Table 2.

Synergistic effects of the bacterial strains (Bacillus cereus and Lysinibacillus macroides) and ZnO NPs (5 and 10 mg/L) on heavy metal uptake (mg/L) and reduction (%) of rice seedling grown in HM polluted water.

Treatments	Lead (1.738 mg/L)			Cadmium (0.298 mg/L)			Chromium (0.187 mg/L)			Copper (0.581 mg/L)
	Water Analysis (mg/L)	Plant Uptake (mg/L)	Remediation (%)	Water Analysis (mg/L)	Plant Uptake (mg/L)	Remediation (%)	Water Analysis (mg/L)	Plant Uptake (mg/L)	Remediation (%)	Water Analysis (mg/L)	Plant Uptake (mg/L)	Remediation (%)
Polluted water	1.645	0.234	9.3	0.296	0.028	2.84	0.161	0.025	2.59	0.498	0.288	8.3
Bacillus cereus (B.C.)	1.623	0.184	11.5	0.219	0.0218	7.9	0.154	0.022	3.3	0.465	0.263	11.6
Lysinibacillus macroides (L.M.)	1.633	0.201	10.5	0.221	0.0236	7.7	0.156	0.025	3.1	0.476	0.255	10.5
5 mg/L ZnO NPs	1.564	0.12	17.4	0.165	0.0165	13.3	0.112	0.016	7.5	0.421	0.228	16
10 mg/L ZnO NPs	1.587	0.142	15.1	0.154	0.0188	14.4	0.123	0.019	6.4	0.425	0.25	15.6
(5 + B.C.)	1.32	0.046	41.8	0.09	0.0066	20.8	0.057	0.005	13	0.321	0.167	26
(5 + L.M.)	1.35	0.049	38.8	0.12	0.0054	17.8	0.059	0.0027	12.8	0.356	0.17	22.5
(10 + B.C.)	1.38	0.064	35.8	0.112	0.0128	18.6	0.078	0.012	10.9	0.376	0.189	20.5
(10 + L.M.)	1.39	0.068	34.8	0.125	0.0131	17.3	0.089	0.01	9.8	0.399	0.192	18.2