Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pesticides: Recent advances

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 843-907

  Hussain, Sarfraz ^a   Siddique, Tariq ^b   Arshad, Muhammad ^a   Saleem, Muhammad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cell surface enzymes; Pesticide degrading genes; Pesticides; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES; CATABOLIC PATHWAY; CELL SURFACE ENZYMES; CELL SURFACES; GENETIC BASIS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RECENT PROGRESS; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSTS; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLLUTION;

PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; METABOLITE; NATIVE SPECIES; PESTICIDE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL SURFACE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 64349117829     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380801910090     Document Type: Review

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