The petroleum industry's development has been supported by the demand for petroleum
and its by-products. During extraction and transportation, however, oil will leak into the soil …

Rhodococcus is a genus of actinomycetes that has been explored by the scientific
community for different purposes, especially for bioremediation uses. However, the …

Preservation of the soil resources stability is of high importance for ecosystems, particularly
in the current era of environmental change, which presents a severe pollution burden (eg by …

In this study, the Pb2+ biosorption potential of live and dead biosorbents of the hydrocarbon-
degrading strain Rhodococcus sp. HX-2 was analyzed. Optimal biosorption conditions were …

Pollution of highly toxic thallium (Tl) attracts worldwide attention and development of
promising removal technologies will be of strong interest. Herein, spontaneous Tl (I) …

The remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils has become a critical issue due to toxic
effects of these metals on living organisms. The current research was conducted to study the …

A stable bacterial consortium (LV-1) capable of degrading di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) was
enriched from river sludge. Community analysis revealed that the main families of LV-1 are …

Arsenic oxidizing α-proteobacterial strain Microvirga indica S-MI1b sp. nov. was isolated
from metal industry soil and has the ability to oxidize 15 mM of arsenite [As (III)] completely in …

Microbial population of soils irrigated with industrial wastewater may contain certain
exopolysaccharides (EPS) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) producing bacterial strains having …

Chromium (Cr) is a well-known environmental pollutant while less information is available
on the role of Cr-resistant bacteria in the alleviation of Cr-stress in chili (Capsicum annum L.) …