Bhagyashree Deshpande

Mechanistic Insights into Chromium Reduction by Indigenous Soil Bacterial Consortia from Industrial Sites of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Priyanka Chaturvedi & Bhagyashree Deshpande · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Industrial soil contamination by chromium (Cr) is an important environmental and public health concern because hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is toxic, mobile, and carcinogenic. This study investigated the mechanisms involved in reducing toxic Cr(VI) to the less toxic Cr(III) form...