Endophytic bacteria: prospects and applications for the phytoremediation of organic pollutants

M Afzal, QM Khan, A Sessitsch - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been an increased effort to enhance the efficacy of phytoremediation of
contaminated environments by exploiting plant–microbe interactions. The combined use of …

Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pesticides: recent advances

S Hussain, T Siddique, M Arshad… - Critical Reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Pesticides xenobiotics in soil ecosystem and their remediation approaches

X Wang, MU Sial, MA Bashir, M Bilal, QUA Raza… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, the rapid rise in the human population has increased the crop production, resulting
in increased pesticide xenobiotics. Despite the fact that pesticide xenobiotics toxify the soil …

Organochlorine pesticides contamination in agricultural soils of southern Iran

R Kafaei, H Arfaeinia, A Savari, M Mahmoodi… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
There is limited information about pesticide contamination in Iran's agricultural land,
particularly in plains producing exportable fruits. The aim of this investigation was to …

Organochlorine pesticides in soils under different land usage in the Taihu Lake region, China

W Fang, X Jiang, YR Bian, FX Yao, HJ Gao… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
A field study was conducted in the Taihu Lake region, China in 2004 to reveal the
organochlorine pesticide concentrations in soils after the ban of these substances in the …

Uptake of organic emergent contaminants in spath and lettuce: an in vitro experiment

D Calderon-Preciado, Q Renault… - Journal of agricultural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Although a myriad of organic microcontaminants may occur in irrigation waters, little
attention has been paid to their incorporation in crops. In this work, a systematic approach to …

New and legacy pesticidal persistent organic pollutants in the agricultural region of the Sultanate of Oman

H Alshemmari, MM Al-Kasbi, YN Kavil, MI Orif… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprehensive air and surface soil monitoring was conducted for new and legacy
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) to fill the knowledge and data gap on the sources and fate …

Trends in environmental analysis

CJ Koester, A Moulik - Analytical Chemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
This article discusses developments in environmental analytical chemistry that occurred in
the years 2003 and 2004. References were found by searching the Science Citation Index …

Uptake and transformation of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs) in tree growth rings at a contaminated field site

X Liu, S Kümmel, S Trapp… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The potential transformation of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs) within tree trunks
could have a significant impact on the use of phytoscreening. However, the transformation …

Bio-and phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated environments: a review

N Eevers, JC White, J Vangronsveld… - Advances in botanical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pesticide-contaminated fields can be found worldwide due to excessive use of insecticides,
herbicides and fungicides. Many of the pesticides that were once used intensively are now …