Francesco Bianco

TL;DR: The use of biochar results in a decrease of the PAH degradation during bioaugmentation and phytoremediation of sediments, as a consequence of the reduction of PAH bioavailability and an increase of water and nutrient retention, while PAH degrade has been reported to increase up to 54% when nitrate is used as electron acceptor in low-temperature biochar-amended sediments.

TL;DR: The evolution of PAH removal during anaerobic digestion revealed a higher impact of the methanogenic phase rather than acidogenic phase on PAH degradation.

TL;DR: A comparison of different ex situ technologies aimed at the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from marine sediments in terms of performances, costs and energy balance suggested that bioremediation and soil washing are more sustainable technologies as a lower required energy is needed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors shed light on the SARS-CoV-2 impact, persistence, and monitoring in the soil environment, and several aspects have been deepened: i) viruses in soil ecosystems; ii) direct and indirect impact on the soil before and after the pandemic, and iii) methods for quantification of viruses and SARSCoV2 monitoring in soil.

TL;DR: The economic assessment indicated that the hydrothermal-alkaline pretreatment is a cost-effective method to improve the BMP of CS, also for future full-scale applications.