Current progress in degradation and removal methods of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from water and soil: A review

B Yao, Z Luo, D Zhi, D Hou, L Luo, S Du… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The widespread of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the environment has caused
rising concerns, and it is an urgent endeavor to find a proper way for PBDEs remediation …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal wetlands: A review of their occurrences, toxic effects, and biogeochemical cycling

L Girones, AL Oliva, VL Negrin, JE Marcovecchio… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and salt marshes, are highly
threatened by increasing anthropic pressures, including chemical pollution. Persistent …

Microbial and enzymatic degradation of PCBs from e-waste-contaminated sites: a review

F Khalid, MZ Hashmi, N Jamil, A Qadir… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Electronic waste is termed as e-waste and on recycling it produces environmental pollution.
Among these e-waste pollutants, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are significantly …

20 years of polybrominated diphenyl ethers on toxicity assessments

Y Lan, X Gao, H Xu, M Li - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) serve as brominated flame retardants which
continue to receive considerable attention because of their persistence, bioaccumulation …

Contamination in mangrove ecosystems: A synthesis of literature reviews across multiple contaminant categories

GT Szafranski, EF Granek - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests are exposed to diverse ocean-sourced and land-based contaminants, yet
mangrove contamination research lags. We synthesize existing data and identify major gaps …

Biochar accelerates microbial reductive debromination of 2, 2′, 4, 4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in anaerobic mangrove sediments

J Chen, C Wang, Y Pan, SS Farzana… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
A common congener of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, 2, 2′, 4, 4′-tetrabromodiphenyl
ether (BDE-47), is a prevalent, persistent and toxic pollutant. It could be removed by …

A critical review of water contamination by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and main degradation techniques

M Motamedi, L Yerushalmi, F Haghighat… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution of aquatic environments by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) has
attracted considerable research interest in recent years. Photocatalysis, a well-established …

Enhancement effects of decabromodiphenyl ether on microbial sulfate reduction in eutrophic lake sediments: A study on sulfate-reducing bacteria using dsrA and dsrB …

H Gao, C Wang, J Chen, P Wang, J Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Although sulfate (SO 4 2−) reduction by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is an
important sulfur cycling processes, little is known about how the persistent organic pollutants …

E-waste recycling practices: a review on environmental concerns, remediation and technological developments with a focus on printed circuit boards

SP Tembhare, BA Bhanvase, DP Barai… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
Decrease in life span of electronic devices and consumer's urge to use advanced
technology leads to obsolescence of such devices, resulting in electronic waste generation …

Bromine contamination and risk management in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

AC Leri, O Hettithanthri, S Bolan, T Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bromine (Br) is widely distributed through the lithosphere and hydrosphere, and its
chemistry in the environment is affected by natural processes and anthropogenic activities …