Bioremediation of PAHs and heavy metals co-contaminated soils: challenges and enhancement strategies

M Ali, X Song, D Ding, Q Wang, Z Zhang, Z Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Systemic studies on the bioremediation of co-contaminated PAHs and heavy metals are
lacking, and this paper provides an in-depth review on the topic. The released sources and …

Soil bioremediation by cyclodextrins. A review

E Morillo, F Madrid, A Lara-Moreno… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Remediation of soils contaminated by organic pollutants has become an urgent necessity
worldwide. A wide variety of techniques have been developed but many of them are …

Mechanisms of biostimulant-enhanced biodegradation of PAHs and BTEX mixed contaminants in soil by native microbial consortium

M Ali, X Song, Q Wang, Z Zhang, J Che, X Chen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the co-occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzene,
toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) in the field, to date, knowledge on the …

Recent developments studies on wood protection research in academia: A review

L Khademibami, GS Bobadilha - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The wood preservation industry has taken large leaps to develop and produce chemicals
that protect wood from microorganisms and weathering degradation with no or low …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteria involved in biodegradation of creosote PAH–A case study of long-term contaminated industrial area

W Smułek, M Sydow, J Zabielska-Matejuk… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) contained in creosote oil are particularly difficult to
remove from the soil environment. Their hydrophobic character and low bioavailability to soil …

[HTML][HTML] Ibuprofen-enhanced biodegradation in solution and sewage sludge by a mineralizing microbial consortium. Shift in associated bacterial communities

I Aguilar-Romero, F Madrid, J Villaverde… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ibuprofen (IBP) is a widely used drug of environmental concern as emerging contaminant
due to its low elimination rates by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), leading to the …

Microbial consortia are needed to degrade soil pollutants

T Zhang, H Zhang - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems globally due to the weak
self-purification ability, long degradation time, and high cost of cleaning soil pollution. The …

Preparation of lignin nanoparticles with entrapped essential oil as a bio-based biocide delivery system

F Zikeli, V Vinciguerra, S Sennato… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Lignin isolated from beech sawdust was used for the preparation of lignin nanoparticles
(LNPs) with entrapped essential oil (EO) from cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum zeylanicum …

Assessment of bioremediation potential of petroleum-contaminated soils from the shanbei oilfield of China revealed by qPCR and high throughput sequencing

M Wu, Z Liu, H Gao, J Gao, Y Xu, Y Ou - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the crude oil exploration activities in the Shanbei oilfield of China, the risk of soil
contamination with crude oil spills has become a major concern. This study aimed at …

[HTML][HTML] Dissipation of a mix of priority PAHs in soils by using availability enhancers. Effect of aging and pollutant interactions

F Madrid, MC Florido, M Rubio-Bellido… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
A remediation strategy using three non-toxic availability enhancers (two cyclodextrins and a
rhamnolipid biosurfactant) was applied to various soils artificially contaminated with a mix of …