Toxicity, degradation and analysis of the herbicide atrazine

S Singh, V Kumar, A Chauhan, S Datta… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides is a major environmental and health concern
worldwide. Atrazine, a synthetic triazine herbicide commonly used to control grassy and …

[HTML][HTML] Current methods and technologies for degradation of atrazine in contaminated soil and water: A review

S Rostami, S Jafari, Z Moeini, M Jaskulak… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Atrazine is one of the most widely-used chlorine herbicides in agriculture. In recent years,
studies have shown a potential hazard of atrazine use in environmental health and human …

Core microbiota in agricultural soils and their potential associations with nutrient cycling

S Jiao, Y Xu, J Zhang, X Hao, Y Lu - Msystems, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Revealing the ecological roles of the core microbiota in community maintaining and soil
nutrient cycling is crucial for understanding ecosystem function, yet there is a dearth of …

Dominant role of abundant rather than rare bacterial taxa in maintaining agro-soil microbiomes under environmental disturbances

S Jiao, J Wang, G Wei, W Chen, Y Lu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Elucidating the mechanisms underpinning the responses of abundant and rare microbial
taxa to environmental disturbances is essential for understanding the biodiversity-stability …

Biochar accelerates soil organic carbon mineralization via rhizodeposit-activated Actinobacteria

Y Fu, Y Luo, M Auwal, BP Singh, L Van Zwieten… - Biology and fertility of …, 2022 - Springer
Biochar affects soil carbon (C) dynamics via shifting microbial community, but the active
bacteria that regulate the rhizosphere-based C cycling remain to be identified. Here, a …

Biodegradation of atrazine and related s-triazine compounds: from enzymes to field studies

L Wackett, M Sadowsky, B Martinez… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2002 - Springer
s-Triazine ring compounds are common industrial chemicals: pesticides, resin
intermediates, dyes, and explosives. The fate of these compounds in the environment is …

Microbial bioremediation of pesticides in agricultural soils: an integrative review on natural attenuation, bioaugmentation and biostimulation

PRM Lopes, VH Cruz, AB De Menezes… - … Science and Bio …, 2022 - Springer
Pesticides can impact the agriculture and environmental sector both positively and
negatively. An over-reliance on their application to crops to control pests can disturb …

Sorption, transport and transformation of atrazine in soils, minerals and composts: a review

A Mudhoo, VK Garg - Pedosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
Atrazine is a widely used herbicide for controlling weeds on both agricultural and
nonagricultural land, which is equally detected in water supplies beyond safe …

Isolation and characterisation of new Gram-negative and Gram-positive atrazine degrading bacteria from different French soils

S Rousseaux, A Hartmann… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The capacity of 12 soils to degrade atrazine was studied in laboratory incubations using
radiolabelled atrazine. Eight soils showed enhanced degradation of this compound. Twenty …

Arthrobacter aurescens TC1 Metabolizes Diverse s-Triazine Ring Compounds

LC Strong, C Rosendahl, G Johnson… - Applied and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Arthrobacter aurescens strain TC1 was isolated without enrichment by plating atrazine-
contaminated soil directly onto atrazine-clearing plates. A. aurescens TC1 grew in liquid …