Organochlorines (OCs) are the most hazardous class of pesticides, therefore, banned or
restricted in several countries. The major sources of OCs include food industries, agriculture …

A large number of enzymes from bacteria, fungi, and plants have been reported to be
involved in the biodegradation of toxic organic pollutants. Bioremediation is a cost effective …

Wastewater Microbiology focuses on microbial contaminants found in wastewater, methods
of detection for these contaminants, and methods of cleansing water of microbial …

How to sustainably feed a growing global population is a question still without an answer.
Particularly farmers, to increase production, tend to apply more fertilizers and pesticides, a …

A wide variety of compounds can be biodegraded via reductive removal of halogen
substituents. This process can degrade toxic pollutants, some of which are not known to be …

Abstract DDT (1, 1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane) is probably the best known
and most useful organochlorine insecticide in the world which was used since 1945 for …

In this review we discuss the degradation of chlorinated hydrocarbons by microorganisms,
emphasizing the physiological, biochemical, and genetic basis of the biodegradation of …

From the viewpoint of protecting the natural environment, aquatic ecotoxicological
assessment of new pesticides and many existing ones has increasingly become more …

Microbial degradation of DDT residues is one mechanism for loss of DDT from soil. In this
review pathways for biodegradation of DDT, DDD, and DDE by bacteria and fungi are …

Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are generally regarded as safe for use on crops and
animals due to their relatively fast degradation rates. Their degradation varies as a function …