Presently, conventional technologies in water treatment are not efficient enough to
completely mineralize refractory water contaminants. In this context, the implementation of …

Advancements in chemical, medical, cosmetic, and plastic producing industries have
improved agricultural yields, health and human life in general. As a negative consequence …

Industrialization and modernization of agricultural systems contaminated lithosphere,
hydrosphere, and biosphere of the Earth. Sustainable remediation of contamination is …

The ability of microorganisms to detoxify xenobiotic compounds allows them to thrive in a
toxic environment using carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, and nitrogen from the available …

Organic contaminated soils constitute an important environmental problem, whereas field
applicability of existing physical-chemical methods has encountered numerous obstacles …

The indirect ingestion of pharmaceuticals in water has been proven to have adverse effects
on humans according to a number of studies. Pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) are found …

Photocatalytic remediation of organic pollutants employing semiconducting nanocomposites
is a capable, green, and feasible approach. In this work, the photocatalytic mineralization of …

The imprudent use of agrochemicals to control agriculture and household pests is unsafe for
the environment. Hence, to protect the environment and diversity of living organisms, the …

Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture, forestry, and, to some extent, public health. As
effective as they can be, due to the limited biodegradability and toxicity of some of them, they …

Atrazine, an herbicide used to control grassy and broadleaf weed, has become an essential
part of agricultural crop protection tools. It is widely sprayed on corn, sorghum and sugar …