Remediation of petroleum-contaminated soils with microbial and microbial combined methods: Advances, mechanisms, and challenges

X Sui, X Wang, Y Li, H Ji - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The petroleum industry's development has been supported by the demand for petroleum
and its by-products. During extraction and transportation, however, oil will leak into the soil …

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 …

The “plastisphere” of biodegradable plastics is characterized by specific microbial taxa of alpine and arctic soils

J Rüthi, D Bölsterli, L Pardi-Comensoli… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plastic pollution poses a threat to terrestrial ecosystems, even impacting soils from remote
alpine and arctic areas. Biodegradable plastics are a promising solution to prevent long …

Burkholderia: an untapped but promising bacterial genus for the conversion of aromatic compounds

R Morya, D Salvachúa, IS Thakur - Trends in Biotechnology, 2020 - cell.com
Burkholderia, a bacterial genus comprising more than 120 species, is typically reported to
inhabit soil and water environments. These Gram-negative bacteria harbor a variety of …

Pyrene biodegradation and proteomic analysis in Achromobacter xylosoxidans, PY4 strain

A Nzila, CO Ramirez, MM Musa, S Sankara… - International …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants from incomplete
combustion and petroleum products. As the molecular weight increases, PAHs become …

Bacterial degradation of pyrene: biochemical reactions and mechanisms

S Zada, H Zhou, J Xie, Z Hu, S Ali, W Sajjad… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyrene is a typical high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (HMW-PAH), and
its biodegradation has been widely studied. Different microorganisms, including fungi …

Biodegradation of Phenanthrene and Heavy Metal Removal by Acid-Tolerant Burkholderia fungorum FM-2

X Liu, X Hu, Y Cao, W Pang, J Huang, P Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Phenanthrene (PHE) is a common pollutant of acidic and non-acidic environments that is
recalcitrant to biodegradation. Herein, Burkholderia fungorum FM-2 (GenBank accession no …

Effects of soil organic matter on biochar application in developing the biodegradation potentials of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

L Kong, B Song, T Zhang, K Gao, J Liu - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) removal with wheat straw–
derived biochar prepared at 500° C (WS500) in three different petroleum–contaminated …

Genomic analysis of Burkholderia sp. ISTR5 for biofunneling of lignin-derived compounds

R Morya, M Kumar, SS Singh, IS Thakur - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
Background Lignin is the second most abundant natural polymer on earth. Industries using
lignocellulosic biomass as feedstock generate a considerable amount of lignin as a …

New insights into bioaugmented removal of sulfamethoxazole in sediment microcosms: degradation efficiency, ecological risk and microbial mechanisms

J Chen, X Chen, Y Zhu, S Yan, S Xie - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Bioaugmentation has the potential to enhance the ability of ecological
technology to treat sulfonamide-containing wastewater, but the low viability of the …