Phytoremediation and bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): state of knowledge and research perspectives

L Passatore, S Rossetti, AA Juwarkar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies proposed
so far to detoxify PCB-contaminated sites. A critical analysis about the potential and limits of …

Phyto-rhizoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated soils: An outlook on plant-microbe beneficial interactions

L Vergani, F Mapelli, E Zanardini, E Terzaghi… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic chemicals, recalcitrant to degradation,
bioaccumulative and persistent in the environment, causing adverse effects on ecosystems …

Anaerobic digestion of wood vinegar wastewater using domesticated sludge: focusing on the relationship between organic degradation and microbial communities …

Q Fan, X Fan, P Fu, Y Li, Y Zhao, D Hua - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermochemical process of biomass is one of the promising renewable energy
technologies; however, the by-product (wood vinegar wastewater) is rich in refractory …

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 …

Long-term dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Taihu Lake sediment microcosms: Identification of new pathways, PCB-driven shifts of microbial …

L Xu, S Liu, Y Tang, X Han, Y Wang, D Fu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microbial reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is regarded as an
alternative approach for in situ remediation and detoxification in the environment. To better …

Microbial dehalogenation of organohalides in marine and estuarine environments

G Zanaroli, A Negroni, MM Häggblom, F Fava - Current Opinion in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•PCBs, PCDDs, PBDEs, DDT can be dehalogenated in marine and estuarine
environments.•In situ-mimicking conditions provide better estimate of environmental …

Site-specific response of sediment microbial community to supplementation of polyhydroxyalkanoates as biostimulants for PCB reductive dechlorination

A Botti, E Musmeci, A Negroni, R Capuozzo… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of biodegradable plastics is constantly raising, increasing the likeliness for these
polymers to end up in the environment. Environmental applications foreseeing the …

Temporal and spatial variations in the bacterial community composition in Lake Bosten, a large, brackish lake in China

L Zhang, T Shen, Y Cheng, T Zhao, L Li, P Qi - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The bacteria inhabiting brackish lake environments in arid or semi-arid regions have not
been thoroughly identified. In this study, the 454 pyrosequencing method was used to study …

Plant-assisted bioremediation of a historically PCB and heavy metal-contaminated area in Southern Italy

V Ancona, AB Caracciolo, P Grenni, M Di Lenola… - New …, 2017 - Elsevier
A plant-assisted bioremediation strategy was applied in an area located in Southern Italy,
close to the city of Taranto, historically contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) …

Overview of known organohalide-respiring bacteria—phylogenetic diversity and environmental distribution

S Atashgahi, Y Lu, H Smidt - Organohalide-respiring bacteria, 2016 - Springer
To date, organohalide respiration (OHR) has been restricted to the bacterial domain of life.
Known organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) are spread among several phyla …