Paraquat Degradation From Contaminated Environments: Current Achievements and Perspectives

Paraquat herbicide has served over five decades to control annual and perennial weeds. Despite agricultural benefits, its toxicity to terrestrial and aquatic environments raises serious concerns. Paraquat cannot rapidly degrade in the environment and is adsorbed in clay lattices that require urgent...

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Main Authors: Yaohua Huang, Hui Zhan, Pankaj Bhatt, Shaohua Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01754/full