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    • Figure 1. 

      Oxidation mechanism of compounds: (a) using laccase enzyme, and (b) using peroxidase enzyme[8].

    • Figure 2. 

      Schematic diagram of pollutant removal using white-rot fungi[8].

    • Figure 3. 

      Azo dye degradation mechanism in the presence of isolated enzymes[17].

    • Figure 4. 

      Generic scheme of the catalytic cycle of peroxidases[30].

    • Figure 5. 

      The catalytic cycle of laccases[30].

    • Figure 6. 

      Aerobic degradation of aliphatic hydrocarbons by fungi. The figure shows the terminal, diterminal and subterminal possible pathways for the degradation of n-alkanes (modified from Prenafeta-Boldú et al.[52]).

    • Figure 7. 

      Different pathways for the aerobic degradation of a generic PAH by fungi (modified from Kadri et al.[81]).

    • Figure 8. 

      Proposed pathway for partial enzymatic dehalogenation of PCE under aerobic conditions by T. versicolor[57].

    • Figure 9. 

      Chemical structures of the main class of OPs. (a) Phosphotriesters; (b) Thiophosphotriesters; (c) Phosphorothio-lesters[18].

    • Figure 10. 

      Mechanisms of acetylcholinesterase inhibition by organophosphate pesticides[18].