Environmental problems such as the deterioration of groundwater quality, soil degradation
and various threats to human, animal and ecosystem health are closely related to the …

Despite being drastically restricted in the 1970s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) still
belong among the most hazardous contaminants. The chemical stability and dielectric …

Prokaryotes in coastal sediments are fundamental players in the ecosystem functioning and
regulate processes relevant in the global biogeochemical cycles. Nevertheless, knowledge …

In recent years, microbial degradation and bioremediation approaches of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) have been studied extensively considering their toxicity, carcinogenicity …

The production and use of intentionally-produced polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in
China have a short history compared with countries of North America and Europe, where …

Sediment tends to accumulate inorganic and persistent hydrophobic organic contaminants
representing one of the main sinks and sources of pollution. Generally, contaminated …

Microbial reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is regarded as an
alternative approach for in situ remediation and detoxification in the environment. To better …

In a circular economy strategy, waste resources can be used for the biological production of
high added-value substances, such as medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs), thus minimising …

Decades of intensive discharge from industrial activities into coastal systems has resulted in
the accumulation of a variety of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine waters and …

Anaerobic digestion, a virtuous process to reduce and reuse biowaste to obtain renewable
bioenergy, is often dramatically subject to process failure during long timescale operation …