Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: sources, toxicity, and remediation approaches

AB Patel, S Shaikh, KR Jain, C Desai… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread across the globe mainly due to
long-term anthropogenic sources of pollution. The inherent properties of PAHs such as …

Microbial diversity for the improvement of nitrogen removal in stormwater bioretention cells with three aquatic plants

XJ Zuo, HS Zhang, J Yu - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The aquatic plants Iris pseudacorus L., Canna indica L. and Lythrum salicaria L. have been
proved to be potential choices for nitrogen removal. However, little is known about microbial …

Phenanthrene biodegradation in a fed–batch reactor treating a spent sediment washing solution: Techno–economic implications for the recovery of ethanol as …

F Bianco, M Race, S Papirio, G Esposito - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuous dredging of sediments contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
such as phenanthrene (PHE) has required the employment of high–efficiency technologies …

Impacts of bio-stimulants on pyrene degradation, prokaryotic community compositions, and functions

M Ahmad, P Wang, JL Li, R Wang, L Duan, X Luo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-stimulation of the indigenous microbial community is considered as an effective strategy
for the bioremediation of polluted environments. This examination explored the near effects …

Chemodiversity of soil organic matters determines biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls by a graphene oxide-assisted bacterial agent

R Li, Y Teng, Y Sun, Y Xu, Z Wang, X Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
A promising strategy for degrading persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in soil is amendment
with nanomaterial-assisted functional bacteria. However, the influence of soil organic matter …

Microcosm-omics centric investigation reveals elevated bacterial degradation of imidacloprid

P Gautam, AK Pandey, A Gupta, SK Dubey - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid, a broad-spectrum insecticide, is widely used against aphids and other sucking
insects. As a result, its toxic effect is becoming apparent in non-targeted organisms. In-situ …

Comparing the indigenous microorganism system in typical petroleum-contaminated groundwater

J Wang, Y Zhang, Y Ding, H Song, T Liu, Y Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The environmental conditions at a contaminated site will impact on the indigenous microbial
communities, with implications for the removal of pollutants. An analysis of the …

A latest review on the application of microcosm model in environmental research

Z Cao, P Li, ZH Li - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Microcosms are used experimentally to simulate ecosystems. This technology has received
increasing attention and is widely used for environmental research. This review briefly …

Diversity and metabolism effects of microorganisms in bioretention systems with sand, soil and fly ash

XJ Zuo, ZY Guo, X Wu, J Yu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, both sand and fly ash have been used for nutrient removal in bioretention systems.
However, the improvement in nutrient removal was hampered by a lack of data about of …

Commercial and farm fermented liquid organic amendments to improve soil quality and lettuce yield

J Urra, I Alkorta, I Mijangos, C Garbisu - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The anaerobic decomposition of organic wastes might lead to the formation of organic-
byproducts which can then be successfully used as organic fertilizers. This study evaluated …