Frequent heavy aerosol pollution occurs during the winter heating season in northern China. Here, we characterized the airborne bacterial community structure and concentration, during typical pollution episodes that occurred during the winter heating season of 2017-2018 in Jinan and Weihai. During...

The rise of anthropogenic activities has resulted in the increasing release of various contaminants into the environment, jeopardizing fragile ecosystems in the process. Heavy metals are one of the major pollutants that contribute to the escalating problem of environmental pollution, being...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association among polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure and air pollutants and the diversity of microbiota. Daily average concentrations of six common air pollutants were obtained from China National Environmental Monitoring Centre. The...

Heavy metals are classified as persistent pollutants owing to their nature of bioaccumulation and affect human life and environment, even in minor concentrations. Divalent Cadmium (Cd²⁺) is one of the heavy metal pollutants that are highly toxic. The present study investigates the novel application ...

Under the conditions of TMP=0.35 MPa, TEM=35 degrees Celsius, and CFV=45 m/s, pickle juice is filtered through a ceramic membrane with a pore size of 0.05 m. The biological pollution situations of the membrane are examined through changes in membrane flux, the rejection rate of microorganisms, the...

The purpose of this study is remediation of residual organic pollutants from effluent by autochthonous bacterial community in biostimulation process. Discharged effluent showed high TDS (549 mg L^-1), TSS (59 mg L^-1), COD (20349 mg L^-1) and BOD (25946 mg L^-1), value. The level of total phenol (421...

The rise in environmental pollution over the past few decades due to rapid industrialization and unsafe agricultural practices has become a major challenge. The presence of toxic pollutants such as nuclear wastes, heavy metals, pesticides, and hydrocarbons has been languishing the environment as...

Farmers near towns and cities are using a wide range of highly polluted wastewaters for crop irrigation in Pakistan due to severe freshwater shortage. The present study aimed to promote indigenous bacterial strains isolated from domestic, hospital, textile, pharmaceutical and mixed wastewaters to...

In recent years, bioremediation has been used as an effective technique for the cleaning of polluted sites. However, bioremediation treatment efficacy varies considerably; thus, characterization of indigenous pollutant-degrading soil microorganisms and assessment of the changes in microbial...

2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is a priority pollutant according to US Environmental Protection Agency. Its use in various chemical industries and its presence in the effluent necessitate effective removal studies. The present study focuses on degradation of 2,4-DCP by phenol adapted bacteria ...