Evaluation of bio- and phytoremediation processes during the aurobic degradation of recalcitrant nitroaromatic compounds

Abstract

Most biospheric nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are industrial chemicals, such as explosives, dyes, polyurethane foams, herbicides, insecticides, and solvents, that often are recalcitrant to biological treatments and persist in the environment, constituting a hazard due to their toxicity and mutagenicity. In the present study, we evaluated perspectives for bioremediation and phytoremediation strategies at a nitroaromatic-contaminated site. Our research focussed mainly on 2,4-DNT and TNT. ...