Our environment is threatened by thousands of contaminants, mainly as a result of human activities and industrialization. These include both inorganic (e.g. heavy metals) and organic compounds (e.g. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons and herbicides). It has been shown that...
Author(s)
Shahsavari, E.; Mansur, A. A.; Aburto-Medina, A.; Haleyur, N.; Jones, N.; Ball, A. S.
ISBN
2020 CABI (H ISBN 9781786394675)
Hydrocarbon degradation is usually measured in laboratories under controlled conditions to establish the likely efficacy of a bioremediation process in the field. The present study used greenhouse-based bioremediation to investigate the effects of natural attenuation (NA) and necrophytoremediation...
Author(s)
Koshlaf, E.; Shahsavari, E.; Haleyur, N.; Osborn, A. M.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, 27, 25, pp 31171-31183
Dumping wastes generated from the oil industry to the local waste disposal facilities remains the most common means of oil waste management. In industrial landfills, the most serious ecological problem is the contamination of soil and local groundwater by landfill leachate. Polycyclic aromatic...
Author(s)
Koshlaf, E.; Shahsavari, E.; Haleyur, N.; Osborn, A. M.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Geoderma, 2019, 338, pp 216-225
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a group of hazardous compounds that are ubiquitous and persistent. The main aim of this study was to investigate the degradation of PAHs in chronically contaminated, aged and weathered soils obtained from a former gas plant of Australia....
Author(s)
Haleyur, N.; Shahsavari, E.; Jain, S. S.; Koshlaf, E.; Ravindran, V. B.; Morrison, P. D.; Osborn, A. M.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Journal of Environmental Management, 2019, 238, pp 49-58
The large-scale degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by bacteria represents a promising soil remediation strategy. The aim of this study was to identify bacterial isolates for potential use in the remediation of PAH-contaminated sites using selective isolation plating, BiologTM...
Author(s)
Haleyur, N.; Shahsavari, E.; Taha, M.; Khudur, L. S.; Koshlaf, E.; Osborn, A. M.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Geoderma, 2018, 321, pp 110-117
The bioremediation of historic industrial contaminated sites is a complex process. Co-contamination, often with lead which was commonly added to gasoline until 16 years ago is one of the biggest challenges affecting the clean-up of these sites. In this study, the effect of heavy metals, as...
Author(s)
Khudur, L. S.; Gleeson, D. B.; Ryan, M. H.; Shahsavari, E.; Haleyur, N.; Nugegoda, D.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Environmental Pollution, 2018, 243, Part A, pp 94-102
Petroleum hydrocarbons are the most widespread contaminants in the environment. Soil contamination with crude oil tank bottom sludge (COTBS) represents a significant risk to both human and environmental health. Current traditional approaches only partially resolve the issue as they are inefficient, ...
Author(s)
Mansur, A. A.; Taha, M.; Shahsavari, E.; Haleyur, N.; Adetutu, E. M.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2016, 115, pp 179-185
Bioremediation is a broadly applied environmentally friendly and economical treatment for the clean-up of sites contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons. However, the application of this technology to contaminated soil in Libya has not been fully exploited. In this study, the efficacy of different...
Author(s)
Koshlaf, E.; Shahsavari, E.; Aburto-Medina, A.; Taha, M.; Haleyur, N.; Makadia, T. H.; Morrison, P. D.; Ball, A. S.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2016, 133, pp 297-305