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Jiang S, Xu W, Xia Q, Yi M, Zhou Y, Shang J, Cheng X. Application of machine learning in the study of cobalt-based oxide catalysts for antibiotic degradation: An innovative reverse synthesis strategy. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 471:134309. [PMID: 38653133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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This study addresses antibiotic pollution in global water bodies by integrating machine learning and optimization algorithms to develop a novel reverse synthesis strategy for inorganic catalysts. We meticulously analyzed data from 96 studies, ensuring quality through preprocessing steps. Employing the AdaBoost model, we achieved 90.57% accuracy in classification and an R²value of 0.93 in regression, showcasing strong predictive power. A key innovation is the Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA), which optimizes catalyst selection and experimental setup tailored to specific antibiotics. Empirical experiments validated SSA's efficacy, with degradation rates of 94% for Levofloxacin and 97% for Norfloxacin, aligning closely with predictions within a 2% margin of error. This research advances theoretical understanding and offers practical applications in material science and environmental engineering, significantly enhancing catalyst design efficiency and accuracy through the fusion of advanced machine learning techniques and optimization algorithms.
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- Siyuan Jiang
- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, Gansu Province, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
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Hung VQ, Jayarathne A, Gallage C, Dawes L, Egodawatta P, Jayakody S. Leaching characteristics of metals from recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP). Heliyon 2024; 10:e30407. [PMID: 38726136 PMCID: PMC11078643 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP) are two construction waste products that are commonly used in the road construction industry. Besides many advantages, pollutants leaching from RCA and RAP are highlighted as the most concerning environmental issue. This study investigated metals leaching characteristics from RCA and RAP due to the variations in key influential factors of pH, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), compaction and liquid to solid ratio (L/S). The leaching tests for RCA and RAP were carried out separately and additionally, the standard leaching test was conducted as the benchmark for leaching investigations. Study outcomes revealed that the combined influences of factors are variable for RCA and RAP, while influences are also variable for individual metals. L/S ratios considerably affect the release of metals from RCA under saturated conditions, facilitating high metal concentrations in the leachate. On the other hand, acidic solutions are more favourable for leaching of metals from RAP. The influence of DOC in solution was minimal on the metal leachability. Interestingly, the increased degree of compaction with a higher density of materials presented the highest negative influence on metal leachability, suggesting that the metal leachability can significantly reduce, in particular when the RCA and RAP are used for the sub-base layers of road structure with a higher degree of compaction. However, the use of these recycled materials under field conditions should be further studied as there is an increasing concern of metal leaching from RCA and RAP with respect to recreational and drinking water thresholds.
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- Vu Quoc Hung
- Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
- Hydraulic Construction Faculty, National University of Civil Engineering, 55 Giai Phong Road, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
- Sustainable Engineered Construction Material Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
- Sustainable Engineered Construction Material Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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Wang Z, Dong X, Tang W, Wang ZL. Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC). Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:4349-4373. [PMID: 38619095 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00736g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) is an emerging field that utilizes electron transfer occurring at the liquid-solid and even liquid-liquid interfaces because of the contact-electrification effect to stimulate redox reactions. The energy source of CEC is external mechanical stimuli, and solids to be used are generally organic as well as in-organic materials even though they are chemically inert. CEC has rapidly garnered extensive attention and demonstrated its potential for both mechanistic research and practical applications of mechanocatalysis. This review aims to elucidate the fundamental principle, prominent features, and applications of CEC by compiling and analyzing the recent developments. In detail, the theoretical foundation for CEC, the methods for improving CEC, and the unique advantages of CEC have been discussed. Furthermore, we outline a roadmap for future research and development of CEC. We hope that this review will stimulate extensive studies in the chemistry community for investigating the CEC, a catalytic process in nature.
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- Ziming Wang
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100140, China.
- School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100140, China.
- School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100140, China.
- School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100140, China.
