Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) include a group of organic priority pollutants of
critical environmental and public health concern due to their toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic …

Offshore oil spills are of tremendous concern due to their potential impact on economic and
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …

ABSTRACT A significant portion of oil from the recent Deepwater Horizon (DH) oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico was transported to the shoreline, where it may have severe ecological and …

Pot experiments were conducted in a growth chamber to evaluate the phytoremediation
efficiency and rhizosphere regulation mechanism of Fire Phoenix (a mixture of Festuca L.) in …

Human activities impact marine ecosystems at a global scale and all levels of complexity of
life. Despite their importance as key players in ecosystem processes, the stress caused to …

Abstract The Great East Japan Earthquake caused tsunamis and resulted in widespread
damage to human life and infrastructure. The disaster also resulted in contamination of the …

The extensive application of sulfonamides (SAs) raises concern regarding its negative
environmental effects. In aquatic environments, macrophytes may not only be affected by …

High activity levels and balanced anaerobic microbial communities are necessary to attain
proper anaerobic digestion performance. Therefore, this work was focused on the kinetic …

Dormancy is a life history trait that may have important implications for linking microbial
communities to the functioning of natural and managed ecosystems. Rapid changes in …

Nutrient deficiency severely impairs the catabolic activity of indigenous microorganisms in
hydrocarbon rich environments (HREs) and limits the rate of intrinsic bioremediation. The …