Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination in soils and sediments: Sustainable approaches for extraction and remediation

T Kariyawasam, GS Doran, JA Howitt, PD Prenzler - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic environmental pollutants that are
extremely hydrophobic in nature and resistant to biological degradation. Extraction of PAHs …

From residue to resource: The multifaceted environmental and bioeconomy potential of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

C Moscariello, S Matassa, G Esposito… - Resources, Conservation …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the emerging context of circular bioeconomy, industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.)
biomass is a valuable resource for the sustainable implementation of second-generation …

Impact and remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants on agricultural land: a review

S Mohanta, B Pradhan, ID Behera - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Petroleum hydrocarbons, which are organic molecules consisting of carbon and hydrogen,
are found in crude oil. Due to human activities like oil spills, leaking storage tanks, and …

Transcriptional and post-transcriptional controls for tuning gene expression in plants

V Zhong, BN Archibald, JAN Brophy - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant biotechnologists seek to modify plants through genetic reprogramming, but our ability
to precisely control gene expression in plants is still limited. Here, we review transcription …

Synergetic effects of microbial-phytoremediation reshape microbial communities and improve degradation of petroleum contaminants

A Wang, W Fu, Y Feng, Z Liu, D Song - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial-phytoremediation is an effective bioremediation technology that introduces
petroleum-degrading bacteria and oil-tolerant plants into oil-contaminated soils in order to …

Coupling of desorption of phenanthrene from marine sediments and biodegradation of the sediment washing solution in a novel biochar immobilized–cell reactor

F Bianco, M Race, S Papirio, P Oleszczuk… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recurrent dredging of marine sediments needs the use of ex–situ technologies such as
sediment washing (SW) to effectively remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

New insights into thermal desorption remediation of pyrene-contaminated soil based on an optimized numerical model

S Zhang, J Zhao, L Zhu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal desorption (TD) is known as an effective technique to remediate PAHs-
contaminated sites. However, effectively removing PAHs using TD while saving time, and …

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 …

Polyaspartic acid assisted-phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated farmland: Phytoextraction efficiency, soil quality, and rhizosphere microbial community

Y Liu, J Zhou, D Sun, H Chen, J Qin, G Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium is highly toxic and one of the most dangerous metal pollutants in soil, and poses a
serious threat to human health through soil-crop-food chain transmission. Polyaspartic acid …

Low temperature–produced and VFA–coated biochar enhances phenanthrene adsorption and mitigates toxicity in marine sediments

F Bianco, M Marcińczyk, M Race, S Papirio… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in marine environments, having
negative implications on both ecological systems and human health. At the same time …