Integrating biochar, bacteria, and plants for sustainable remediation of soils contaminated with organic pollutants

L Xiang, JD Harindintwali, F Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The contamination of soil with organic pollutants has been accelerated by agricultural and
industrial development and poses a major threat to global ecosystems and human health …

Water, soil, and plants interactions in a threatened environment

M Gavrilescu - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The unprecedented pressure posed by a growing population on water resources generates
a significant shortage between the available resources and water demand, which together …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review

M Hasnain, N Munir, Z Abideen, F Zulfiqar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors,
excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill …

Phytoremediation as a green biotechnology tool for emerging environmental pollution: a step forward towards sustainable rehabilitation of the environment

MB Kurade, YH Ha, JQ Xiong, SP Govindwar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The industrial revolution in the production of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) has significantly improved public health in recent years. However, this …

[HTML][HTML] Potential use of Bacillus spp. as an effective biostimulant against abiotic stresses in crops—A review

H Etesami, BR Jeong, BR Glick - Current Research in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental (abiotic) stresses significantly threaten the worldwide crop production and
food security. Rapid, drastic changes in the global climate have exacerbated such stresses …

[HTML][HTML] The function of UDP-glycosyltransferases in plants and their possible use in crop protection

H Gharabli, V Della Gala, DH Welner - Biotechnology advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Glycosyltransferases catalyse the transfer of a glycosyl moiety from a donor to an acceptor.
Members of this enzyme class are ubiquitous throughout all kingdoms of life and are …

Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the environment: Plant uptake, translocation, bioaccumulation, and human health risks

S Keerthanan, C Jayasinghe, JK Biswas… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are considered as emerging
contaminants (ECs) in the environment due to their known or suspected adverse ecological …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment: Recent updates on sampling, pretreatment, cleanup technologies and their analysis

AVB Reddy, M Moniruzzaman… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of synthetic organic compounds containing
carbon, hydrogen and chlorine atoms. They have been used in various industrial and …

Accumulation and risk assessment of antibiotics in edible plants grown in contaminated farmlands: A review

J Geng, X Liu, J Wang, S Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The extensive occurrence of antibiotics in farmland soil might threaten food safety. The
bioaccumulation potential of antibiotics in edible vegetables and crops grown under realistic …

A critical review on interaction of microplastics with organic contaminants in soil and their ecological risks on soil organisms

J Chang, W Fang, J Liang, P Zhang, G Zhang, H Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution of microplastics (MPs) in soil has become a global environmental problem.
Due to high sorption capacity and persistence in environment, the MPs exhibit combined …