Sorption, transport and biodegradation–an insight into bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soil

X Ren, G Zeng, L Tang, J Wang, J Wan, Y Liu… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Contamination of soils with persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorine
pesticide, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, halohydrocarbon, polycyclic aromatic …

Bioremediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum, pesticides, chlorophenols and heavy metals by composting: applications …

M Chen, P Xu, G Zeng, C Yang, D Huang… - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing soil pollution problems have caused world-wide concerns. Large numbers of
contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum and related …

Recycling of organic wastes in agriculture: an environmental perspective

B Sharma, B Vaish, Monika, UK Singh, P Singh… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Inadequate organic waste management leads to a plethora of problems such as
environmental pollution, eutrophication, esthetic damage to urban landscape, greenhouse …

Responses of enzymatic activity and microbial communities to biochar/compost amendment in sulfamethoxazole polluted wetland soil

J Liang, S Tang, J Gong, G Zeng, W Tang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar and compost, two common amendments, were rarely conducted to investigate their
combined influence on enzymatic activities and microbial communities in organic-polluted …

Microbial degradation of naphthalene and substituted naphthalenes: metabolic diversity and genomic insight for bioremediation

B Mohapatra, PS Phale - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) like naphthalene and
substituted naphthalenes (methylnaphthalene, naphthoic acids, 1-naphthyl N …

Mitigation of petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated hazardous soils using organic amendments: a review

SA Hoang, B Sarkar, B Seshadri, D Lamb… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The term “Total petroleum hydrocarbons”(TPH) is used to describe a complex mixture of
petroleum-based hydrocarbons primarily derived from crude oil. Those compounds are …

Green synthesis of sunlight responsive zinc oxide coupled cadmium sulfide nanostructures for efficient photodegradation of pesticides

M Rani, J Yadav, U Shanker - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Structural design of semiconductor nanomaterials via facile and green methodology is
noteworthy to advance their photocatalytic activity for resolving the problem of energy and …

Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (phenanthrene and pyrene) by the ligninolytic fungi Ganoderma lucidum isolated from the hardwood stump

N Agrawal, P Verma, SK Shahi - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2018 - Springer
Background Due to progress in science and technology, several harmful polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons are synthesized and released into the environment. In the present …

Application of compost for effective bioremediation of organic contaminants and pollutants in soil

M Kästner, A Miltner - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
Soils contaminated with hazardous chemicals worldwide are awaiting remediation activities;
bioremediation is often considered as a cost-effective remediation approach. Potential …

The potential impact on the biodegradation of organic pollutants from composting technology for soil remediation

X Ren, G Zeng, L Tang, J Wang, J Wan, J Wang… - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
Large numbers of organic pollutants (OPs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
pesticides and petroleum, are discharged into soil, posing a huge threat to natural …