr (VI), Cu (II), and Pb (II). Trichoderma atrobrunneum showed maximum metal biosorption potential at 800 mg L of initial concentration. Two adsorption isotherm models, (1) Langmuir (2) Freundlich models, were employed on the biosorption data obtained at various initial metal concentrations (10 mg L-200 mg L) and pseudo-first (PSI) and pseudo-second (PSII) order equilibrium kinetic models were subjected to data of agitation time (3-7 days).

Autochthonous Gomont Driven Nickel (Ni) Phycoremediation from Cooking Oil Industrial Effluent.

Nickel (Ni) leftovers arise from both catalyst application interventions and Ni alloy piping of the cooking oil industry (COI) being wasted as pollutants of freshwater bodies via discharged effluent. The current study assessed one of the indigenously feasible Ni removal systems comprising autochthonous Gomont (AP)-driven Ni phycoremediation cells (NPCs). After screening AP for hyperaccumulation in the Ni spiked solution, AP was transferred to the NPCs.

A comparison of total RNA extraction methods for RT-PCR based differential expression of genes from Trichoderma atrobrunneum.

The genus Trichoderma is ubiquitous in various niches and is currently used for biocontrol, biofertilizer, enzyme production and bioremediation. However, molecular mechanisms underlying its diverse biological functions are yet not fully elucidated. Extraction of high-quality RNA for downstream applications such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction is a prerequisite.

Role of composted tannery solid waste and its autochthonous microbes in enhancing phytoextraction of toxic metals and stress abatement in sunflower.

The excessive concentration of multiple heavy metals in the tannery solid waste (TSW) needs integrated process solutions for its decontamination. This study is aimed at deriving TSW compost and autochthonous microbe synergies for improving phytoextraction potential of sunflower. In-vessel composting of TSW was carried out by using fruit waste as an inoculum to achieve the optimized conditions.

Application of microbe-impregnated tannery solid waste biochar in soil enhances growth performance of sunflower.

Synergistic effect of biochar and microbes in soil enhances performance of plants. Hazardous tannery solid waste can be reduced by one-third in volume by conversion to biochar. A greenhouse trial was set up with soil having different doses of metal resistant microbe-impregnated biochar (MIBC) prepared from tannery solid waste.

Fungal biostimulant-driven phytoextraction of heavy metals from tannery solid waste contaminated soils.

Two of the multiple limitations of phytoextraction efficiency (PE %) of TSW polluted soils are: (i) low growth of plant performance, (ii) poor bioavailability of excessive essential and heavy metals (ascribed as Category-I and II metals respectively) The current study reports biostimulant role of allochthonous (F1) and autochthonous (F2) in growth of L. and uptake of Category-I & II metals from TSW-soil (0, 5 & 10%). Significantly higher growth (27.

Zinc-lysine prevents chromium-induced morphological, photosynthetic, and oxidative alterations in spinach irrigated with tannery wastewater.

Anthropogenic activities have resulted in severe environmental degradation. Untreated wastewater from tanneries is hazardous to all kinds of life on earth. Effluent from tanning industries, containing large amount of Cr, is used to irrigate the crops in Pakistan.

Modeling of Cr contamination in the agricultural lands of three villages near the leather industry in Kasur, Pakistan, using statistical and GIS techniques.

Kasur is one of the hubs of leather industry in the Punjab, Pakistan, where chrome tanning method of leather processing is extensively being used. Chromium (Cr) accumulation levels in the irrigation water, soil, and seasonal vegetables were studied in three villages located in the vicinity of wastewater treatment plant and solid waste dumping site operated by the Kasur Tanneries Waste Management Agency (KTWMA). The data was interpreted using analysis of variance (ANOVA), clustering analysis (CA), and principal component analysis (PCA).

Differential mobilization and metal uptake versus leaching in multimetal soil columns using EDTA and three metal bioaccumulators.

Tannery waste is a major environmental concern that needs proper management. Tannery solid waste (TSW) can be added to the soil as an organic amendment but needs metal removal. Chelant-assisted phytoremediation hastens the process of metal removal but also poses risk of leaching at the same time.

Role of plant growth regulators and a saprobic fungus in enhancement of metal phytoextraction potential and stress alleviation in pearl millet.

"Assisted phytoextraction" involving application of chemical additives such as plant growth regulators (PGRs) has become a trend in phytoremediation technology. This study identifies a cost-effective, naturally available crude PGR (PGR1) that produces the same effects as the commercial PGR (PGR2), increasing metal uptake by plants and the reduction of metal stress. Assisted phytoextraction by pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) from a multi-metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Na and Zn) contaminated soil medium with tannery solid waste (TSW) soil amendments of 5 and 10%, was evaluated in a full-factorial pot trial with PGR1, PGR2 and Trichoderma pseudokoningii as factors.

Metal accumulation potential of wild plants in tannery effluent contaminated soil of Kasur, Pakistan: field trials for toxic metal cleanup using Suaeda fruticosa.

The tannery effluent contaminated lands, adjacent to Depalpur Road, Kasur, Pakistan, have been rendered infertile due to long term effluent logging from the leather industry. The area has been colonized by twelve plant species among which Suaeda fruticosa, Salvadora oleoides and Calatropis procera have been found to be the most common and high biomass producing plants. S.