- School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0245, USA
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Adhikary RK, Starrs D, Wright D, Croke B, Glass K, Lal A. Spatio-Temporal Variation in the Exceedance of Enterococci in Lake Burley Griffin: An Analysis of 16 Years' Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 21:579. [PMID: 38791793 PMCID: PMC11121496 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21050579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Recreational waterbodies with high levels of faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) pose health risks and are an ongoing challenge for urban-lake managers. Lake Burley Griffin (LBG) in the Australian Capital city of Canberra is a popular site for water-based recreation, but analyses of seasonal and long-term patterns in enterococci that exceed alert levels (>200 CFU per 100 mL, leading to site closures) are lacking. This study analysed enterococci concentrations from seven recreational sites from 2001-2021 to examine spatial and temporal patterns in exceedances during the swimming season (October-April), when exposure is highest. The enterococci concentrations varied significantly across sites and in the summer months. The frequency of the exceedances was higher in the 2009-2015 period than in the 2001-2005 and 2015-2021 periods. The odds of alert-level concentrations were greater in November, December, and February compared to October. The odds of exceedance were higher at the Weston Park East site (swimming beach) and lower at the Ferry Terminal and Weston Park West site compared to the East Basin site. This preliminary examination highlights the need for site-specific assessments of environmental and management-related factors that may impact the public health risks of using the lake, such as inflows, turbidity, and climatic conditions. The insights from this study confirm the need for targeted monitoring efforts during high-risk months and at specific sites. The study also advocates for implementing measures to minimise faecal pollution at its sources.
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- Ripon Kumar Adhikary
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia; (K.G.); (A.L.)
- Department of Fisheries and Marine Bioscience, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore 7408, Bangladesh
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- Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate, ACT Government, Canberra 2601, Australia;
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Lake and Dam, National Capital Authority, Canberra 2601, Australia;
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- Institute for Water Futures, Mathematical Sciences Institute and Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia;
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia; (K.G.); (A.L.)
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia; (K.G.); (A.L.)
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Sharma AR, Bordoloi R, Paul A, Gyanendra Y, Tripathi OP. Water quality and geochemical facie of high-altitude lakes in Tawang, Eastern Himalaya, India. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:24492-24511. [PMID: 38441742 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32712-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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High-altitude lakes (HALs) can be used as a supplement or alternative source of water in areas where there is a water shortage. When these lakes are efficiently managed, they can supply more water resources to fulfil the increasing demand. Water quality assessment aids in the identification of adequate and safe drinking water sources. It minimizes threats to the public's health by making sure that lake water extraction fulfills safety and health regulations. Water quality and hydrogeochemical study was conducted on six HALs of the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh during the year 2022. The water quality index (WQI) values varied from excellent to poor (33.87 to 101.95). Lake 6 stands out with its exceptional water quality as it had the minimum average WQI value of 52.98. In contrast, Lake 5 had the lowest water quality among the studied lakes with the maximum average WQI value of 95.31. However, the water might not be safe to drink due to the elevated levels of fluoride in these lakes. It is crucial to address and minimize the high fluoride levels to ensure the safety and acceptability of the water for consumption. The Piper diagram showed that Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Na+ > K+ and HCO3- > Cl- > SO42-, respectively, were the primary cations and anions present in these lakes. The Gibbs diagram also demonstrated the effect of rock weathering and precipitation dominance on the water chemistry in the research area. These results provide insightful information about the water quality of HALs, which is essential information for concerned government departments and agencies to manage water issues more efficiently. Based on current research, the HALs in this region have a lot of potential to meet the growing demand for drinking water.
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- Aribam Rocky Sharma
- Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to Be University), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, 791109, India
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- Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to Be University), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, 791109, India
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- Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to Be University), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, 791109, India.
