Unravelling the mechanisms of PFAS toxicity to submerged macrophytes and epiphytic biofilms at metabolic and molecular levels

Y **ao, Q Li, Y Yang, Y Zhang, Y Shen, J Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an emerging class of persistent organic
pollutants that are widespread in aquatic ecosystems and pose a serious threat to aquatic …

Phytoremediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Insights on plant uptake, omics analysis, contaminant detection and biomass disposal

D Marzi, F Valente, S Luche, C Caissutti… - Science of The Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
The unique properties of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have driven their
pervasive use in different industrial applications, leading to substantial environmental …

Ecological risk of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in the phytoremediation process: a case study for ecologically keystone species across two generations

D Gang, H Jia, H Ji, J Li, H Yu, C Hu, J Qu - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential ecological risk of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in
phytoremediation has raised social concerns, promoting a need to better understand their …

Emerging contaminants and their effect on agricultural crops

M Naeem, R Gill, SS Gill, K Singh, A Sofo… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is a primary source of food for global population, and just three staple cereals
(rice, maize, and wheat) provide nearly half of the world's food calories and also helps in …

Phytotoxicity and phytoremediation potential of Lemna minor exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid

A Noori, L Corbelli, E Lincoln, S Thomas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is one of the highly toxic compounds which was phased out
of application in consumer products in 2015 due to its harmful effects on human and …

Stress signaling, response, and adaptive mechanisms in submerged macrophytes under PFASs and warming exposure

D Gang, Z Li, Q Lu, H Ji, Y Cao, H Yu, Y Zhao, J Qi… - Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Heat stress disturbs cellular homeostasis and alters the fitness of individual organisms.
However, it is unclear whether thermal perturbations exacerbate the toxic effects of per-and …

[HTML][HTML] Plant species dominance over PFAAs in structuring bacterial communities and their functional profiles in treatment wetlands

S Raniolo, N Dal Ferro, A Pellizzaro, M Fant… - Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of different plant species (Iris pseudacorus L., Phragmites
australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud., Typha latifolia L.) and solutions containing increasing …

Performance of pitcher-type POU filters for the removal of 75 PFAS from drinking water: comparing different water sources

T Teymoorian, QT Dinh, B Barbeau… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the performance of popular pitcher-type
point-of-use (POU) water filters to remove PFAS contaminants from tap waters. The …

Impact of Phytoremediation-Based Bioremediation on Fauna and Flora of Different Matrices

P Borah, H Deka - Bioremediation of Environmental Toxicants, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Polluted soil, air and water pose a serious threat to both environmental and human health
which can be solved by emerging strategies of remediation. Phytoremediation is one of the …