Removal of alachlor from the water/soil environments: The significance of microbial remediation and its biochemical mechanisms

Z Li, M Chen, WJ Chen, M Liu, G Si, X Zhu… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extensive use of the herbicide alachlor has resulted in serious environmental contamination.
Alachlor has been frequently detected to exceed permissible limits in various water and soil …

Sulfamethoxazole and isoproturon degradation and detoxification by a laccase-mediator system: influence of treatment conditions and mechanistic aspects

J Margot, PJ Copin, U von Gunten, DA Barry… - Biochemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The potential of laccase-mediator systems (LMS) for the removal and detoxification of two
wastewater micropollutants, the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and the herbicide …

The ecotoxicity and tribological properties of choline amino acid ionic liquid lubricants

S Zhang, L Ma, P Wen, X Ye, R Dong, W Sun… - Tribology …, 2018 - Elsevier
This research into environmentally-friendly ionic liquids (ILs) used a series of choline amino
acid ILs ([Ch][AA] ILs) prepared from choline cations and several amino acid anions. Their …

Caffeine and agricultural pesticide concentrations in surface water and groundwater on the north shore of Kauai (Hawaii, USA)

KL Knee, R Gossett, AB Boehm, A Paytan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2010 - Elsevier
Caffeine has been associated with wastewater pollution in temperate and subtropical
locations, but environmental caffeine concentrations in tropical locations have not been …

Chlorophyll a fluorescence as a biomarker for rapid toxicity assessment

PB Fai, A Grant, B Reid - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Algal growth assays are the most frequently used methods to detect herbicide toxicity in
environmental samples; however, these require several days to detect reductions in growth …

Combined effects of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, biocides and organic contaminants on the growth of Skeletonema pseudocostatum

K Petersen, HH Heiaas, KE Tollefsen - Aquatic Toxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
Organisms in the environment are exposed to a number of pollutants from different
compound groups. In addition to the classic pollutants like the polychlorinated biphenyls …

Effect of Bisphenol A on the extremophilic microalgal strain Picocystis sp.(Chlorophyta) and its high BPA removal ability

SB Ouada, RB Ali, C Leboulanger, HB Ouada… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) effects and removal by an alkaliphilic chlorophyta, Picocystis, were
assessed. BPA at low concentrations (0–25 mg L− 1) did not inhibit the Picocystis growth …

The Use of the Marine Microalga Tisochrysis lutea (T-iso) in Standard Toxicity Tests; Comparative Sensitivity With Other Test Species

T Tato, R Beiras - Frontiers in marine science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The marine flagellate Tisochrysis lutea (T-iso), with a global distribution, is one of the most
common microalgae used as natural food in aquaculture. In recent years T-iso has also …

Inhibition of three algae species using chemicals released from barley straw

D Murray, B Jefferson, P Jarvis… - Environmental …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Algal blooms are a significant problem in the UK, particularly in water sources that supply
potable water treatment works. A wide range of methods to control algae have been tested …

The Effect of Ni2+, Co2+, Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+ on the Growth Rate of Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin: Microplate Growth Inhibition Test

J Horvatić, V Peršić - Bulletin of environmental contamination and …, 2007 - Springer
Materials and Methods The toxicity tests were carried out with the unicellular marine diatom
P. tricornutum Bohlin 1897 strain CCAP 1052/1A obtained by Culture Collection of Algae …