Global trends in pesticides: A looming threat and viable alternatives

A Sharma, A Shukla, K Attri, M Kumar, P Kumar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are widely used chemical compounds in agriculture to destroy insects, pests and
weeds. In modern era, they form an indispensable part of agricultural and health practices …

Insights into the microbial degradation and biochemical mechanisms of carbamates

S Mishra, S Pang, W Zhang, Z Lin, P Bhatt, S Chen - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbamate compounds are commonly applied in agricultural sectors as alternative options
to the recalcitrant organochlorine pesticides due to their easier breakdown and less …

Elaborating the microbial mechanism of humic substance formation during lignocellulosic biomass composting by inoculation with different functional microbes

D Wu, W Gao, Y Zhao, Z Wei, C Song, F Qu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explored the microbial mechanism of humic substance (HS) formation in the
lignocellulosic biomass composting by inoculation with different functional microbes. Typical …

Effect of Fenton-like reactions on the hydrolysis efficiency of lignocellulose during rice straw composting based on genomics and metabolomics sequencing

D Wu, H Ren, Y Zhao, Z Wei, J Li, C Song - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The purposes of this study were to explore the effect of Fenton-like reactions on the
hydrolysis efficiency of lignocellulose and the formation mechanism of humic substance …

Removal of pharmaceuticals and ecotoxicological changes in wastewater using Trametes versicolor: A comparison of fungal stirred tank and trickle-bed bioreactors

R Tormo-Budowski, JC Cambronero-Heinrichs… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hospital wastewater is loaded with pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), which
sometimes end up in the environment unaltered due to the lack of effective and specific …

[HTML][HTML] Low-cost approaches for the removal of terbuthylazine from agricultural wastewater: Constructed wetlands and biopurification system

GD Gikas, M Pérez-Villanueva, M Tsioras… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) and biopurification systems (BPS) present two low-cost
approaches for the removal of pesticides from waters of agricultural origin. Both strategies …

Optimization of a laccase-mediator system with natural redox-mediating compounds for pesticide removal

L Kupski, GM Salcedo, SS Caldas, TD de Souza… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
This study proposed the optimization of a laccase-mediator system to reduce pesticide
levels (bentazone, carbofuran, diuron, clomazone, tebuconazole, and pyraclostrobin) on …

Destination of pesticide residues on biobeds: State of the art and future perspectives in Latin America

LA Dias, L Gebler, JC Niemeyer, AT Itako - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Land-use intensification with a high demand for pesticides is a consequence of human
population increase. Feasible alternatives for correct concentrated residues discharge are …

Lindane dissipation in a biomixture: Effect of soil properties and bioaugmentation

JM Saez, AL Bigliardo, EE Raimondo… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The biomixture is the major constituent of a biopurification system and one of the most
important factors in its efficiency; hence the selection of the components is crucial to ensure …

Removal of pesticides and ecotoxicological changes during the simultaneous treatment of triazines and chlorpyrifos in biomixtures

V Lizano-Fallas, M Masís-Mora, D Espinoza-Villalobos… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Biopurification systems constitute a biological approach for the treatment of pesticide-
containing wastewaters produced in agricultural activities, and contain an active core called …