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  1. Dioxins and Furans: Sources, Impacts and Remediation

    Dioxins and furans are persistent, highly hazardous and ubiquitous compounds that have become the focus of many investigations due to the...
    Ackmez Mudhoo, Ganeshan Thayalan, ... Sunil Kumar in Pollutant Diseases, Remediation and Recycling
    Chapter 2013

  2. Soil Resources and Soil Degradation

    The total land area of the world is estimated to be 130,575,894 km2, including rocky surfaces, deserts, ice-covered areas, and lands with soil. Only...
    Khan Towhid Osman in Soils
    Chapter 2013

  3. Laccase from prokaryotes: a new source for an old enzyme

    Laccases (benzenediol: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.10.3.2) are multi-copper-containing enzymes capable of catalyzing the oxidation of a wide range of...

    Gursharan Singh, Aditya Bhalla, ... Prince Sharma in Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology
    Article 16 November 2011

  4. Sustainable Solutions for Agro Processing Waste Management: An Overview

    Technological revolution in the field of agriculture has tremendously increased the agriculture production. The net impact by the revolution in...
    C. M. Ajila, Satinder K. Brar, ... U. J. S. Prasada Rao in Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development
    Chapter 2012

  5. Biodegradation of Mono-Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Fungi

    The biodegradation of organic compounds by fungal strains has been studied for several decades. Fungi have proven to be able to degrade a wide range...
    Christian Kennes, María C. Veiga in Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics
    Chapter 2012

  6. Biodegradation of Pharmaceuticals by Fungi and Metabolites Identification

    C. Cruz-Morató, C. E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, ... D. Barceló in Emerging Organic Contaminants in Sludges
    Chapter 2012

  7. Microbial Degradation of PAHs: Organisms and Environmental Compartments

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a major class of organic compounds (Xue and Warshawsky 2005), that consist of over 100 individual...
    Elisa Rojo-Nieto, José A. Perales-Vargas-Machuca in Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics
    Chapter 2012

  8. Marine crude-oil biodegradation: a central role for interspecies interactions

    The marine environment is highly susceptible to pollution by petroleum, and so it is important to understand how microorganisms degrade hydrocarbons,...

    Terry J McGenity, Benjamin D Folwell, ... Gbemisola O Sanni in Aquatic Biosystems
    Article Open access 16 May 2012

  9. Fungal-Mediated Degradation of Emerging Pollutants in Sewage Sludge

    C. E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, G. Caminal, ... D. Barceló in Emerging Organic Contaminants in Sludges
    Chapter 2012

  10. Dyes—Environmental Impact and Remediation

    Dyes are an important class of synthetic organic compounds used in many industries, especially textiles. Consequently, they have become common...
    Luciana Pereira, Madalena Alves in Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development
    Chapter 2012

  12. A Rapid Two-Step Bioremediation of the Anthraquinone Dye, Reactive Blue 4 by a Marine-Derived Fungus

    A rapid two-step technique for bioremediation of the anthraquinone dye, the Reactive Blue 4 (RB4) by a marine-derived fungus is reported here. In the...

    Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Chandralata Raghukumar, ... Chandrakant Govind Naik in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
    Article 22 March 2012

  13. Bacterial assisted phytoremediation for enhanced degradation of highly sulfonated diazo reactive dye

    Purpose

    Phytoremediation is the exploitation of plants and their rhizospheric microorganisms for pollutants treatment like textile dyes, which are...

    Rahul V. Khandare, Niraj R. Rane, ... Sanjay P. Govindwar in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
    Article 09 December 2011

  14. Effect of DOR Incubated with Saprobe Fungi on Hydrolytic Enzymes Activities and Chemical Properties of Rhizospheric Soil of Lettuce

    The dry olive residue (DOR), a by-product of the olive mill industry, is produce in large quantities in Mediterranean countries. The phytotoxic and...
    José Antonio Siles, Rosario Díaz, ... Inmaculada Sampedro in Soil Enzymology in the Recycling of Organic Wastes and Environmental Restoration
    Chapter 2011

  15. Decolorization of Azo, Triphenylmethane and Anthraquinone Dyes by Laccase of a Newly Isolated Armillaria sp. F022

    A newly isolated white-rot fungus, Armillaria sp. strain F022, was isolated from the decayed wood in a tropical rain forest. Strain F022 was capable...

    Tony Hadibarata, Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusoff, ... Risky Ayu Kristanti in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
    Article 24 August 2011

  16. An investigation of anthraquinone dye biodegradation by immobilized Aspergillus flavus in fluidized bed bioreactor

    Purpose

    Biodegradation and biodecolorization of Drimarene blue K 2 RL (anthraquinone) dye by a fungal isolate Aspergillus flavus SA2 was studied in...

    Saadia Andleeb, Naima Atiq, ... Safia Ahmed in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
    Article 13 December 2011

  17. Microbial dechlorination of chloroorganics and simultaneous decolorization of pulp–paper mill effluent by Pseudomonas putida MTCC 10510 augmentation

    The physicochemical analyses of pulp–paper mill effluent revealed that it was dark brown with 1761 ± 2.3 color PtCo units having slightly alkaline...

    Satyendra Kumar Garg, Manikant Tripathi, ... Sanjay Kumar Singh in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
    Article 14 September 2011

  18. Olive oil mill wastewaters before and after treatment: a critical review from the ecotoxicological point of view

    The olive oil mill wastewater (OMW) is a problematic and polluting effluent which may degrade the soil and water quality, with critical negative...

    Celine I. L. Justino, Ruth Pereira, ... Armando C. Duarte in Ecotoxicology
    Article 01 November 2011

  19. Impact of PAH on biological health parameters of soils of an Indian refinery and adjoining agricultural area—a case study

    The present study is aimed at analysing and comparing different soil enzymes in soil samples of native contaminated sites of a Mathura refinery and...

    Priyanka Chaudhary, Shashi Bala Singh, ... Lata Nain in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
    Article 20 April 2011

  20. Decontamination of anthracene-polluted soil through white rot fungus-induced biodegradation

    This study investigated the effect of inoculation of white rot fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus , incubation time, and levels of contamination on...

    Humphrey O. Zebulun, Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen, Hilary Inyang in The Environmentalist
    Article 10 October 2010
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