TL;DR: A brief review of studies in the area of phytoaccumulation is provided, most of which have been carried out in Europe and the USA, with particular attention given to the role of phytochelators in making the heavy metals bio- available to the plant and their symbionts in enhancing the uptake of bio-available heavy metals.

TL;DR: Different techniques of revegetation are available for temperate and arid, subtropical regions depending on the characteristics of the waste, including direct seeding with commercially available plants, use of cover and barrier systems and the enhancement of natural revegetations.

TL;DR: The biodegradability of some clinically important antibiotic drugs and the elimination of their genotoxicity was investigated as the first step of an environmental risk assessment using the Closed Bottle test (CBT) (OECD 301 D) and the SOS chromotest.

TL;DR: The observed toxicity of OA to D. magna indicates that this substance, which is a commonly used feed additive in fish farms, has a potential to cause adverse effects on the aquatic environment.

TL;DR: A systematic optimization study carried out by factorial design showed that for the reactive dyes tested, the ZnO semiconductor exhibits a better efficiency than that observed with anatase TiO2.

TL;DR: Soil column leaching experiments indicated large differences in the mobility of the four antibiotic substances, corresponding to their respective sorption capabilities.

TL;DR: Comparisons of predicted concentrations of furosemide, ibuprofen, oxytetracycline and ciprofloxacin in sludge based on either preliminary experimental sludge-water partition coefficient (Kd), octanol-water coefficients (Kow) or acid-base constants (pKa) revealed large variations.

TL;DR: Literature search of the knowledge on the degradation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in environmental compartments air, water, soil and sediment was done in purpose to find properties of POPs of interest for modeling.

TL;DR: It is suggested that heavy metal-contaminated soil could be remediated with a combination of chemical treatments and plants.

TL;DR: The results indicated linear type isotherms for sorption and desorption in all marine sediments studied, indicative of sorption hysteresis and significant with respect to sediment remediation in contaminated harbors and coastal areas.

TL;DR: The feasibility and prospects of the novel photochemical methods of using Fe(III) salts and oxides in wastewater treatments are being discussed in this paper.

TL;DR: An improved model to calculate toxicity potentials: the global nested multi-media fate, exposure and effects model USES-LCA, based on the Uniform System for the Evaluation of Substances 2.0 is outlined.

TL;DR: The participants discussed the health risks for infants, cancer and non-cancer endpoints in humans and animals, mechanistic aspects, kinetic behaviour, modelling, exposure, and the applicability of the toxic equivalency (TEQ) concept, which focused on the most sensitive effects seen at low doses in animal studies.

TL;DR: To manage possible risks arising from Bisphenol A contamination, the major fluxes need to been obtained and the contributors to the contamination of municipal treatment plants need to be determined.

TL;DR: Most probably degradation by nitrifying sludge results in a loss of estrogenic activity, as hydroxylated derivatives of EE2 are known to have a substantially lower pharmacological activity than EE2.

TL;DR: Hydroxyl radical formation rate and time dependent concentration were determined in pure water, in aqueous fulvic acid and humic acid solutions, and in natural surface waters, while increased radical formation was observed with FA at certain pH values.

TL;DR: The data suggest that some of the test species may be especially useful for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with PAHs.

TL;DR: Molecular mass distribution showed that high molecular mass compounds were almost completely degraded and showed a low acute toxicity as compared to the initial values and AOX values are strongly reduced after the photocatalytic oxidation.

TL;DR: Biosorption, the passive accumulation of metals by biomass, can be used as a cost-effective process for the treatment of metal polluted industrial effluents using pH titrations at different ionic strengths using the Donnan model and an ion exchange biosorption isotherm.

TL;DR: The different role of plant root exudates in mobilising bio-molecules from the bulk of the soil is proposed, with a greater ability in extracting organic acid isomers in acid soils.

TL;DR: The investigation was focused on the reduction of total organic carbon content (TOC), color and acute toxicity (monitoring by inhibition of Escherichia coli respiration) of textile effluents.

TL;DR: The effects of two widely used antibiotics, tylosin and oxytetracycline, on three species of soil fauna: Earthworms, springtails and enchytraeids are tested and neither had any effect at environmentally relevant concentrations.

TL;DR: The catalyzed kinetics of the oxidative mineralization of the cationic dye methylene blue, phenothiazonium, 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-chloride, with hydrogen peroxide were studied both in buffered and unbuffered solutions and a reaction mechanism was proposed with the formation of free radicals as reactive intermediates.

TL;DR: Bulk precipitation and surface water sampling was undertaken in the main plain of central Macedonia in Northern Greece and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons included in the US EPA's priority pollutant list were analysed.

TL;DR: The improvement in the decomposition levels reached by the combined processes, due to the generation of the very reactive hydroxyl radicals, in relation to the single oxidants is clearly demonstrated and evaluated by kinetic modeling.

TL;DR: Phytoextraction of radionuclides by specific plant species from contaminated sites has rapidly stimulated interest among industrialists as well as academics, and is considered to be a promising bio-remediation method.

TL;DR: The effects of 2,4-D, glyphosate and paraquat on growth, photosynthesis and chlorophyll-a synthesis by a freshwater green alga, Scenedesmus quadricauda Berb 614, were determined and its use as a bio-indicator of herbicide contamination in freshwater environment was discussed.

TL;DR: The results prove that an appropriate catalyst amount can avoid direct photolysis and increase the mineralization rate of phenol.