Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: sources, toxicity, and remediation approaches

AB Patel, S Shaikh, KR Jain, C Desai… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread across the globe mainly due to
long-term anthropogenic sources of pollution. The inherent properties of PAHs such as …

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water environment: A review on toxicity, microbial biodegradation, systematic biological advancements, and environmental …

M Vijayanand, A Ramakrishnan, R Subramanian… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered a major class of organic
contaminants or pollutants, which are poisonous, mutagenic, genotoxic, and/or …

Nanomaterials and biochar mediated remediation of emerging contaminants

P Rajput, P Kumar, AK Priya, S Kumari… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The unrestricted release of various toxic substances into the environment is a critical global
issue, gaining increased attention in modern society. Many of these substances are pristine …

Fungal biosurfactants, from nature to biotechnological product: bioprospection, production and potential applications

AF da Silva, IM Banat, AJ Giachini, D Robl - Bioprocess and Biosystems …, 2021 - Springer
Biosurfactants are in demand by the global market as natural commodities that can be
added to commercial products or use in environmental applications. These biomolecules …

Biosurfactants: production and application prospects in the food industry

BG Ribeiro, JMC Guerra, LA Sarubbo - Biotechnology progress, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There has been considerable interest in the use of biosurfactants due to the diversity of
structures and the possibility of production from a variety of substrates. The potential for …

Metabolic capacity to alter polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and its microbe-mediated remediation

V Yamini, VD Rajeswari - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The elimination of contaminants caused by anthropogenic activities and rapid
industrialization can be accomplished using the widely used technology of bioremediation …

A critical review of oil spills in the Niger Delta aquatic environment: causes, impacts, and bioremediation assessment

I Aa, A Op, I Ujj, B Mt - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Niger Delta region in South-South Nigeria, on Africa's West Coast, is densely
populated. The region, which contains a substantial stock of crude oil and natural gas, has …

A review of the role of biosurfactants in the biodegradation of hydrophobic organopollutants: production, mode of action, biosynthesis and applications

C Sánchez - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
The increasing influence of human activity and industrialization has adversely impacted the
environment via pollution with organic contaminants, which are minimally soluble in water …

Nano-bioremediation: an eco-friendly and effective step towards petroleum hydrocarbon removal from environment

P Chauhan, A Imam, PK Kanaujia, SK Suman - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Global concern about petroleum hydrocarbon pollution has intensified and gained scientific
interest due to its noxious nature, high persistence in environmental matrices, and low …

Bioremediation treatment of polyaromatic hydrocarbons for environmental sustainability

M Salari, V Rahmanian, SA Hashemi, WH Chiang… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) distributed in air and soil are harmful because of
their carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and teratogenicity. Biodegradation is an environmentally …