The ability of microorganisms to detoxify xenobiotic compounds allows them to thrive in a
toxic environment using carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, and nitrogen from the available …

Phytoremediation is a technology based on the use of green plants to remove, relocate,
deactivate, or destroy harmful environmental pollutants such as heavy metals, radionuclides …

Background and aims Microbe-assisted phytoremediation is particularly effective for organic
pollutants. The leguminous shrub Cytisus striatus (Hill) Rothm. has been proposed as a …

Abstract The organochlorine 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is a broad-
spectrum insecticide that was used on a large-scale worldwide. The soil–plant–microbe …

The potential of water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) and duckweed (Lemna minor L.) to remove
chlorpyrifos in water was investigated under laboratory greenhouse conditions. At initial …

Background and aims Plants and contaminant-degrading microbes are a suitable
combination for the remediation of pesticides. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Environmental remediation by traditional physicochemical methods has several drawbacks,
the most important of which is the high cost. Phytoremediation is the use of plants and …

Although the pesticide hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and its isomers have long been
banned, their presence in the environment is still reported worldwide. In this study, we …

The metabolism of thiamethoxam [(EZ)-3-(2-chloro-1, 3-thiazol-5-yl-methyl)-5-methyl-1, 3, 5-
oxadiazinan-4-ylidene (nitro) amine] was investigated in whole plant, callus, and …

Background, aim, and scope Lindane is an organochlorine chemical that has been used
both as an agricultural insecticide and as a treatment for head lice and scabies. It is a …