Pollution by heavy metals (HM) represents a serious threat for both the environment and
human health. Due to their elemental character, HM cannot be chemically degraded, and …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are persistent organic pollutants used worldwide between
the 1930s and 1980s. Although their use has been heavily restricted, PCB can be found in …

This review summarizes the bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies proposed
so far to detoxify PCB-contaminated sites. A critical analysis about the potential and limits of …

Transgenic plants and associated bacteria constitute a new generation of genetically
modified organisms for efficient and environment-friendly treatment of soil and water …

Phytoremediation—the use of plants to clean up polluted soil and water resources—has
received much attention in the last few years. Although plants have the inherent ability to …

Remediation of polluted environmental media is critical to realization of the goals of the
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UNDER) project. Many natural-resource …

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

Highlights•Many plants and plant tissues have been improved for phytoremediation
purposes.•Plants and HRs can be genetically modified to enhance their remediation …

We evaluated the effectiveness of natural organic surfactants such as humic acids (HA) from
lignite to simultaneously wash heavy metals (HM) and polychlorobiphenyls (PCB) from a …

Mono-, di-, tri-, and tetra-chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are congeners with
greater volatility which remain in air, soils and sediments requiring treatment. In this study …