This Collection invites original research on microbial enzymes for bioremediation and enzymatic treatment of environmental contaminants, advancing the discovery, characterization, and engineering of ...
The field of environmental biotechnology increasingly recognizes the urgent need to address antimicrobial pollution in agricultural systems. The widespread ...
Researchers studying the feasibility of in situ bioremediation have a new tool for their analytical arsenal. The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) ...
Cockroach gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene, demonstrating their potential for plastic bioremediation.
Collaborators: Diana Aga (PI, University at Buffalo); Nirupam Aich (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); Ian Bradley (University at Buffalo); Carla Ng (University of Pittsburgh) Project Description: Per- ...
Researchers have exploited bacteria they found in sewage plants to detoxify tetrachloroethene, a common chemical used to dry-clean clothes that can contaminate air and water (ACS ES&T Eng. 2025, DOI: ...
Bioremediation is a set of methods that exploit the metabolic capabilities of microorganisms, plants, or their enzymes to transform, detoxify, or remove environmental contaminants from soil, water, ...
EU-funded researchers are turning to nature’s very own clean-up crew to tackle toxic industrial soil pollution. By Ali Jones Outside the mountain town of Sabiñánigo in northern Spain, an abandoned ...