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- Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, 795003, Manipur, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl, 796004, Mizoram, India
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Ekpe OD, Choo G, Kang JK, Yun ST, Oh JE. Identification of organic chemical indicators for tracking pollution sources in groundwater by machine learning from GC-HRMS-based suspect and non-target screening data. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 252:121130. [PMID: 38295453 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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In this study, the strong analytical power of gas chromatography coupled to a high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS) in suspect and non-target screening (SNTS) of organic micropollutants was combined with machine learning tools for proposing a novel and robust systematic environmental forensics workflow, focusing on groundwater contamination. Groundwater samples were collected from four different regions with diverse contamination histories (namely oil [OC], agricultural [AGR], industrial [IND], and landfill [LF]), and a total of 252 organic micropollutants were identified, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, plasticizers, phenols, organophosphate flame retardants, transformation products, and others, with detection frequencies ranging from 3 % to 100 %. Amongst the SNTS identified compounds, a total of 51 chemical indicators (i.e., OC: 13, LF: 12, AGR: 19, IND: 7) which included level 1 and 2 SNTS identified chemicals were pinpointed across all sampling regions by integrating a bootstrapped feature selection method involving the bootfs algorithm and a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) model to determine potential prevalent contamination sources. The proposed workflow showed good predictive ability (Q2) of 0.897, and the suggested contamination sources were gasoline, diesel, and/or other light petroleum products for the OC region, anthropogenic activities for the LF region, agricultural and human activities for the AGR region, and industrial/human activities for the IND region. These results suggest that the proposed workflow can select a subset of the most diagnostic features in the chemical space that can best distinguish a specific contamination source class.
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- Okon Dominic Ekpe
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, South Korea
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- Institute for Environment and Energy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea; Institute for Environment and Energy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea.
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Eid MH, Eissa M, Mohamed EA, Ramadan HS, Tamás M, Kovács A, Szűcs P. New approach into human health risk assessment associated with heavy metals in surface water and groundwater using Monte Carlo Method. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1008. [PMID: 38200086 PMCID: PMC10781699 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50000-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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This study assessed the environmental and health risks associated with heavy metals in the water resources of Egypt's northwestern desert. The current approaches included the Spearman correlation matrix, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis to identify pollution sources and quality-controlling factors. Various indices (HPI, MI, HQ, HI, and CR) were applied to evaluate environmental and human health risks. Additionally, the Monte Carlo method was employed for probabilistic carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment via oral and dermal exposure routes in adults and children. Notably, all water resources exhibited high pollution risks with HPI and MI values exceeding permissible limits (HPI > 100 and MI > 6), respectively. Furthermore, HI oral values indicated significant non-carcinogenic risks to both adults and children, while dermal contact posed a high risk to 19.4% of samples for adults and 77.6% of samples for children (HI > 1). Most water samples exhibited CR values exceeding 1 × 10-4 for Cd, Cr, and Pb, suggesting vulnerability to carcinogenic effects in both age groups. Monte Carlo simulations reinforced these findings, indicating a significant carcinogenic impact on children and adults. Consequently, comprehensive water treatment measures are urgently needed to mitigate carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks in Siwa Oasis.
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- Mohamed Hamdy Eid
- Institute of Environmental Management, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, 3515, Hungary.
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 65211, Egypt.
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- Division of Water Resources and Arid Land, Department of Hydrogeochemistry, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Earth Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt
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- Institute of Environmental Management, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, 3515, Hungary
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- Institute of Environmental Management, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, 3515, Hungary
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- Institute of Environmental Management, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, 3515, Hungary
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Petitjean K, Verres Y, Bristeau S, Ribault C, Aninat C, Olivier C, Leroyer P, Ropert M, Loréal O, Herault O, Amalric L, Baran N, Fromenty B, Corlu A, Loyer P. Low concentrations of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate pesticides maneb and mancozeb impair manganese and zinc homeostasis to induce oxidative stress and caspase-dependent apoptosis in human hepatocytes. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 346:140535. [PMID: 37923018 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The worldwide and intensive use of phytosanitary compounds results in environmental and food contamination by chemical residues. Human exposure to multiple pesticide residues is a major health issue. Considering that the liver is not only the main organ for metabolizing pesticides but also a major target of toxicities induced by xenobiotics, we studied the effects of a mixture of 7 pesticides (chlorpyrifos-ethyl, dimethoate, diazinon, iprodione, imazalil, maneb, mancozeb) often detected in food samples. Effects of the mixture was investigated using metabolically competent HepaRG cells and human hepatocytes in primary culture. We report the strong cytotoxicity of the pesticide mixture towards hepatocytes-like HepaRG cells and human hepatocytes upon acute and chronic exposures at low concentrations extrapolated from the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of each compound. Unexpectedly, we demonstrated that the manganese (Mn)-containing dithiocarbamates (DTCs) maneb and mancozeb were solely responsible for the cytotoxicity induced by the mixture. The mechanism of cell death involved the induction of oxidative stress, which led to cell death by intrinsic apoptosis involving caspases 3 and 9. Importantly, this cytotoxic effect was found only in cells metabolizing these pesticides. Herein, we unveil a novel mechanism of toxicity of the Mn-containing DTCs maneb and mancozeb through their metabolization in hepatocytes generating the main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) and the release of Mn leading to intracellular Mn overload and depletion in zinc (Zn). Alteration of the Mn and Zn homeostasis provokes the oxidative stress and the induction of apoptosis, which can be prevented by Zn supplementation. Our data demonstrate the hepatotoxicity of Mn-containing fungicides at very low doses and unveil their adverse effect in disrupting Mn and Zn homeostasis and triggering oxidative stress in human hepatocytes.
