This paper describes the state-of-the-art and possibilities of environmental biotechnology
and reviews its various areas together with their related issues and implications …

The aim of this work was to compare different toxicity levels of lubricant oils. The tests were
performed using the earthworm (Eisenia andrei), arugula seeds (Eruca sativa) and lettuce …

The hexadecane (HXD) transfer rate (HTR) and the oxygen transfer rate (OTR) were
simultaneously evaluated as a single engineering criterion to enhance the production of an …

The paper deals with the influence of oils on surface water pollution. Two mineral oils of
petroleum origin, one synthetic oil and one vegetable oil were tested. Properties of the …

In the present work was characterized in abiotic and biotic systems, the droplet size of
hexadecane (HXD) in emulsified form. Furthermore it was assessed the uptake of HXD in …

Water is essential for varied human activities, its quality and quantity are attracting
increasing attention around the world because of tremendous population expansion, rising …

Bioremediation which is the use of living organisms such as plants (Phytoremediation) and
microbes such as bacteria, algae and fungi (Microbial bioremediation) or their systems to …

The astonishing metabolic abilities of the microbes should be harnessed to obtain new
breakthroughs in evolution of degradation pathways and development of newer strategies …

Airlift bioreactor (ALB) is a multiphasic pneumatic system agitated with gas phase bubbles
that break toward the liquid phase, resulting in an isothermal expansion that keeps pseudo …

Water resources (mainly surface and groundwater) support two-thirds of the global
population but have been of great concern in recent years. Most civilizations all around the …