Occurrence, toxicity and transformation of six typical benzotriazoles in the environment: A review

ZQ Shi, YS Liu, Q Xiong, WW Cai, GG Ying - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Benzotriazoles (BTs) are a group of heterocyclic compounds which have been widely
applied in industrial activities and domestic life mainly as corrosive inhibitors. BTs have …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the development and application of microbial consortia for metabolic engineering

K Jawed, SS Yazdani, MAG Koffas - Metabolic engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent advances in metabolic engineering enable the production of high-value chemicals
via expressing complex biosynthetic pathways in a single microbial host. However, many …

Biogenic platinum and palladium nanoparticles as new catalysts for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds

M Martins, C Mourato, S Sanches, JP Noronha… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical products (PhP) are one of the most alarming emergent pollutants in the
environment. Therefore, it is of extreme importance to investigate efficient PhP removal …

Methodological advances to study contaminant biotransformation: new prospects for understanding and reducing environmental persistence?

K Fenner, M Elsner, T Lueders, MS McLachlan… - ACS Es&t …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Complex microbial communities in environmental systems play a key role in the
detoxification of chemical contaminants by transforming them into less active metabolites or …

Anaerobic biodegradation of pharmaceutical compounds: new insights into the pharmaceutical-degrading bacteria

M Martins, S Sanches, IAC Pereira - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotics and hormones are among the most concerning trace contaminants in the
environment. Therefore, the present work aimed to identify anaerobic microorganisms with …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the contribution of nitrifying and methanotrophic bacteria to micropollutant co-metabolism in rapid sand filters

J Wang, C Zhang, BAJ Poursat, D de Ridder… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of organic micropollutant (OMP) in groundwater threatens drinking water
quality and public health. Rapid sand filter (RSF) rely on biofilms with nitrifying and …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic cometabolic biotransformation of organic micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants: A review

DM Kennes-Veiga, L Gónzalez-Gil, M Carballa… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biotransformation of trace-level organic micropollutants (OMPs) by complex microbial
communities in wastewater treatment facilities is a key process for their detoxification and …

Harnessing biodegradation potential of rapid sand filtration for organic micropollutant removal from drinking water: a review

J Wang, D de Ridder, A van der Wal… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A cost-effective approach for efficient organic micropollutants (OMPs) removal is to optimize
existing infrastructure at drinking water treatment plants. A promising option is rapid sand …

When the going gets tough: emergence of a complex methane-driven interaction network during recovery from desiccation-rewetting

T Kaupper, LW Mendes, HJ Lee, Y Mo… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microorganisms interact in complex communities, affecting microbially-mediated processes
in the environment. Particularly, aerobic methanotrophs showed significantly stimulated …

Marine bacteria-mediated abiotic-biotic coupling degradation mechanism of ibuprofen

Z Li, J Wang, C Gu, Y Guo, S Wu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on the behavior and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) is poorly explored in marine aphotic environment. In this study, the …