Strategies for microbial bioremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewater: A sustainable approach

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, PA Duc, G Rangasamy - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are hazardous and bring about critical exposure risks to humans and animals,
even at low concentrations. An assortment of approaches has been attempted to remove the …

Microbial degradation of dyes: An overview

S Varjani, P Rakholiya, HY Ng, S You… - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Industrialization increases use of dyes due to its high demand in paper, cosmetic, textile,
leather and food industries. This in turn would increase wastewater generation from dye …

A new look on factors affecting microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increasing concern over public health threat presented by
introduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in environment due to anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Bioremediation of lignin derivatives and phenolics in wastewater with lignin modifying enzymes: Status, opportunities and challenges

AK Singh, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal, AS Meyer… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignin modifying enzymes from fungi and bacteria are potential biocatalysts for sustainable
mitigation of different potentially toxic pollutants in wastewater. Notably, the paper and pulp …

Heavy metal polluted soils: effect on plants and bioremediation methods

GU Chibuike, SC Obiora - Applied and environmental soil …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Soils polluted with heavy metals have become common across the globe due to increase in
geologic and anthropogenic activities. Plants growing on these soils show a reduction in …

Comprehensive review on toxicity of persistent organic pollutants from petroleum refinery waste and their degradation by microorganisms

SJ Varjani, E Gnansounou, A Pandey - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Control and prevention of environmental pollution has become a worldwide issue of
concern. Aromatic hydrocarbons including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene (BTEX) …

Microbial biosensors: a review

L Su, W Jia, C Hou, Y Lei - Biosensors and bioelectronics, 2011 - Elsevier
A microbial biosensor is an analytical device which integrates microorganism (s) with a
physical transducer to generate a measurable signal proportional to the concentration of …

A comprehensive overview of elements in bioremediation

AA Juwarkar, SK Singh, A Mudhoo - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2010 - Springer
Sustainable development requires the development and promotion of environmental
management and a constant search for green technologies to treat a wide range of aquatic …

Engineering microbes for enhancing the degradation of environmental pollutants: A detailed review on synthetic biology

PR Yaashikaa, MK Devi, PS Kumar - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities resulted in the deposition of huge quantities of contaminants such
as heavy metals, dyes, hydrocarbons, etc into an ecosystem. The serious ill effects caused …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial bioremediation and biodegradation of petroleum products—a mini review

JA Adedeji, EK Tetteh, M Opoku Amankwa… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The demand for technological and industrial change has become heavily dependent on the
availability and use of petroleum products as a source of energy for socio-economic …