Bioremediation of co-contaminated soil with heavy metals and pesticides: Influence factors, mechanisms and evaluation methods

H Zhang, X Yuan, T Xiong, H Wang, L Jiang - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil co-contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides has caused large global
environmental issues. The interaction of heavy metals and pesticides make the …

Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door

IM Meftaul, K Venkateswarlu, R Dharmarajan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides play a pivotal role in controlling pests and disease infestations not only in urban
agriculture but also in non-agricultural settings. Several pesticides like herbicides …

The current approach to soil remediation: a review of physicochemical and biological technologies, and the potential of their strategic combination

JD Aparicio, EE Raimondo, JM Saez… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the growing industrial activities, rapid urbanization, highest consumption
rates, and non-safe human practices have greatly increased soil pollution with …

The role of microorganisms in bioremediation-A review

E Abatenh, B Gizaw, Z Tsegaye… - Open Journal of …, 2017 - agriscigroup.us
Bioremediation is a biological mechanism of recycling wastes in to another form that can
used and reused by other organisms. Nowadays, the world is facing the problem of different …

A review on the microbial degradation of chlorpyrifos and its metabolite TCP

S Bose, PS Kumar, DVN Vo - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) falls under the category of organophosphorus pesticides which are in
huge demand in the agricultural sector. Overuse of this pesticide has led to the degradation …

Advanced technologies for the remediation of pesticide-contaminated soils

E Morillo, J Villaverde - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence of pesticides in soil has become a highly significant environmental problem,
which has been increased by the vast use of pesticides worldwide and the absence of …

Electrochemically assisted remediation of pesticides in soils and water: a review

MA Rodrigo, N Oturan, MA Oturan - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The occurrence of pesticides in the environment has become a highly significant
environmental issue. This problem has been exacerbated by the vast and increasing use of …

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 …

Electrocoagulation and electrooxidation technologies for pesticide removal from water or wastewater: A review

B Biswas, S Goel - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticides are known to be threats to the environment and human health. Excessive use of
pesticides in agricultural practice can contaminate water bodies, leading to cancer, asthma …

Genetic basis and importance of metal resistant genes in bacteria for bioremediation of contaminated environments with toxic metal pollutants

S Das, HR Dash, J Chakraborty - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
Metal pollution is one of the most persistent and complex environmental issues, causing
threat to the ecosystem and human health. On exposure to several toxic metals such as …