Research Keyword: Herbicide degradation

The impact of novel bacterial strains and their consortium on diflufenican degradation in the mineral medium and soil

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Scientists isolated four types of bacteria from agricultural soil that can break down diflufenican, a persistent weed-killer chemical that normally takes years to degrade. When these four bacteria work together as a team, they can eliminate over 82% of the herbicide in soil within four weeks. This discovery could provide a practical solution for cleaning up farmland contaminated with this stubborn chemical pollutant.

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Fungal biodegradation of chlorinated herbicides: an overview with an emphasis on 2,4-D in Argentina

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Fungi can effectively break down and remove harmful herbicides like 2,4-D, which is widely used in Argentine agriculture but poses health and environmental risks. Through their powerful enzymatic machinery, certain fungal species can degrade these toxic chemicals into less harmful substances. This review examines how these fungal degradation processes work and discusses how such fungi might be safely introduced into contaminated environments to clean them up, following Argentina’s regulatory requirements.

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