Earthworms can accelerate the removal of contaminants from soil. Earthworms change the
physical and chemical properties of soil by mixing it with organic material and through their …

Contamination of soil with hydrocarbons occurs frequently. Restoring contaminated soils is
costly and time consuming. Earthworms accelerate the removal of hydrocarbons as they …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons
(TPH), alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Materials and methods Using …

Banana native starch was acetylated and some of its functional properties were evaluated
and compared to corn starch. In general, acetylated banana starch presented higher values …

Thalassobacillus is a moderately halophilic genus that has been isolated from several sites
worldwide, such as hypersaline lakes, saline soils, salt flats, and volcanic mud. Halophilic …

Cultivable halophilic microorganisms were isolated and identified from saline and alkaline-
sodic soils: Cuatro Cienegas, Sayula and San Marcos lakes. Physicochemical …

Purpose The aim of this research was to determine the vinasse irrigation effects on the
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) population (total spore abundance (TSA), richness …

Water scarcity and increasing salinity are the main limiting environmental factors directly
affecting the establishment and development of agroecosystems. The objective of this study …

Vinasses are the main byproducts of ethanol distillation and distilled beverages worldwide
and are generated in substantial volumes. Tequila vinasses (TVs) could be used as a …

Aquatic weeds, such as Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (water hyacinth) can be used as
raw material for vermicompost. Vermicompost is the product of microbial decomposition of …