Effective usage of biochar and microorganisms for the removal of heavy metal ions and pesticides

SK Manikandan, P Pallavi, K Shetty, D Bhattacharjee… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The bioremediation of heavy metal ions and pesticides is both cost-effective and
environmentally friendly. Microbial remediation is considered superior to conventional …

Remediation of chemical pesticides from contaminated sites through potential microorganisms and their functional enzymes: Prospects and challenges

A Sarker, R Nandi, JE Kim, T Islam - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
In modern agriculture, chemical pesticides are widely used to protect crop plants from
insects and microbial pests, but the improper application of synthetic chemicals is hazardous …

A critical review of sustainable pesticide remediation in contaminated sites: Research challenges and mechanistic insights

A Sarker, WS Shin, MA Al Masud, R Nandi… - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Incidental pesticide application on farmlands can result in contamination of off-target biota,
soil, groundwater, and surrounding ecosystems. To manage these pesticide contaminations …

Catalytic roles, immobilization and management of recalcitrant environmental pollutants by laccases: Significance in sustainable green chemistry

SFF Zofair, S Ahmad, MA Hashmi, SH Khan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We are facing a high risk of exposure to emerging contaminants and increasing
environmental pollution with the concomitant growth of industries. Persistence of these …

Environmental fate and metabolic transformation of two non-ionic pesticides in soil: Effect of biochar, moisture, and soil sterilization

A Sarker, JH Yoo, WT Jeong - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil moisture, organic matter, and soil microbes are the key considering factors that control
the persistence, degradation, and transformation of applied pesticides under varied soil …

Degradation of sulfonamides in aquaculture wastewater by laccase–syringaldehyde mediator system: Response surface optimization, degradation kinetics, and …

Q Lou, Y Wu, H Ding, B Zhang, W Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a new type of environmental pollutant, environmental antibiotic residues have attracted
widespread attention, and the degradation and removal of antibiotics has become an …

Enzyme Immobilized nanomaterials: An electrochemical bio-sensing and biocatalytic degradation properties toward organic pollutants

R Suresh, S Rajendran, KS Khoo, M Soto-Moscoso - Topics in Catalysis, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, research studies on enzyme immobilized materials toward water pollution
monitoring and remediation have increased considerably. This review focuses on the …

Uncertainty of pesticides in foodstuffs, associated environmental and health risks to humans—a critical case of Bangladesh with respect to global food policy

A Sarker, T Islam, S Rahman, R Nandi… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The uncertain fate and transport pathways of applied pesticides are the key hidden threats
with respect to the safety and quality evaluation of foodstuffs in Bangladesh. The risk …

Treatment of pesticide-contaminated water using a selected fungal consortium: Study in a batch and packed-bed bioreactor

M Levio-Raiman, G Briceño, B Leiva, S López… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study provides the basis for implementing a continuous treatment system for
wastewater containing a pesticide mixture formed by atrazine, iprodione, and chlorpyrifos …

Tartaric acid stabilized iridium nanoparticles with excellent laccase-like activity

S Hao, C Fu, L Zhou, Z Guo, Q Song - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Iridium nanoparticles with an average size of 1.7 nm (Tar-IrNPs) were synthesized by the
reduction of IrCl3 with NaBH4 in the presence of tartaric acid. As prepared Tar-IrNPs …