Low energy-input alternatives based on locally available products are needed for treating petroleum-hydrocarbon spills in northern regions. We tested the efficacy of three local biological components (municipal compost, white-rot fungus: Pleurotus…
Fungal bioremediation is a promising technique for the cleanup of sites contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, due to limited understanding of the composition and dynamics of the native PAH-degrading microorganisms in…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of defined co-culture of indigenous bacterial consortium and exogenous fungus Scedosporium boydii for biodegradation of crude oil. After 7 days of incubation, residual oil, n-alkanes and…
Petroleum is one of the largest energy sources in the world. However, contaminants from petroleum derivatives pose a serious threat to several ecosystems and are major contributors to environmental pollution in the current industrialized era. These…
The main components of petroleum oil are petroleum hydrocarbons, increasing population and modernization, which cause increasing environmental pollution by petroleum hydrocarbon. This chapter is intended to demonstrate the bioremediation using live…
Aflatoxins (AFs) are most important mycotoxins due to their extremely high toxicity, carcinogenic activity, and frequent occurrence in various foods and feedstuffs. AFB1 is well known as one of the most carcinogenic compounds. AF-M group, found in…
In recent years, the proportion of organic and inorganic contaminants has increased rapidly due to growing human interference and represents a threat to ecosystems. The removal of these toxic pollutants from the environment is a difficult task.…
Pollutants are generated due to intensive industrialization and other anthropogenic activities, these pollutants comprise different organic, inorganic, recalcitrant chemicals, xenobiotics, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, fertilizers, agrochemicals,…