Remediation of contaminated soils by enhanced nanoscale zero valent iron

D Jiang, G Zeng, D Huang, M Chen, C Zhang… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) for in situ remediation of soil contamination
caused by heavy metals and organic pollutants has drawn great concern, primarily owing to …

Microbial degradation of chloroethenes: a review

I Dolinová, M Štrojsová, M Černík, J Němeček… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Contamination by chloroethenes has a severe negative effect on both the environment and
human health. This has prompted intensive remediation activity in recent years, along with …

RETRACTED: Effects of Bacillus subtilis on the reduction of U (VI) by nano-Fe0

C Ding, W Cheng, Y Sun, X Wang - 2015 - Elsevier
Moreover, the top EDX spectrum shown by the insets of Figure 1D is highly similar to the
spectrum shown by the inset of Figure 1C of the article that the authors have previously …

[HTML][HTML] A review on slurry bioreactors for bioremediation of soils and sediments

IV Robles-González, F Fava, HM Poggi-Varaldo - Microbial Cell Factories, 2008 - Springer
The aim of this work is to present a critical review on slurry bioreactors (SB) and their
application to bioremediation of soils and sediments polluted with recalcitrant and toxic …

The Desulfitobacterium genus

R Villemur, M Lanthier, R Beaudet… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Desulfitobacterium spp. are strictly anaerobic bacteria that were first isolated from
environments contaminated by halogenated organic compounds. They are very versatile …

[HTML][HTML] The prokaryotic complex iron–sulfur molybdoenzyme family

RA Rothery, GJ Workun, JH Weiner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2008 - Elsevier
Bacterial genomes encode an extensive range of respiratory enzymes that enable
respiratory metabolism with a diverse group of reducing and oxidizing substrates under both …

Biotechnology and nanotechnology for remediation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds: Current perspectives

P Ebrahimbabaie, J Pichtel - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) are persistent organic pollutants which
are harmful to public health and the environment. Many CVOCs occur in substantial …

A review and perspective of recent research in biological treatment applied in removal of chlorinated volatile organic compounds from waste air

T Li, H Li, C Li - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl–VOCs) waste air is a kind of typical recalcitrant
organic compounds, which poses a great threat to the ecological environment and human …

The microbial community responsible for dechlorination and benzene ring opening during anaerobic degradation of 2, 4, 6‑trichlorophenol

J Song, Q Zhao, J Guo, N Yan, H Chen, F Sheng… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study describes the dechlorination ability of acclimated biomass, the high-throughput
sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene of such microorganisms, and the …

Integration of organohalide-respiring bacteria and nanoscale zero-valent iron (Bio-nZVI-RD): a perfect marriage for the remediation of organohalide pollutants?

S Wang, S Chen, Y Wang, A Low, Q Lu, R Qiu - Biotechnology Advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to massive production and improper handling, organohalide compounds are widely
distributed in subsurface environments, primarily in anoxic groundwater, soil and sediment …