Biocatalysis in non-aqueous media has undergone tremendous development during the last decade, and numerous reactions have been introduced and optimized for synthetic applications. In contrast to aqueous enzymology, ...

The hydrocarbon contamination resulting from petrochemical industries is regarded as a major environmental problem. Environmental impacts from such contaminants are particularly worrying, as continuous and prolonged pollution ...

Urban waste is a complex mixture of different substances, including microplastics and pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Microplastics have a high affinity for hydrophobic substances. One of these substances is ...

Biofilms are complex structures of microorganisms that colonize various biotic or abiotic surfaces. These organized communities are formed by bacteria embedded in a highly hydrated extracellular matrix that is composed ...

In recent years, soil contamination has been a cause of concern for both society and researchers in particular, a useful contamination of hydrocarbons and their derivatives. In this case, contamination is often associated ...

Organotin compounds have been extensively discussed worldwide. In Brazil, since 2001 several studies have evaluated organotins in abiotic and biotic matrices, and the results indicate that there is still cause for concern. ...