Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides is a major environmental and health concern
worldwide. Atrazine, a synthetic triazine herbicide commonly used to control grassy and …

The large-scale application of xenobiotics adversely affects the environment. The genes that
are present in the chromosome of the bacteria are considered nonmobile, whereas the …

Conventional agriculture still relies on the general use of agrochemicals (herbicides,
fungicides and insecticides) to control various pests (weeds, fungal pathogens and insects) …

Knowledge in microbiology is growing exponentially through the determination of genomic
sequences of hundreds of microorganisms and the invention of new technologies such as …

Understanding pesticide metabolism in plants and microorganisms is necessary for
pesticide development, for safe and efficient use, as well as for developing pesticide …

Herbicides remain the most effective, efficient and economical way to control weeds; and its
market continues to grow even with the plethora of generic products. With the development …

The dramatic spread of antibiotic resistance is a crisis in the treatment of infectious diseases
that affect humans. Several studies suggest that wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are …

s-Triazine ring compounds are common industrial chemicals: pesticides, resin
intermediates, dyes, and explosives. The fate of these compounds in the environment is …

Since their first introduction in the mid 1950s, man-made s-triazine herbicides such as
atrazine have extensively been used in agriculture to control broadleaf weed growth in …

The use of genetically modified or native microorganisms and plants to degrade or remove
pollutants has emerged as a powerful technology for in situ remediation. An understanding …