Recently, there has been an increased effort to enhance the efficacy of phytoremediation of
contaminated environments by exploiting plant–microbe interactions. The combined use of …

The environmental impacts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is an increasingly
prominent topic in the scientific community. POPs are stable chemicals that are accumulated …

Lindane, the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), is a potent insecticide. Purified
lindane or unpurified mixtures of this and α-, β-, and δ-isomers of HCH were widely used as …

Various environmental contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides and antibiotics can
contaminate food and water, leading to adverse effects on human health, such as …

Management and destruction of obsolete pesticides and the remediation of pesticide-
contaminated soil are significant global issues with importance in agriculture, environmental …

With the rapid development of society, the soil and water environments in many countries
are suffering from severe pollution. Pollutants in different phases will eventually gather into …

Rapid increase in industrialization of world economy in the past century has resulted in
significantly high emission of anthropogenic chemicals in the ecosystem. The …

The study investigated the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in different types of
vegetables grown in periurban area of National Capital Region (NCR), India. Vegetable …

The objective of the present study was to study the lindane bioremediation abilities of
Streptomyces sp. M7 in soil samples and to know the pesticide effects on maize plants …

Organochlorine pesticides have been extensively used for many years to prevent insect
diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.), but little is known about their residual impacts on the …