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emerging tool for environmental remediation and future research perspectives. Gene 480:1–9
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wastewater by using salt-tolerant bacterial strains. Microb Cell Factories 7:15
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phytoremediation into commercial technologies. Biosci Horiz 7:1–15
Stottmeister U, Wießner A, Kuschk P, Kappelmeyer U, Kastner M, Bederski O, Muller RA,
Moormann H (2003) Effects of plants and microorganisms in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. Biotechnol Adv 22:93–117
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assisted by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: a review. Environ Exp Bot. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.05.001
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heavy-metal-contaminated soil. Sci Total Environ 563–564:796–802
Wang YC, Ko CH, Chang FC, Chen PY, Liu TF, Sheu YS, shih TL, Teng CJ (2011) Bioenergy
production potential for aboveground biomass from a subtropical constructed wetland. Biomass
Bioenerg 35:50–58
Wick LY, Shi L, Harms H (2007) Electro-bioremediation of hydrophobic organic soilcontaminants: A review of fundamental interactions. Electrochim Acta 52:3441–3448
Wu C-H, Lai C-Y, Lin C-W, Kao M-H (2013) Generation of power by microbial fuel cell with
ferricyanide in biodegradation of benzene. CLEAN Soil Air Water 41:390–395. https://doi.org/
10.1002/clen.201200198
Yadav AK, Dash P, Mohanty A, Abbassi R, Mishra BK (2012) Performance assessment of
innovative constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell for electricity production and dye removal.
Ecol Eng 47:126–131
Yan F, Reible D (2015) Electro-bioremediation of contaminated sediment by electrode enhanced
capping. J Environ Manag 15(155):154–161
Yan Z, Song N, Cai H, Tay J-H, Jiang H (2012) Enhanced degradation of phenanthrene and pyrene
in freshwater sediments by combined employment of sediment microbial fuel cell and amorphous ferric hydroxide. J Hazard Mater 199–200:217–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.
2011.10.087
Yusuf RO, Noor ZZ, Abu Hassan MA, Agarry SE, Solomon BO (2013) A comparison of the
efficacy of two strains of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fragi in the treatment of tannery
wastewater. Desalin Water Treat 51(16–18):3189–3195
Zhang T, Gannon SM, Nevin KP, Franks AE, Lovley DR (2010) Stimulating the anaerobic
degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated sediments by providing an electrode as
the electron acceptor. Environ Microbiol 12:1011–1020. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.
2009.02145.x
Zhang F, Ge Z, Grimaud J, Hurst J, He Z (2013a) Long-term performance of literscale microbial
fuel cells treating primary effluent installed in a municipal wastewater treatment facility.
Environ Sci Technol 47(9):4941–4948
Zhang F, Ge Z, Grimaud J, Hurst J, He Z (2013b) In situ investigation of tubular microbial fuel cells
deployed in an aeration tank at a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Bioresour Technol
136:316–321
Zhang DQ, Jinadasa KBSN, Gersberg RM, Liu Y, Tan SK, Ng WJ (2015) Application of
constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in tropical and subtropical regions
(2000–2013). J Environ Sci 30:30–46
126
G. Saxena et al.
metal-contaminated sites: eco-environmental concerns, field studies, sustainability issues, and
future prospects. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. https://doi.org/10.1007/398_2019_24
Singh JS, Abhilash PC, Singh HB, Singh RP, Singh DP (2011) Genetically engineered bacteria: an
emerging tool for environmental remediation and future research perspectives. Gene 480:1–9
Sivaprakasam S, Mahadevan S, Sekar S, Rajakumar S (2008) Biological treatment of tannery
wastewater by using salt-tolerant bacterial strains. Microb Cell Factories 7:15
Stephenson C, Black CR (2014) One step forward, two steps back: the evolution of
phytoremediation into commercial technologies. Biosci Horiz 7:1–15
Stottmeister U, Wießner A, Kuschk P, Kappelmeyer U, Kastner M, Bederski O, Muller RA,
Moormann H (2003) Effects of plants and microorganisms in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. Biotechnol Adv 22:93–117
Ullah A, Heng S, Munis M, Hussain F, Shah F, Xiyan Y (2015) Phytoremediation of heavy metals
assisted by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: a review. Environ Exp Bot. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.05.001
Vymazal J (2010) Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. Water 2(3):530–549
Wan X, Lei M, Chen T (2016) Cost–benefit calculation 1383 of phytoremediation technology for
heavy-metal-contaminated soil. Sci Total Environ 563–564:796–802
Wang YC, Ko CH, Chang FC, Chen PY, Liu TF, Sheu YS, shih TL, Teng CJ (2011) Bioenergy
production potential for aboveground biomass from a subtropical constructed wetland. Biomass
Bioenerg 35:50–58
Wick LY, Shi L, Harms H (2007) Electro-bioremediation of hydrophobic organic soilcontaminants: A review of fundamental interactions. Electrochim Acta 52:3441–3448
Wu C-H, Lai C-Y, Lin C-W, Kao M-H (2013) Generation of power by microbial fuel cell with
ferricyanide in biodegradation of benzene. CLEAN Soil Air Water 41:390–395. https://doi.org/
10.1002/clen.201200198
Yadav AK, Dash P, Mohanty A, Abbassi R, Mishra BK (2012) Performance assessment of
innovative constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell for electricity production and dye removal.
Ecol Eng 47:126–131
Yan F, Reible D (2015) Electro-bioremediation of contaminated sediment by electrode enhanced
capping. J Environ Manag 15(155):154–161
Yan Z, Song N, Cai H, Tay J-H, Jiang H (2012) Enhanced degradation of phenanthrene and pyrene
in freshwater sediments by combined employment of sediment microbial fuel cell and amorphous ferric hydroxide. J Hazard Mater 199–200:217–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.
2011.10.087
Yusuf RO, Noor ZZ, Abu Hassan MA, Agarry SE, Solomon BO (2013) A comparison of the
efficacy of two strains of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fragi in the treatment of tannery
wastewater. Desalin Water Treat 51(16–18):3189–3195
Zhang T, Gannon SM, Nevin KP, Franks AE, Lovley DR (2010) Stimulating the anaerobic
degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated sediments by providing an electrode as
the electron acceptor. Environ Microbiol 12:1011–1020. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.
2009.02145.x
Zhang F, Ge Z, Grimaud J, Hurst J, He Z (2013a) Long-term performance of literscale microbial
fuel cells treating primary effluent installed in a municipal wastewater treatment facility.
Environ Sci Technol 47(9):4941–4948
Zhang F, Ge Z, Grimaud J, Hurst J, He Z (2013b) In situ investigation of tubular microbial fuel cells
deployed in an aeration tank at a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Bioresour Technol
136:316–321
Zhang DQ, Jinadasa KBSN, Gersberg RM, Liu Y, Tan SK, Ng WJ (2015) Application of
constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in tropical and subtropical regions
(2000–2013). J Environ Sci 30:30–46
126
G. Saxena et al.