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Neonicotinoid Insecticide-Degrading Bacteria and Their Application Potential in Contaminated Agricultural Soil Remediation

Agrochemicals
Recent advances in the microbial degradation of persistent organic pollutants have the potential to mitigate the damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are harmfully impacting agriculture soil ecosystems and human health.
Yuechun Zeng, Shaolin Sun, Pengfei Li, Xian Zhou, Jian Wang   +4 more
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Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
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Biodegradable Organic Acids for Sustainable Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soils

Agriculture
Three biodegradable organic acids, citric acid (CA), malic acid (MA), and oxalic acid (OA), were evaluated for their ability to remove cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and copper (Cu) from contaminated soils.
Gang Wu, Xinlei Peng, Md. Shoffikul Islam, Qingling Fu, Yonghong Liu, Jun Zhu, Linchuan Fang, Hongqing Hu   +7 more
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Enhanced mutualistic symbiosis between soil phages and bacteria with elevated chromium-induced environmental stress

Microbiome, 2021
Background Microbe–virus interactions have broad implications on the composition, function, and evolution of microbiomes. Elucidating the effects of environmental stresses on these interactions is critical to identify the ecological function of viral ...
Dan Huang, Pingfeng Yu, Mao Ye, Cory Schwarz, Xin Jiang, Pedro J. J. Alvarez   +5 more
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Sustainable Manufacturing Platforms for Closed‐Cycle Bioeconomy Applications

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular bioeconomy requires innovative production platforms that prioritize sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste minimization. Organic waste from agriculture, aquaculture, and food production represents an underutilized feedstock for biomanufacturing, contributing to a circular economy.
Yelizaveta Chernysh, Ruslan Ostroha, Hynek Roubík   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effort to improve coupled in situ chemical oxidation with bioremediation: a review of optimization strategies [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose - In order to provide highly effective yet relatively inexpensive strategies for the remediation of recalcitrant organic contaminants, research has focused on in situ treatment technologies. Recent investigation has shown that coupling two common
Rijnaarts, H.H.M., Sutton, N.B., Langenhoff, A.A.M., Grotenhuis, J.T.C.   +3 more
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Metagenomic Analysis for Evaluating Change in Bacterial Diversity in TPH-Contaminated Soil after Soil Remediation

, 2021
Soil washing and landfarming processes are widely used to remediate total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH)-contaminated soil, but the impact of these processes on soil bacteria is not well understood.
Young-Kyu Hong, Yong-Ha Park, Jin-Wook Kim, Hyuck-Soo Kim, Eun-Ji Oh, Sung-Chul Kim   +5 more
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Fundamentals, Advances, and Applications of Electrospun Nanofibrous 3D Materials

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Three‐dimensional electrospun nanofibrous systems offer unique properties and microenvironments. These properties are determined by the fabrication strategies employed and can be adjusted by the incorporation of functional additives to achieve multifunctionality for specific applications. The applications range from the biomedical to the environmental,
Rebecca Hengsbach, Viraj P. Nirwan, Altangerel Amarjargal, Zahra Asefi, Amir Fahmi   +4 more
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Trade-Off Between Nutrient Enhancement and Salt Input from Combined Organic Amendments in Coastal Saline–Alkali Soil: Implications for Rice Yield in a Pot Experiment

Agriculture
Coastal saline–alkali soils are valuable yet constrained by salinity and nutrient deficiency. Organic amendments are widely used, but their combined effects and trade-offs on soil properties, microbes, and rice production remain unclear.
Xianzhi Fang, Cong Ye, Zhiyi He, Zhengqian Ye, Dan Liu, Mei Wang   +5 more
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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Juuso Kivijakola, Eemeli Erkheikki, Viljo Lukka, Pekka Tervonen, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source