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- Kilian Petitjean
- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau, Environnement, Procédés et Analyses (DEPA), 3 Avenue Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Cancéropole Grand Ouest (CGO), NET "Niches and Epigenetics of Tumors" Network, 44000 Nantes, France; INSERM UMR 1232 CRCINA, 44000 Nantes-Angers, France; Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, Nantes University, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France; AEM2 Platform, CHU Pontchaillou, 2 Rue Henri le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Cancéropole Grand Ouest (CGO), NET "Niches and Epigenetics of Tumors" Network, 44000 Nantes, France; Department of Biological Hematology, Tours University Hospital, 37000 Tours, France; CNRS ERL 7001 LNOx, EA 7501, Tours University, 37000 Tours, France; CNRS GDR3697 Micronit "Microenvironment of Tumor Niches", Tours, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau, Environnement, Procédés et Analyses (DEPA), 3 Avenue Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau, Environnement, Procédés et Analyses (DEPA), 3 Avenue Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France; Cancéropole Grand Ouest (CGO), NET "Niches and Epigenetics of Tumors" Network, 44000 Nantes, France.
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- Inserm, INRAE, Univ Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Métabolismes et Cancer) UMR-A 1341, UMR-S 1317, F-35000 Rennes, France; Cancéropole Grand Ouest (CGO), NET "Niches and Epigenetics of Tumors" Network, 44000 Nantes, France.
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Kamboj S, Singh N, Arora NK. Spatio-temporal variability of public water supply characteristics and associated health hazards for children and adults in selected locations of Ambala, India. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2024; 96:e10971. [PMID: 38234250 DOI: 10.1002/wer.10971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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The contamination of public water supply and groundwater resources is a major concern in many parts of developing nations. Polluted water poses serious health risks to humans and the environment. This research was conducted to investigate the seasonal variations of the water quality parameters in the public water supply. To assess the supply water quality in different blocks of Ambala District, hydro-chemical analysis was conducted after a series of systematic sampling in various locations. The statistical tools for water quality indexing including water quality indexing (WQI), heavy metal pollution indexing (HMPI), pollution indexing (PI), overall pollution indexing (OPI), metal indexing (MI), and hazard indexing (HI) were used for data as well as the health hazard analysis through water pathway. Overall, 40 water samples were taken from the public water supply systems covering winter and summer seasons, and the levels of pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), EC, F- , Cl- , NO3 - , SO4 2- , HCO3 - , As, B, Cd, Co, Pb, Zn, Cr, Fe, and Mn were investigated. The weight arithmetic index method was used for WQI, and water pollution indices such as HMPI, PI, OPI, and MI were calculated using different models to check the severity of contamination. The mean hazard quotient and hazard index values calculated using the concentration levels of As, B, Cd, Co, Pb, Cr, Fe, Mn, Zn, F- , and NO3 - reveal that supply water may pose a significant health risk to both adults and children that further varies with temporal and spatial changes. During both seasons, a high carcinogenic risk for both adults and children was observed in the studied area because of high levels of As, Pb, Cd, and NO3 - . PRACTITIONER POINTS: The quality of public supply water was assessed at the selected sites of Ambala, India. High levels of NO3 - , As, Cd, and Pb were observed posing a health risk to adults and children via water pathway. 95% of the samples qualified for the excellent water quality category with respect to the levels of F- , Cl- , NO3 - , SO4 2- , HCO3 - , pH, EC, and TDS. Statistical analysis (HMPI, PI, MI, OPI, HI) using different models revealed water contamination with reference to the levels of NO3 - , As, Pb, Cr, Ni, and Cd. Immediate measures are needed to uphold the safety and health of the natives.
