Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

Contamination of soil and natural water bodies driven by increased organic pollutants
remains a universal concern. Naturally, organic pollutants contain carcinogenic and toxic …

Resource allocation affects the structure of microbiomes, including those associated with
living hosts. Understanding the degree to which this dependency determines interspecies …

Benzoic acid is found naturally in a wide variety of plants. It was isolated in the sixteenth
century, but not commercially produced until the end of the nineteenth century. Researchers …

Hydroquinone is a major benzene metabolite, which is a well‐known haematotoxic and
carcinogenic agent associated with malignancy in occupational environments. Human …

Phthalate acid esters (PAEs) are environmentally ubiquitous and have aroused a worldwide
concern due to their threats to environment and human health. Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is …

Our view on the bacterial responses to the aerobic degradation of aromatic compounds has
been enriched considerably by the current omic methodologies and systems biology …

Muconic acid (MA), a high value-added bio-product with reactive dicarboxylic groups and
conjugated double bonds, has garnered increasing interest owing to its potential …

Mammalian gut microbiome is readily affected by acute or subchronic cadmium (Cd)
intoxication, but it susceptibility following chronic Cd exposure at environmentally-relevant …

Disposal of the high volume of produced water (PW) is a big challenge to the oil and gas
industry. High cost of conventional treatment facilities, increasing energy prices and …