Bioremediation of organohalide pollutants: progress, microbial ecology, and emerging computational tools

G Xu, S Zhao, J Liu, J He - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organohalide chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are prevalent …

Degradation or humification: rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants

S Wang, Y Wang, X He, Q Lu - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
The fate of organic pollutants in environmental matrices can be determined by degradation
and humification. The humification process represents a promising strategy to remove …

Salinity determines performance, functional populations, and microbial ecology in consortia attenuating organohalide pollutants

G Xu, X Zhao, S Zhao, MJ Rogers, J He - The ISME Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Organohalide pollutants are prevalent in coastal regions due to extensive intervention by
anthropogenic activities, threatening public health and ecosystems. Gradients in salinity are …

Efficient and Complete Detoxification of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Sediments Achieved by Bioaugmentation with Dehalococcoides and Microbial Ecological …

G Xu, HL Ng, C Chen, S Zhao, J He - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are prevalent environmental pollutants, but
bioremediation of PBDEs remains to be reported. Here we report accelerated remediation of …

Offshore marine sediment microbiota respire structurally distinct organohalide pollutants

G Xu, N Zhang, X Zhao, C Chen… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Marine sediments are a major sink of organohalide pollutants, but the potential for offshore
marine microbiota to transform these pollutants remains underexplored. Here, we report …

Environmental occurrence and remediation of emerging organohalides: A review

H He, Y Li, R Shen, H Shim, Y Zeng, S Zhao, Q Lu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
As replacements for “old” organohalides, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),“new” organohalides have been developed, including …

Accumulative levels, temporal and spatial distribution of common chemical pollutants in the blood of Chinese adults

J Kou, X Li, M Zhang, L Wang, L Hu, X Liu, S Mei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
China has been in a rapid development period in recent decades, the mass production and
use of chemical industrial products and pesticides have resulted in a large amount of …

Dehalogenation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Catalyzed by a Reductive Dehalogenase in Dehalococcoides mccartyi Strain MB

G Xu, S Zhao, C Chen, X Zhao… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are
notorious persistent organic pollutants. However, few organohalide-respiring bacteria that …

Amino acid transporter as a potential carrier protein for the root-to-shoot translocation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in rice

J Chen, W Wang, L Zhu - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
As typical persistent organic pollutants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) tend to
accumulate in edible parts of rice, posing great ecological and health risks. The …

Sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments of the East China marginal seas: Role of unintentionally-produced PCBs

H Yu, T Lin, L Hu, G Lammel, S Zhao, X Sun, X Wu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The production and use of intentionally-produced polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in
China have a short history compared with countries of North America and Europe, where …