Rhizoremediation half-lives of PCBs: Role of congener composition, organic carbon forms, bioavailability, microbial activity, plant species and soil conditions, on the …

E Terzaghi, E Zanardini, C Morosini, G Raspa… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants widely produced and
used in many countries until the increasing concern about their environmental risk lead to …

Bioaugmentation-assisted bioremediation and biodegradation mechanisms for PCB in contaminated environments: A review on sustainable clean-up technologies

A Hassan, FS Hamid, A Pariatamby… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to give a detailed overview of various bioremediation technologies used for
the decontamination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-polluted environments; discuss the …

Advances and perspective in bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soils

JK Sharma, RK Gautam, SV Nanekar, R Weber… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
In recent years, microbial degradation and bioremediation approaches of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) have been studied extensively considering their toxicity, carcinogenicity …

Biphenyl-metabolizing microbial community and a functional operon revealed in e-waste-contaminated soil

L Jiang, C Luo, D Zhang, M Song, Y Sun… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Primitive electronic waste (e-waste) recycling activities release massive amounts of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals into surrounding soils, posing a …

Biotreatment potential of co-contaminants hexavalent chromium and polychlorinated biphenyls in industrial wastewater: Individual and simultaneous prospects

MW Yasir, MBA Siddique, Z Shabbir, H Ullah… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Co-existence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) in the
environment due to effluent from industries has aggravated the pollution problem. Both …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal hyphae alter soil bacterial community and enhance polychlorinated biphenyls dissipation

H Qin, PC Brookes, J Xu - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
We investigated the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) hyphae in alternation of soil
microbial community and Aroclor 1242 dissipation. A two-compartment rhizobox system with …

Enrichment of aerobic and anaerobic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from multicontaminated marine sediment in mar piccolo site (Taranto, Italy)

B Matturro, ML Di Franca, B Tonanzi, C Cruz Viggi… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Marine sediments act as a sink for the accumulation of various organic contaminants such
as polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs). These contaminants affect the composition and activity of …

Evidence for shifts in the structure and abundance of the microbial community in a long-term PCB-contaminated soil under bioremediation

I Petrić, D Bru, N Udiković-Kolić, D Hršak… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
Although the impact of bioremediation of PCB-contaminated sites on the indigenous
microbial community is a key question for soil restoration, it remains poorly understood …

Enhanced polychlorinated biphenyl removal in a switchgrass rhizosphere by bioaugmentation with Burkholderia xenovorans LB400

Y Liang, R Meggo, D Hu, JL Schnoor, TE Mattes - Ecological engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation makes use of plants and associated microorganisms to clean up soils and
sediments contaminated with inorganic and organic pollutants. In this study, switchgrass …

Remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil by using a combination of ryegrass, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and earthworms

YF Lu, M Lu, F Peng, Y Wan, MH Liao - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, a laboratory experiment was performed to investigate the influences of
inoculation with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Glomus caledoniun L. and/or …