With increasing concerns on the ecological risks of pollutants, many efforts have been devoted to revealing the toxic effects of pollutants on algae or bacteria in their monocultures . However, how pollutants affect algae and bacteria in their cocultures is still elusive but crucial due to its more ...

Air pollution by vehicle exhaust has been a worldwide serious problem for long, and green vegetation in urban areas is one of the unneglectable factors to alleviate the pollution. In order to investigate the effects of the interaction of tall trees and low hedgerows on the air pollutants...

Butyl Xanthate (BX) is a typical flotation reagent used to extract non-ferrous nickel ores, discharged into the surrounding environment of mining areas in large quantities. However, few studies have focused on the toxicity of combined pollution of BX and nickel (Ni) on aquatic plants, especially...

The bioremediation of emerging pollutants in wastewater via algal biotechnology has been emerging as a cost-effective and low-energy input technological solution. However, the algal bioremediation technology is still not fully developed at a commercial level. The development of different...

The pollutants have become ubiquitous in the total environment (water, soil and air) due to human activities and they are hazardous to all forms of life on the earth. This problem has made scientists focus on mitigating or complete reduction in pollutants by several means. Microorganism and plants...

In past decades, the industrial and technological developments have increased exponentially and accompanied by non-judicial and un-sustainable utilization of non-renewable resources. At the same time, the environmental branch of toxicology has gained significant attention in understanding the...

Groundwater co-contamination with toxic pollutants like arsenic-fluoride or lead-fluoride is a serious threat for safe rice cultivation, since major stretches of land, involved in cultivation of this staple food crop are presently experiencing severe endemic pollution from these xenobiotic...

In the urban areas environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems. In 2007, the fraction of people living in cities worldwide exceeded the share of the rural population for the first time. High population density in cities, the industrialization and new communication routes cause threats...

Environmental pollution from varied sources is now deemed as one of the most serious problems everywhere. Several pollutants, however, could be perceived by certain biological indicators, each one is used to identify assured single or a category of pollutants. The current review presents the use...

Increasing inappropriate anthropogenic activities and industrialization have resulted in severe environmental pollution worldwide. Their effective treatment is vital for general health concerns. Depending on the characteristics of pollutants, the severity of pollution may differ. For sustainable...