Biotechnological advances in bioremediation of heavy metals contaminated ecosystems: an overview with special reference to phytoremediation

D Mani, C Kumar - International journal of environmental science and …, 2014 - Springer
The ability of heavy metals bioaccumulation to cause toxicity in biological systems—human,
animals, microorganisms and plants—is an important issue for environmental health and …

Refinement of biodegradation tests methodologies and the proposed utility of new microbial ecology techniques

A Kowalczyk, TJ Martin, OR Price, JR Snape… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Society׳ s reliance upon chemicals over the last few decades has led to their increased
production, application and release into the environment. Determination of chemical …

Review of reactive kinetic models describing reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes in soil and groundwater

JC Chambon, PL Bjerg, C Scheutz… - Biotechnology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Reductive dechlorination is a major degradation pathway of chlorinated ethenes in
anaerobic subsurface environments, and reactive kinetic models describing the degradation …

Biotechnological opportunities with the β-ketoadipate pathway

T Wells, AJ Ragauskas - Trends in biotechnology, 2012 - cell.com
The β-ketoadipate pathway (β-KAP) is an enzyme-mediated aryl-ring degradation sequence
employed by a wide selection of soil bacteria and fungi to reconcile the conversion of many …

Prospects for exploiting bacteria for bioremediation of metal pollution

AT Jan, M Azam, A Ali, QMR Haq - Critical Reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Metals being recalcitrant to biodegradation process pose a persistent threat to human health
and environment. In view of increase in discharge along with improper management of …

Integrated perspective for effective bioremediation

V Paliwal, S Puranik, HJ Purohit - Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2012 - Springer
Identification of factors which can influence the natural attenuation process with available
microbial genetic capacities can support the bioremediation which has been viewed as the …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT): Involvement of Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase (P34O) in Buttiauxella sp. S19-1

M Xu, D Liu, P Sun, Y Li, M Wu, W Liu, E Maser… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extensive use and disposal of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), a primary constituent of
explosives, pollutes the environment and causes severe damage to human health …

A comprehensive study of conditions of the biodegradation of a plastic additive 2, 6-di-tert-butylphenol and proteomic changes in the degrader Pseudomonas …

A Medić, K Stojanović, L Izrael-Živković, V Beškoski… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa san ai strain was investigated for its capability to degrade the
2, 6-di-tert-butylphenol (2, 6-DTBP) plastic additive, a hazardous and toxic substance for …

Assigning ecological roles to the populations belonging to a phenanthrene-degrading bacterial consortium using omic approaches

S Festa, BM Coppotelli, L Madueño, CL Loviso… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The present study describes the behavior of a natural phenanthrene-degrading consortium
(CON), a synthetic consortium (constructed with isolated strains from CON) and an isolated …

Sustainable approaches to remove heavy metals from water

A Zehra, M Meena, P Swapnil, NA Raytekar… - … : basic research and …, 2020 - Springer
Water contamination by heavy metals is a worldwide issue undermining the whole
biosphere and influencing the life of a huge number of individuals around the globe. Not …