Estuaries in the areas prone to anthropogenic activities are exposed to multifarious
pollutants. Toxic concentrations of heavy metals do exist with persistent organic compounds …

The aim of this study was to verify the hypothesis that a hydrocarbon degrading community
isolated from a site heavily polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and …

Deep-sea hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) are considered to be among the most
extreme ecosystems on our planet, allowing only the life of polyextremophilic organisms …

Autochthonous bioaugmentation, by exploiting the indigenous microorganisms of the
contaminated environment to be treated, can represent a successful bioremediation …

Decades of intensive discharge from industrial activities into coastal systems has resulted in
the accumulation of a variety of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine waters and …

Primitive electronic waste (e-waste) recycling activities release massive amounts of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals into surrounding soils, posing a …

Extended soil contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) represents a global
environmental issue that can hardly be addressed with the conventional remediation …

Treatability experiments were conducted to determine the biodegradation of diluted bitumen
(dilbit) at 5 and 25° C for 72 and 60 days, respectively. Microbial consortia obtained from the …

In this study, a hydrocarbon-contaminated marine sediment was treated applying ex-situ
thermal desorption (ESTD) at bench-scale. Temperatures up to 280° C and heating times (t) …

The analysis of benthic bacterial community structure has emerged as a powerful alternative
to traditional microscopy-based taxonomic approaches to monitor aquaculture disturbance …