[HTML][HTML] Preventing chemical contaminants in food: Challenges and prospects for safe and sustainable food production

H Onyeaka, S Ghosh, K Obileke, T Miri, OA Odeyemi… - Food Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Human exposure to chemical contaminants in food has resulted into various health related
problems. To prevent and mitigate hazardous exposure to chemical contaminants in food, it …

Biological treatment of refractory organic compounds in coal gasification wastewater: A review

W Kong, Y Li, Y Zhang, Y Mei, S Tabassum - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coal gasification wastewater (CGW) has a complex composition, containing common
refractory organics, the majority of which have been shown to be mutative and carcinogenic …

Polychlorinated biphenyls in soils around a poorly-managed dumpsite in SE Nigeria: contamination status, exposure risks, source identification and pathways for …

VC Eze, TO Maduka, CI Iheme… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) pose significant environmental and health risks globally,
especially in developing nations with poor waste management practices. Despite extensive …

Innovative Approaches in Extremophile-Mediated Remediation of Toxic Pollutants: A Comprehensive Review

P Swaminaathan, A Shaji, A Saravanan… - Water Conservation …, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive review explores the intriguing potential of extremophiles in
revolutionizing the remediation of toxic pollutants. Extremophiles, remarkable …

Heavy metal tolerance of microorganisms isolated from coastal marine sediments and their lead removal potential

KL Alvarado-Campo, M Quintero, B Cuadrado-Cano… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, 338 microorganisms, comprising 271 bacteria and 67 fungi, were isolated from
sediment samples collected from underexplored Pacific and Caribbean regions of …

Enhanced biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls by co-cultivation of resuscitated strains with unique advantages

Q Lin, Y Yang, S Zhang, F Sun, C Shen, X Su - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The investigation into viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria through the implementation
of resuscitation promoting factors (Rpfs) has broadened the potential sources for isolating …

Plant biomass extracted eco-friendly natural surfactant enhanced bio-electrokinetic remediation of crude oil contaminated soil

A Arumugam, C Fang, J Selvin, S Kuppusamy… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current work investigates bioremediation (BIO) and electrokinetic (EK) remediation of
crude oil hydrocarbons utilizing the biomass-electrokinetic (BIO-EK) approaches. The use of …

Optimizing biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using bacteria isolated from common effluent treatment plant (CETP) sludge: Integration of machine …

P Thathola, S Haldar - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2025 - Elsevier
The present study demonstrates the effective biodegradation of six polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) using microbial consortia consisting of Bacillus sp. and Stutzerimonas sp …

Recent advances and optimization strategies for the microbial degradation of PCBs: From monocultures to microbial consortia

R Chen, R Qin, H Bai, X Jia - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of synthetic organic compounds that are
widely distributed in the environment and have significant adverse effects on humans as …

Removing multiple refractory organic pollutants in wastewater by cell bioaugmentation and genetic bioaugmentation with Rhodococcus sp. strain p52

W Zhao, Z Yang, Y Wu, X Wang, H Xu, L Li - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioaugmentation is an appealing remediation strategy to treat refractory organic pollutants
in contaminated environments. In this study, activated sludge was bioaugmented with …