Crude oil contamination in soils, freshwater, seawater and sediments may occur during petroleum extraction, transport and processing. Ecosystems are negatively impacted by hydrocarbon pollution. Bioremediation represents an environmentally…
BACKGROUND One of the major parts of global environmental pollution is petroleum-derived products. The purpose of this study was the biodegradation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in oily sludge using biostimulation and bioaugmentation methods.…
Rhizoremediation is increasingly becoming a green and sustainable alternative to physico-chemical methods for remediation of contaminated environments through the utilization of symbiotic relationship between plants and their associated soil…
Surface water is easily contaminated by hydrocarbon spillage while several studies have linked infiltration to ground water contamination with diverse implications. Microbial bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated water using bacteria or fungi…
Environmental pollution has become a severe threat responsible for numerous dangers to microbes, plants, and animals. As just a few examples, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, dyes, pesticides, etc. released into the environment are…
Mankind has potentially exploited the geological components of nature by hoarding its elements. The financial prominence of the world's nations are implicitly influenced by the valuable potential reserves they may contain. Technological evolution in…
Heterocyclic polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been detected in all environmental matrices at few ppb to several ppm concentrations and they are characterized by high polarity. Some heterocyclic PAHs are mutagenic and carcinogenic to…
Crude oil contamination is a serious environmental threat to soil and plants growing in it. Biochar has the potential of biostimulation for remediation of crude oil-contaminated soil. Therefore, the current research was designed to analyze the…
Biosurfactants are widely used as a potential alternative for chemical-based surfactants for the bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated sites. These biosurfactants support bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants in contaminated environmental…
Pollution caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is considered a threat to the environment as it is toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic, affecting almost every living organism and its surroundings. PAH toxicity increases as their molecular…
Surface water is easily contaminated by hydrocarbon spillage while several studies have linked infiltration to ground water contamination with diverse implications. Microbial bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated water using bacteria or fungi…