Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are considered important groups of chemicals mainly
produced by human and industrial activities. The large-scale application of these …

Explosive materials are energetic substances, when released into the environment,
contaminate by posing toxic hazards to environment and biota. Throughout the world, soils …

Abstract The World Health Organization reported that “an estimated 12.6 million people died
as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in 2012, nearly 1 in 4 of total …

Environmental problems such as the deterioration of groundwater quality, soil degradation
and various threats to human, animal and ecosystem health are closely related to the …

Phytoremediation—the use of plants to clean up polluted soil and water resources—has
received much attention in the last few years. Although plants have the inherent ability to …

The full biotechnological exploitation of enzymes is still hampered by their low activity, low
stability and high cost. Temperature-dependent catalytic properties of enzymes are a key to …

Given the immense risk posed by widespread environmental pollution by inorganic and
organic chemicals, novel methods of decontamination and clean-up are required. Owing to …

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs) are biocatalysts able to catalyze a variety of
regio-and stereoselective oxyfunctionalization reactions using an iron (IV)-oxo porphyrin pi …

Publisher Summary Plants can be used in various ways to prevent or remediate
environmental pollution. In some cases plants can degrade pollutants inside their tissues; …

Coastal marine environments are contaminated globally with a vast quantity of unexploded
ordnance and munitions from intentional disposal. These munitions contain organic …