Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) typically exist as complex mixtures in contaminated soils, yet little is known about the biodegradation of PAHs in mixtures. We have isolated two physiologically diverse bacteria, Pseudomonas stutzeri P-16 and P. saccharophila P-15, from a creosote-contaminated soil by enrichment on phenanthrene as the sole carbon source and studied their ability to meta...

The authors investigated coupling passive sampling technologies with ultraviolet irradiation experiments to study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and oxygenated PAH transformation processes in real-world bioavailable mixtures. Passive sampling device (PSD) extracts were obtained from coastal waters impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Superfund sites in Portland, Oregon, USA. O...

A strong inverse correlation was observed between the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mass fraction desorbed, a surrogate measure of bioavailability, and relative carcinogenicity, as quantified by potency equivalency factors (PEFs), for two study sediments from the New York/New Jersey Harbor estuary. Because compounds with the highest toxicity, such as dibenz(a,h)anthracene and benzo(a)py...

the so-called phytoextraction in which hyperaccumulator plants are used to remediate the contaminated soils is proven to be an efficient method. the objective of this study was to investigate the capability of spinach for phytoremediation of cadmium from cd-contaminated soils and determine the efficiency extent of spinach for phytoremediation. for this purpose, a randomized block experimental d...

abstract soil contamination by heavy metals is yet one of the most important environmental concerns. among heavy metals, nickel and cadmium have dangerous influences on human, animals and plants. the objective of this study was to derive a new model for simultaneous phytoextraction of ni and cd from contaminated soils. consequently, a macroscopic model was derived by combining yield reduction f...

To eliminate the consequences of accidental spill phenol, results neutralization soils contaminated with phenol are presented. As for analysis by geological-lithological section it was found that in areas contamination soil has a surface soil-plant layer thickness about 0.5m, then there is heavy clay up to 7.0 m and finally sand saturated groundwater observed. It revealed according physical mec...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemically recalcitrant carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds with primarily anthropogenic origin. The investigation of the effects emissions from energy enterprises on soil microbiomes is a high priority for modern science. In this study, metagenomic profiling technogenic contaminated soils was carried out based bioinformatic analysis shotgun metageno...