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- Saloni Kamboj
- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, India
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Pellicanò R, Brunetti R, Toscano T, Smeraldo S, Baldi L, Cavallo S, Capone S, Colarusso G. Risk valuation for E. coli contamination in Campania region shellfish from 2016 to 2021. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21716. [PMID: 38027549 PMCID: PMC10658277 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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This study set out to assess the microbiological quality of shellfish collected over a six-year period of time in the Campania Region Sea. A total of 1459 samples were examined in order to determine whether Escherichia coli was present. To investigate potential correlations between the E. coli counts and environmental parameters (salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, seawater temperature, turbidity, rainfall) and pollution variables (density and distance of heavy and light discharges), data were gathered. With only roughly 19% of the samples not meeting European and Italian criteria (E. coli counts more than 230 most likely number MPN per 100 g of pulp and intravalvar liquid), the results showed that the microbiological quality of the shellfish was good. A correlation between microbial contamination, season, rainfall, and dissolved oxygen was found using statistical analysis. However, the discharge density along the coast per spatial unit (a 200 × 200 MT cell), which was determined using the "quartic" Kernel function, showed found to be the primary factor determining the E. coli concentration in the shellfish. An increase in rain millimeters was found to be associated with a higher risk of heightened E. coli contamination, according to a model that was fitted to assess the probability of detecting a higher E. coli count in connection to environmental parameters. This outcome could be explained by the discharge density near the coast as well as the increased availability of coliforms, particularly E. coli, and nutrients during periods of heavier rainfall.
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- Roberta Pellicanò
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Regional Agency for the Environmental Protection ARPA Campania - U.O.C. SOA, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Naples, Italy
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Ingida M, Bedane G, Adugna F, Nigusu D, Hussen M, Sime CH. Wastewater Treatment Using Wood Ash and Cement as Chemical Coagulant. Int J Anal Chem 2023; 2023:8274687. [PMID: 37810908 PMCID: PMC10560118 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8274687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Water is essential for daily activities and maintaining human well-being. However, in many less-developed countries, including Ethiopia, the lack of a well-developed wastewater treatment system leads to contaminated surface water. This poses significant risks to human health. To address this problem, wastewater can be treated using locally available materials such as wood ash and cement as chemical coagulants. The objective of this study was to treat wastewater using these materials. The study involved analyzing a 20-liter sample of wastewater from the Awetu River in Jimma City, Ethiopia. The materials used for the treatment included wood ash, cement, and lemon. Various doses of cement and wood ash were prepared and added to the wastewater. The results showed that 5 g was the optimum dosage for effectively treating the wastewater. The treated water at the optimum dosage exhibited significant improvements in turbidity, total dissolved solids, conductivity, and color, meeting drinking water criteria. Overall, the study concludes that locally available materials such as wood ash and cement can be successfully utilized as chemical coagulants for wastewater treatment. This approach offers a viable solution for improving water quality and reducing the risk of waterborne diseases.
