Abstract: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 many of these hazardous chemicals cause health problem such as cancer in living organisms. Therefore, removing them from environments and soils represents a key challenge from both ecosystem and human health perspecti… Show more
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