Recent advances in PCB removal from historically contaminated environmental matrices

K Šrédlová, T Cajthaml - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite being drastically restricted in the 1970s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) still
belong among the most hazardous contaminants. The chemical stability and dielectric …

Bioaugmentation-assisted bioremediation and biodegradation mechanisms for PCB in contaminated environments: A review on sustainable clean-up technologies

A Hassan, FS Hamid, A Pariatamby… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to give a detailed overview of various bioremediation technologies used for
the decontamination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-polluted environments; discuss the …

Rhizoremediation of weathered PCBs in a heavily contaminated agricultural soil: results of a biostimulation trial in semi field conditions

E Terzaghi, L Vergani, F Mapelli, S Borin… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper describes the results of a rhizoremediation greenhouse experiment planned to
select the best plant species and soil management for the bioremediation of weathered …

[PDF][PDF] Carcinogenicity of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in transformer soil in vicinity of University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria

IA Adetutu, GN Iwuoha, HM Jnr - Chem. Int, 2020 - academia.edu
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are chemicals (usually man-made) formed as result of
attachment of one or more chlorine atoms to a Biphenyl ring structure. The number and …

Mercury vertical and horizontal concentrations in agricultural soils of a historically contaminated site: Role of soil properties, chemical loading, and cultivated plant …

C Morosini, E Terzaghi, G Raspa, E Zanardini… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The long term vertical and horizontal mobility of mercury (Hg) in soils of agricultural areas of
a historically contaminated Italian National Relevance Site (SIN Brescia-Caffaro) was …

Accumulation and fate processes of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in soil profiles in Mt. Shergyla, Tibetan Plateau: A comparison on different forest types

Y Luo, R Yang, Y Li, P Wang, Y Zhu, G Yuan, Q Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Previous work documented that forest plays an important role in the deposition of persistent
organic pollutants (POPs) in the southeast Tibetan Plateau (TP) due to the “forest filter …

Effects of soil amendment with PCB-contaminated sediment on the growth of two cucurbit species

M Urbaniak, S Lee, M Takazawa… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the application of increasing
proportions (0%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) of an admixture of PCB-contaminated …

Plants radically change the mobility of PCBs in soil: Role of different species and soil conditions

E Terzaghi, CM Vitale, G Salina, A Di Guardo - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The mobility of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in soil cultivated with different
plant species was evaluated by means of a column experiment to investigate the specific …

New Data Set of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran Half-Lives: Natural Attenuation and Rhizoremediation Using Several Common Plant Species in …

E Terzaghi, L Vergani, F Mapelli, S Borin… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this paper, a new data set of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran
(PCDD/Fs) half-lives (HLs) in soil is presented. Data are derived from a greenhouse …

Role of photo-and biodegradation of two PAHs on leaves: Modelling the impact on air quality ecosystem services provided by urban trees

E Terzaghi, F De Nicola, BEL Cerabolini… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban trees provide important ecosystem services, including air quality improvement.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most important pollutants in air …