Bioremediation strategies with biochar for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-contaminated soils: A review

S Valizadeh, SS Lee, K Baek, YJ Choi, BH Jeon… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are hazardous organic contaminants threatening human
health and environmental safety due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity. Biochar (BC) is an …

Recent advances in PCB removal from historically contaminated environmental matrices

K Šrédlová, T Cajthaml - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite being drastically restricted in the 1970s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) still
belong among the most hazardous contaminants. The chemical stability and dielectric …

Arsenic movement and fractionation in agricultural soils which received wastewater from an adjacent industrial site for 50 years

C Morosini, E Terzaghi, G Raspa, M Grotti… - Science of The total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is an element with important environmental and human health implications due
to its toxic properties. It is naturally occurring since it is contained in minerals, but it can also …

Scientists' call to action: Microbes, planetary health, and the Sustainable Development Goals

TW Crowther, R Rappuoli, C Corinaldesi, R Danovaro… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and protists, are essential to life
on Earth and the functioning of the biosphere. Here, we discuss the key roles of …

Spatial characteristics, sources and exposure risk of polychlorinated biphenyls in dusts and soils from an urban environment in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

CJ Ossai, CMA Iwegbue, GO Tesi, C Olisah… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chlorinated organic compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are a threat to
both humans and the environment because of their toxicity, persistence, and capacity for …

An overview on bioremediation technologies for soil pollution in E-waste dismantling areas

X Li, Y Wu, Z Tan - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, globally, the large-scale transfer and dismantling of e-waste have
promoted the recycling of resources, but it has also adversely affected the soil environment …

'Cry‐for‐help'in contaminated soil: a dialogue among plants and soil microbiome to survive in hostile conditions

E Rolli, L Vergani, E Ghitti, G Patania… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An open question in environmental ecology regards the mechanisms triggered by root
chemistry to drive the assembly and functionality of a beneficial microbiome to rapidly adapt …

Bioaugmented phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soils and sediments by hemp and giant reed

A Ferrarini, A Fracasso, G Spini, F Fornasier… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We assessed the effects of EDTA and selected plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
on the phytoremediation of soils and sediments historically contaminated by Cr, Ni, and Cu …

Flavonoids are intra-and inter-kingdom modulator signals

E Ghitti, E Rolli, E Crotti, S Borin - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are a broad class of secondary metabolites with multifaceted functionalities for
plant homeostasis and are involved in facing both biotic and abiotic stresses to sustain plant …

Bioaugmentation-assisted bioremediation and biodegradation mechanisms for PCB in contaminated environments: A review on sustainable clean-up technologies

A Hassan, FS Hamid, A Pariatamby… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to give a detailed overview of various bioremediation technologies used for
the decontamination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-polluted environments; discuss the …