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Optimization of Culture Conditions for the Biodegradation of Lindane by the Polypore Fungus Ganoderma australe
The bracket-like polypore fungus, Ganoderma australe , was selected for its potential to degrade lindane in liquid agitated sterile cultures. An...
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Biobeds - Biotechnology for Environmental Protection from Pesticide Pollution
Point sources of pesticides, for instance frequently occurring at the filling of spraying equipment, are one of the most dominant reasons for...
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Identification, Ligninolytic Enzyme Activity and Decolorization Potential of Two Fungi Isolated from a Distillery Effluent Contaminated Site
Two fungal strains producing ligninolytic enzymes and having the potential to decolorize distillery effluent were isolated from the soil of a...
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Reduction of pollutants in pulp paper mill effluent treated by PCP-degrading bacterial strains
Two PCP-degrading bacterial strains, Bacillus cereus (ITRC-S6) and Serratia marcescens (ITRC-S7) were used for the treatment of pulp and paper mill...
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Influence of glucose feeding on the ligninolytic enzyme production of the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium
The present work studied the influence of glucose feeding on the ligninolytic enzyme production of Phanerochaete chrysosporium in a nitrogen-limited...
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Microbial degradation of chlorinated phenols
Chlorophenols have been introduced into the environment through their use as biocides and as by-products of chlorine bleaching in the pulp and paper...
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Fungal Bioremediation of Creosote-Contaminated Soil: A Laboratory Scale Bioremediation Study Using Indigenous Soil Fungi
The aim of the study is to determine the efficacy of indigenous soil fungi in removing (PAHs) from creosote-contaminated soil with a view to...
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Ligninolytic Enzymes and Phytotoxic Effects Following Growth of Strains of Pleurotus in MSWI Fly Ash Contaminated with PCCD/Fs
Three Pleurotus strains were grown in a medium containing MSWI fly ash having high concentrations of PCDD/Fs. The supernatants were collected every...
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Biodegradation of Diuron and Pyruthiobac-Sodium by White-Rot and Soil Fungi
Thirteen strains, namely, Pleurotus sp BCCB 507, P. sp CCB 068, Pleurotus sp. 016, Agaricus campestris, Phanerochaete chrysosporium ATCC 24725 and...
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Decolourization of Industrial Effluents – Available Methods and Emerging Technologies – A Review
Water pollution control is presently one of the major thrust areas of scientific research. While coloured organic compounds generally impart only a...
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Biotransformation of Nonylphenol Surfactants in Soils Amended with Contaminated Sewage Sludges
The biotransformation of nonylphenol was investigated in an agricultural soil treated with a mixture of 14C-labelled and unlabelled surfactant. It...
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Promising Strategies for the Mineralisation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is known to be one of the most common military explosives. In spite of its established toxicity and mutagenicity for many...
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Biodegradation of PAHs in Soil by Two Deuteromycete Fungi
The fungal strains used is this work, namely, 984 and 1040, were isolated fr om soil samples collected at the Jureia -Itatins Ecological Reserve, São...
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Bioremediation for the Decolorization of Textile Dyes — A Review
Textile dyeing effluents containing recalcitrant dyes are polluting waters due to their color and by the formation of toxic or carcinogenic...
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Mitigating Activity of Humic Substances: Direct Influence on Biota
Mitigating activity of HS can be defined as a phenomenon of lowering the adverse effects of contaminants toxicity and of those of abiotic stress...
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Biotechnology and Bioremediation — An Overview
The large-scale manufacturing, processing and handling of chemicals have led to serious surface and subsurface soil contamination with a wide variety...
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Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Explosives
Explosives are highly energetic chemicals that release large amounts of energy and gaseous products upon detonation in a short period of time. The...