A new look on factors affecting microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increasing concern over public health threat presented by
introduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in environment due to anthropogenic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. A review

AT Lawal - Cogent Environmental Science, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The recent literature describing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, water, soil
and sediment, waste sludge, biomonitoring, toxicity, are reviewed. Aspects of sampling …

Removal of endocrine disruptors in waters by adsorption, membrane filtration and biodegradation. A review

WT Vieira, MB de Farias, MP Spaolonzi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Rising anthropogenic activities have increased waste production and, in turn, the
concentration of contaminants in waters. In particular, endocrine disruptors are natural and …

Comprehensive review on toxicity of persistent organic pollutants from petroleum refinery waste and their degradation by microorganisms

SJ Varjani, E Gnansounou, A Pandey - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Control and prevention of environmental pollution has become a worldwide issue of
concern. Aromatic hydrocarbons including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene (BTEX) …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment: Environmental sources, biological effects, remediation techniques, and perspective

Y Chen, J Yang, B Yao, D Zhi, L Luo, Y Zhou - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been identified as emerging contaminants,
which poses a great threat to human health and ecosystem. Pesticides, polycyclic aromatic …

Role of environmental factors and microorganisms in determining the fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment

R Duran, C Cravo-Laureau - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in marine ecosystems and
originate from natural sources and anthropogenic activities. PAHs enter the marine …

State of the art and future challenges for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is sediments: sources, fate, bioavailability and remediation techniques

SP Maletić, JM Beljin, SD Rončević, MG Grgić… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are amongst the most abundant contaminants
found in the aquatic environment. Due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity, their sources …

Organic pollutants in deep sea: Occurrence, fate, and ecological implications

E Sanganyado, KE Chingono, W Gwenzi, N Chaukura… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The deep sea-an oceanic layer below 200 m depths–has important global biogeochemical
and nutrient cycling functions. It also receives organic pollutants from anthropogenic …

Large-scale deposition of weathered oil in the Gulf of Mexico following a deep-water oil spill

IC Romero, G Toro-Farmer, AR Diercks, P Schwing… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The blowout of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig in 2010 released an
unprecedented amount of oil at depth (1,500 m) into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Sedimentary …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation pathways of the obligate marine PAH degrader Cycloclasticus sp. strain P1

W Wang, L Wang, Z Shao - Applied and environmental …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria play an important role in the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
from polluted environments. In marine environments, Cycloclasticus is one of the most …