Contamination of soils with persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorine
pesticide, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, halohydrocarbon, polycyclic aromatic …

Increasing soil pollution problems have caused world-wide concerns. Large numbers of
contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum and related …

Soil contamination with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) is widespread throughout the
globe due to the massive production of TPH anthropogenically and its occurrence in the soil …

Soil is an important environmental matrix to support the life of all organisms directly or
indirectly. Despite being the ultimate sink for all pollutants, it has been neglected for long …

Petroleum contamination is considered as a major risk to the health of humans and
environment. Biochars as low-cost and eco-friendly carbon materials, have been widely …

Decontamination of oil spills from coastal wetland soils requires a delicate approach. A
microcosm study was carried out to investigate the impact of integrated application of …

The term “Total petroleum hydrocarbons”(TPH) is used to describe a complex mixture of
petroleum-based hydrocarbons primarily derived from crude oil. Those compounds are …

We are racing to manage a phenomenally increasing volume of organic wastes from urban,
industrial and agricultural entities. Composting is one of the preferred ways to convert …

Large numbers of organic pollutants (OPs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
pesticides and petroleum, are discharged into soil, posing a huge threat to natural …

The potential for biotransformation of weathered hydrocarbon residues in soils collected
from two commercial oil refinery sites (Soil A and B) was studied in microcosm experiments …