Biodegradation of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under anaerobic conditions: Overview of studies, proposed pathways and future …

A Nzila - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
The biodegradation of low-and high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs)(LWM-PAHs and HMW-PAHs, respectively) has been studied extensively under …

Current status of and future perspectives in bacterial degradation of benzo [a] pyrene

A Nzila, MM Musa - International journal of environmental research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) is one the main pollutants belonging to the high-molecular-weight
PAHs (HMW-PAHs) class and its degradation by microorganisms remains an important …

Leachate leakage enhances the microbial diversity and richness but decreases Proteobacteria and weakens stable microbial ecosystem in landfill groundwater

H Sha, Z Liu, Y Sun, Y Wang, X Wang, J Zheng, Y Ma… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Sanitary landfill is the most prevalent and economic method for municipal solid waste
disposal, and the resultant groundwater pollution has become an environmental problem …

Characterization of aerobic granular sludge used for the treatment of petroleum wastewater

C Chen, J Ming, BA Yoza, J Liang, QX Li, H Guo… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a promising biological method for
wastewater treatment. In the present study, the AGS method was used for the treatment of …

Nitrate-assisted biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water-level-fluctuation zone of the three Gorges Reservoir, China: Insights from in …

X Han, F Wang, D Zhang, T Feng, L Zhang - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
An increase in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution poses significant challenges
to human and ecosystem health in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) of the Yangtze River …

Characterization of microbial communities and functions in shale gas wastewaters and sludge: Implications for pretreatment

S Zhou, S Peng, Z Li, D Zhang, Y Zhu, X Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
As hydraulic fracturing (HF) practices keep expanding in China, a comparative
understanding of biological characteristics of flowback and produced waters (FPW) and …

Microbial community of a gasworks aquifer and identification of nitrate-reducing Azoarcus and Georgfuchsia as key players in BTEX degradation

M Sperfeld, C Rauschenbach, G Diekert, S Studenik - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
We analyzed a coal tar polluted aquifer of a former gasworks site in Thuringia (Germany) for
the presence and function of aromatic compound-degrading bacteria (ACDB) by 16S rRNA …

The Co-occurrence of DNRA and Anammox during the anaerobic degradation of benzene under denitrification

X Han, S Peng, L Zhang, P Lu, D Zhang - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
It was revealed that Anammox process promotes the anaerobic degradation of benzene
under denitrification. This study investigates the effect of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to …

Anaerobic benzene mineralization by nitrate-reducing and sulfate-reducing microbial consortia enriched from the same site: comparison of community composition …

AH Keller, S Kleinsteuber, C Vogt - Microbial ecology, 2018 - Springer
Benzene mineralization under nitrate-reducing conditions was successfully established in
an on-site reactor continuously fed with nitrate and sulfidic, benzene-containing …

[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic-petroleum degrading bacteria: Diversity and biotechnological applications for improving coastal soil

B Wang, S Kuang, H Shao, L Wang, H Wang - … and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the industrial emissions and accidental spills, the critical material for modern
industrial society petroleum pollution causes severe ecological damage. The prosperous oil …