The last quarter of the twentieth century had witnessed a global surge in awakening against
the unabated menace of environmental pollution. Among the various types of environmental …

Environmental pollution implies any alteration in the surroundings but it is restricted in use
especially to mean any deterioration in the physical, chemical, and biological quality of the …

In recent times, the herbicide atrazine (ATZ) has been commonly used before and after the
cultivation of crop plants to manage grassy weeds. Despite its effect, the toxic residues of …

Degradation of phenolics by members of soil microflora is an important means by which
these substances are removed from the environment thus reducing environmental pollution …

The main goal of the present study was to obtain a collection of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria
that might be suitable for bioremediation purposes as soil inoculum to remove hydrocarbon …

In this study, 23 bacterial strains were isolated from a Cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil in
the industrial city, Riyadh of Saudi Arabia. Among these isolates six strains were found to …

Organic compounds such as heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum
hydrocarbons, pesticides and phenolic derivatives have become major environmental …

Abstract Setting up of new industries or expansion of existing industrial establishments
resulted in the disposal of industrial effluents, which discharge untreated effluents causing …

The remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils has become a critical issue due to toxic
effects of these metals on living organisms. The current research was conducted to study the …

Immobilized microbial cells for the biological treatment have the potential to degrade toxic
chemicals faster than conventional wastewater treatment systems. In the present study …