Abstract “Save Soil Save Earth” is not just a catchphrase; it is a necessity to protect soil
ecosystem from the unwanted and unregulated level of xenobiotic contamination. Numerous …

Soil is considered as a vital natural resource equivalent to air and water which supports
growth of the plants and provides habitats to microorganisms. Changes in soil properties …

Over the past two decades, various eco-friendly approaches utilizing microbial species to
clean up contaminated environments have surfaced. In this aspect, actinobacteria have …

The large-scale use of glyphosate has led to the continuous accumulation of residues in the
environment, disrupting ecological balance and posing a threat to human health. The main …

Difenoconazole is a triazole fungicide that is widely used worldwide and has been
frequently detected in agricultural soils, but its ecotoxicological effect on soil bacterial …

The overuse of pesticides for augmenting agriculture productivity always comes at the cost
of environment, biodiversity, and human health and has put the land, water, and …

Biosurfactants are molecules of 21st century. Their application (s) intercedes in daily life of
living beings. Major limitation in the wide applicability of biosurfactant (s) is the economicity …

Pesticide application can be accompanied by harmful non-target effects that affect humans,
animals, as well as whole ecosystems. However, such effects remain mainly unaddressed in …

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) used in agricultural practices are of global concern due to
their toxicological hazards on biomes of the impacted soil. Geochemistry and microbiome of …

Methomyl is a widely used carbamate pesticide, which has adverse biological effects and
poses a serious threat to ecological environments and human health. Several bacterial …