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- Milkessa Ingida
- Jimma University, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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- Jimma University, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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- Jimma University, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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- Jimma University, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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- Jimma University, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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- Jimma University, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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Vishnudattan NK, Tait DR, Nandan SB, Aravind EH, Babu DSS, Jayachandran PR. The seasonal distribution and pollution potential of dissolved heavy metals and nutrients in subterranean estuaries in southern India. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 194:115339. [PMID: 37517279 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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In order to better understand the distribution pattern, pollution degree and the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) of dissolved heavy metals, 15 subterranean estuaries (STEs) along southwest Indian coast were sampled over three contrasting seasons. The average concentration of metals were ranked as, pre-monsoon > monsoon > post-monsoon with 3 to 12-fold higher groundwater metal concentrations than the adjacent seawater. Average SGD derived essential metal fluxes were five times higher than the toxic metal fluxes of which Fe and Zn together contributed >90 %. Using the Single Factor Contamination Index, the majority of sites were minimally contaminated with only two sites indicating moderate ecological risk due to As. Higher fluxes of Fe, Cu and Zn were likely a result of rising anthropogenic activities. The SGD derived nutrient fluxes were an important source of DIP for primary production in coastal waters and represented 30 % and 44 % of the DIN and DIP inputs respectively.
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- N K Vishnudattan
- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, Kerala, India
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, Kerala, India
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- National Centre for Earth Sciences Studies, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram 695031, Kerala, India
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- Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies (ARC-EMS), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Arpino M, Stryker J, Hanzas J, Winchell M, Thomas MA, Schleier J, Meals D. Effectiveness of side-inlet vegetated filter strips at trapping pesticides from agricultural runoff. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:162881. [PMID: 36933720 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Agriculture can be a contributor of pollutants, including pesticides and excess sediment, to aquatic environments. However, side-inlet vegetated filter strips (VFSs), which are planted around the upstream side of culverts draining agricultural fields, may provide reductions in pesticide and sediment losses from agricultural fields, and have the additional benefit of removing less land from production than traditional VFS. In this study, reductions of runoff, the soluble pesticide acetochlor, and total suspended solids were estimated using a paired watershed field study and coupled PRZM/VFSMOD modeling for two treatment watersheds with source to buffer area ratios (SBAR) of 80:1 (SI-A) and 481:1 (SI-B). Based on the paired watershed ANCOVA analysis, runoff and acetochlor load reductions were significant following the implementation of a VFS at SIA but not SI-B, indicating the potential for side-inlet VFS to reduce runoff and acetochlor load from a watershed with an area ratio of 80:1 but not a higher ratio of 481:1. VFSMOD simulations were consistent with the results of the paired watershed monitoring study, where simulated reductions of runoff, acetochlor loads, and TSS loads were substantially lower for SI-B than SI-A. VFSMOD simulations of SI-B with the SBAR ratio observed at SI-A (80:1) also show that VFSMOD can be used to capture variability in effectiveness of VFS based on multiple factors including SBAR. While this study focused on the effectiveness of side-inlet VFSs at the field scale, broader adoption of properly sized side-inlet VFSs could improve surface water quality at the watershed or larger scales. Additionally, modeling at the watershed scale could aid in locating, sizing, and assessing the impacts of side-inlet VFSs at this larger scale.
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- Meghan Arpino
- Stone Environmental, Inc., 535 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier, VT 05677, United States of America.
