Metal–organic frameworks in agriculture

S Rojas, A Rodríguez-Diéguez… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Agrochemicals, which are crucial to meet the world food qualitative and quantitative
demand, are compounds used to kill pests (insects, fungi, rodents, or unwanted plants) …

Challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of micro-nano plastics: a review

Y Zhou, M Kumar, S Sarsaiya, R Sirohi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising level of micro-nano plastics (MNPs) in the natural ecosystem adversely impact the
health of the environment and living organisms globally. MNPs enter in to the agro …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of biodegradable polymers in mesophilic aerobic environments

A Bher, PC Mayekar, RA Auras… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Finding alternatives to diminish plastic pollution has become one of the main challenges of
modern life. A few alternatives have gained potential for a shift toward a more circular and …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic degradation by extremophilic bacteria

N Atanasova, S Stoitsova, T Paunova-Krasteva… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intensive exploitation, poor recycling, low repeatable use, and unusual resistance of plastics
to environmental and microbiological action result in accumulation of huge waste amounts …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of trace element and heavy metal levels of some ethnobotanically important medicinal plants used as remedies in Southern Turkey in terms of …

F Karahan - Biological trace element research, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal accumulation in medicinal plants has increased dramatically in recent years
due to agricultural and industrial activities leading to pollution of natural sources. This study …

Adsorption of environmental contaminants on micro-and nano-scale plastic polymers and the influence of weathering processes on their adsorptive attributes

PK Rai, C Sonne, RJC Brown, SA Younis… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increases in plastic-related pollution and their weathering can be a serious threat to
environmental sustainability and human health, especially during the present COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Biodeterioration of untreated polypropylene microplastic particles by Antarctic bacteria

S Habib, A Iruthayam, MY Abd Shukor, SA Alias… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microplastic pollution is globally recognised as a serious environmental threat due to its
ubiquitous presence related primarily to improper dumping of plastic wastes. While most …

The application of bioremediation in wastewater treatment plants for microplastics removal: a practical perspective

KHD Tang, T Hadibarata - Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play the role of intercepting microplastics in the
environment and provide a platform for bioremediation to remove microplastics. Despite, this …

[HTML][HTML] Potential use of microbial enzymes for the conversion of plastic waste into value-added products: a viable solution

M Tamoor, NA Samak, Y Jia, MU Mushtaq… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The widespread use of commercial polymers composed of a mixture of polylactic acid and
polyethene terephthalate (PLA-PET) in bottles and other packaging materials has caused a …

Transcriptome plasticity underlying plant root colonization and insect invasion by Pseudomonas protegens

P Vesga, P Flury, J Vacheron, C Keel, D Croll… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas protegens shows a high degree of lifestyle plasticity since it can establish
both plant-beneficial and insect-pathogenic interactions. While P. protegens protects plants …