In 1994, the OECD published a report entitled "Biotechnology for a Clean Environment-Prevention, Detectioo, Remediation". This report raised a number of issues, scientific, industrial and economic, relating to the ...

The aim of this research was to evaluate the bioremediation of a soil contaminated with wastes from a plasticizers industry, located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A 100-kg soil sample containing alcohols, adipates and phthalates ...

Organophosphate compounds (OPs) have been employed in the agricultural industry as pesticides and insecticides for several decades. Many of the methods used currently for the detoxification of OPs are harmful and possess ...

Environmental pollution is a matter of increasing concern worldwide, for which new and innovative solutions are constantly required. Bioremediation, the transformation of contaminants into less toxic substances using ...

Non-metal, metal and metalloid oxyanions occur naturally in minerals and rocks of the Earth’s crust and are mostly found in low concentrations or confined in specific regions of the planet. However, anthropogenic activities ...

This work assessed the bioremediation of herbicide Velpar K®, in vitro in aqueous solution, used against weeds in sugar cane in São Paulo state. The herbicide contained Hexazinone and Diuron. It was used the microbial ...

This work assessed the bioremediation of herbicide Velpar K (R), in vitro in aqueous solution, used against weeds in sugar cane in Sao Paulo state. The herbicide contained Hexazinone and Diuron. It was used the microbial ...

Bioremediation is an advantageous and sustainable technology to remediate contaminated environments since it is cost-effective and environmentally safe.However, some pollutants such as most organochlorine pesticides and ...