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ISSN: 2405-6650
CN: 10-1794/X
e-ISSN: 2405-6642
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A comparative study of adsorption behavior of rifampicin, streptomycin, and ibuprofen contaminants from aqueous solutions onto chitosan: Dynamic interactions, kinetics, diffusions, and mechanisms

Adsorptive removal and dynamic interaction of three different pharmaceutical pollutants, namely rifampicin (RIF), streptomycin (STM), and ibuprofen (IBU) onto chitosan were systematically investigated...

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Assessment of health risk of the baikal region population associated with the wildfire air pollution: Approaches, modelling, digital environment

The latest forecasts indicate wildfire activity in many parts of the world. Wildfire smoke contains hazardous air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter et cetera....

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Implication of sewage sludge increased application rates on soil fertility and heavy metals contamination risk

This paper aims to assess soil fertility and risk contamination parameters in response to increased amendment rates of sewage sludge application, under semi-arid climatic conditions of Morocco, using...

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Phenol contaminated municipal wastewater treatment using date palm frond biochar: Optimization using response surface methodology

Phenol is classified as an emerging contaminant which can be very toxic even at low concentrations and should be removed from wastewaters before reaching the environment. In this study date palm frond...

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Study on histo-biochemical biomarkers of chromium induced toxicity in Labeorohita

Aquatic environment gets highly polluted due to the presence of heavy metals, which are usually discharged into water bodies because of rapid industrialization. The main purpose of this study is to...

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Concentrations of organophosphate esters in drinking water from the United Kingdom: Implications for human exposure

Data on the presence of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in drinking water and its significance as a pathway of exposure are limited. In this study, we measure for the first time, concentrations of eight...

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Quantification of aflatoxins and health risk assessment through intake of herbal medicine formulations

Aflatoxins (AFs) are frequent contaminants of herbs, which pose a health risk to regular consumers. This study quantified AFs (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, and Total AFs) in 100 of frequently used herbal...

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Sodium lauryl sulfate and its potential impacts on organisms and the environment: A thematic analysis

Due to its ubiquitous presence in the environment and the lack of a scientific consensus regarding the environmental safety of the widely used anionic surfactant Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (CAS No: 151-21-3),...

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Evaluating and predicting social behavior of arsenic affected communities: Towards developing arsenic resilient society

This study uses six machine learning (ML) algorithms to evaluate and predict individuals' social resilience towards arsenicosis-affected people in an arsenic-risk society of rural India. Over 50% of...

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The utility of X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry as a tool for monitoring compliance with limits on concentrations of halogenated flame retardants in waste polymers: A critical review

This study reviews current knowledge about the presence of brominated and chlorinated organophosphate flame retardants (BFRs and Cl-OPFRs) in plastic consumer articles, with particular reference to...

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Design of solvent mixtures for removal of phenol from wastewater using a non-linear programming model with a multi-start method

The optimization-based design of solvent mixtures used for phenolic wastewater treatment was investigated in this work. A nonlinear programming (NLP) model was formulated based on the concepts of computer-aid...

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Extraction of phenol from water by primary amine primene JMT

In this work, liquid-liquid extraction of phenol from aqueous solutions using primary amine Primene JMT (Primene® JM-T) was investigated. The extraction capability of Primene® JM-T with different diluents,...

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European cooperation to tackle the legacies of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and lindane

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) waste isomers from lindane production are the largest single POPs legacy, with an estimated 4.8 to 7.4 million tonnes of disposed waste. The largest part of this waste –...

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Application of Ethiopian bentonite for water treatment containing zinc

The raw bentonite has low specific surface area and cation exchange potential. Thus, it needs change of its surface properties to increase its adsorption potential. To achieve this aim, the study was...

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Multidrug resistance problems targeting piglets and environmental health by Escherichia coli in intensive swine farms

Multidrug resistance (MDR) problems become critical concerns in animal production through food chains and the environment. Thus, the cross-sectional study of E. coli in swine feces, drinking water,...

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Emerging contaminants in biosolids: Presence, fate and analytical techniques

Emerging contaminants (ECs) represent a small fraction of the large chemical pollution puzzle where a wide variety of potentially hazardous chemicals reach the environment, and new compounds are continuously...

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) concentrations in soil, sediment and water samples around electronic wastes dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were listed in the Stockholm Convention as POPs because of their bio-accumulative, long-range and toxicity characteristics. Therefore, these should be managed...

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Cd(II) removal from amino acids-bearing wastewater: Critical evaluation and comparison of using magnetic carbon nanotubes vs. magnetite

In the present work, two magnetic adsorbents (magnetic carbon nanotunes “MCNT” and magnetite “Mag”) were tested for cadmium “Cd(II)” removal from water in the presence of various amino acids “AA” (aspartic...

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Exposure risk of groundwater arsenic contamination from Huaihe River Plain, China

Arsenic poses a danger to public health and drinking arsenic-rich groundwater is the main route for human exposure to this element. The focus of this study is to assess the risk magnitude and likelihood...

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Evaluation of concentrations of trace metal(loid)s in indigenous crab species and human health risk implications

Despite the nutritional benefits of crab consumption, the bioaccumulation of hazardous trace metals (loid) in crabs can endanger consumers’ health. The consumption of crab has received less attention....

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Field investigation of antibiotic removal efficacies in different hospital wastewater treatment processes in Thailand

The removal efficacies of 19 antibiotics in different hospital wastewater treatment processes (WWTP) were investigated at various sizes of 60 hospitals across Thailand. The results showed slight differences...

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Environmental risk quotient of the antibiotic, phenotypic, and genotypic profiles for antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli collected from manure and wastewater at swine farms in Prachinburi Province, Thailand

Currently, antimicrobial drug resistance is a problem that deserves thoughtful consideration. Especially in the swine production industry, many pig farms tend to release wastewater into natural water...

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Distribution and ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in different compartments in Kenya: A review

PAHs are one of the environmental contaminants of greatest concern on global scales due to their ecological risk. This study collected the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentration data of...

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Effect of an amalgamated antibiotic and its connection to cyto-genotoxicity and histo-architectural malformations in stinging catfish

Intensive fish farming has an excessive prevalence of infection and is typically controlled by the administration of antibiotics. Although amalgamated antibiotics are a relatively novel therapeutic...

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