Within the frame of the sustainable development, new materials are being conceived in
order to increase their biodegradability properties. Biodegradation is considered to take …

Soils represent a major sink for organic xenobiotic contaminants in the environment. The
degree to which organic chemicals are retained within the soil is controlled by soil …

Aliphatic hydrocarbons make up a substantial portion of organic contamination in the
terrestrial environment. However, most studies have focussed on the fate and behaviour of …

The impacts of the fungicides azoxystrobin, tebuconazole and chlorothalonil on microbial
properties were investigated in soils with identical mineralogical composition, but …

During the past century, increased biomass burning and fossil fuel consumption have
drastically increased the input of black carbon (BC) into the environment, and that has been …

There is considerable current interest in using biochar (BC) as a soil amendment to
sequester carbon to mitigate climate change. However, the implications of adding BC to …

When synthetic, xenobiotic compounds such as agrochemicals and industrial chemicals are
utilized, they eventually reach the soil environment where they are subject to degradation …

Six soils, obtained from grasslands and wooded areas in Northeastern Illinois, were
physicochemically characterized. Measured parameters included total organic carbon (TOC) …

The ecological consequences of antibiotics in the aquatic environment have been an issue
of concern over the past years due to the potential risk for negative effects on indigenous …

The phenomenon of contaminant sequestration—and the physicochemical soil parameters
which drive this process—has recently been studied by several authors with regard to …