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- Stone Environmental, Inc., 535 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier, VT 05677, United States of America
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- Stone Environmental, Inc., 535 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier, VT 05677, United States of America
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- Stone Environmental, Inc., 535 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier, VT 05677, United States of America
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- Bayer U.S. - Crop Science Division, Building FF3311-D, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, United States of America
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- Corteva™ Agriscience, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, United States of America
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- Stone Environmental, Inc., 535 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier, VT 05677, United States of America
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Shinkareva G, Erina O, Tereshina M, Sokolov D, Lychagin M, Kasimov N. Anthropogenic factors affecting the Moskva River water quality: levels and sources of nutrients and potentially toxic elements in Moscow metropolitan area. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:3113-3141. [PMID: 36163533 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01393-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study aims to identify the main patterns of distribution and sources of pollutants in the Moskva River and their influence on river water quality under different levels of anthropogenic stress caused by the largest megacity in Europe - Moscow. For this study, we determined concentrations of 18 trace elements, nutrient elements and major ions, chemical and biochemical oxygen demand, and physical parameters of water at 45 stations on the Moskva River and 20 stations on its tributaries during spring flood and low water of 2019 and 2020 to identify the extent and mechanisms of urban impact on its water chemistry. Chemical elements concentrations have been determined using ICP-MS and ICP-AES methods. Mn, Al, Cu, Sr, Zn, B, Mo, and inorganic nitrogen were outlined as key pollutants according to various drinking water and environmental guidelines. Using correlation and factor analysis, five groups of elements were identified, corresponding to different drivers controlling their unequal distribution within the watershed: mineral sources (Sr, Li, B, Mo, Ca), sewage and road runoff (TN, TP, Sb, Ni, N-NO2, BOD5, COD, V, Zn), impact of acidic wetlands (Al, COD, Zr, Bi), groundwater and landfills leachate (V, As, Pb, U, Sb), and industrial activities (Zn, Cu). Water quality in the Moskva Basin on the whole is good according to the CCME Water Quality Index. Local deterioration of water quality to marginal and even fair (depending on the reference water quality guideline) is confined to the Moskva River part downstream from the Kuryanovo aeration station to the Moskva mouth and to the mouths of several heavily contaminated tributaries.
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- Galina Shinkareva
- Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991.
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- Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
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- Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
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- Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
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- Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
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- Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
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Liu Y, Liu Z, Cui D, Yang L, Wang H, Pavlostathis SG, Geng Y, Xiong Z, Shao P, Luo X, Luo S. Buffered loofah supported Microalgae-Bacteria symbiotic (MBS) system for enhanced nitrogen removal from rare earth element tailings (REEs) wastewater: Performance and functional gene analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 323:138265. [PMID: 36858117 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Rare earth element tailings (REEs) wastewater, which has the characteristics of high ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) and low COD. It can cause eutrophication and biotoxicity in water which is produced in high volumes, requiring treatment before final disposal. Microalgae-Bacteria symbiotic (MBS) system can be applied in REEs wastewater, but its low extent of nitrogen removal and instability limit its application. By adding biodegradable carrier as both carbon source and carrier, the system can be stabilized and the efficiency can be improved. In this work, the extent of NH4+-N removal reached 100% within 24 h in a MBS system after adding loofah under optimal conditions, and the removal rate reached 127.6 mg NH4+-N·L-1·d-1. In addition, the carbon release from loofah in 3 d reached 408.7 mg/L, which could be used as a carbon source to support denitrification. During 90 d of operation of the MBS system loaded with loofah, the effluent NH4+-N was less than 15 mg/L. At phylum level, Proteobacteria were dominant which accounted for 78.2%. Functional gene analysis showed that enhancement of microalgae assimilation was the main factor affecting NH4+-N removal. This work expands our understanding of the enhanced role of carbon-based carriers in the denitrification of REEs wastewater.
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- Yuanqi Liu
- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China.
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0512, United States
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Guangdong, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China; School of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, 343009, PR China.
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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Ali I, Islam A, Ali SM, Adnan S. Identification and selection of suitable landfill sites using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis in the Peshawar District, Pakistan. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2023; 41:608-619. [PMID: 36190162 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x221124069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Managing municipal solid waste (MSW) is indispensable for public health and quality living standards in urban and rural environments. Suitable landfill site selection (LSS) requires the consideration of many diverse criteria. This study uses various environmental, social and economic criteria in a sophisticated multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) within the geographical information system (GIS) and aims to provide a scientific basis for the identification of suitable landfill sites which can efficiently be used for MSW in one of the most urbanized cities (Peshawar district) in Pakistan. The methodology involves pairwise comparisons of the selected and ranked criteria using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). A weighted linear combination (WLC) was applied to generate the most suitable landfill site for MSW disposal within the study area. The results show that approximately 11.4% (14,485.15 ha) and 16.6% (21,211.95 ha) of the total study area are either very highly suitable or highly suitable, 20.8% (26,525.56 ha) area is unsuitable and the remaining areas are either low (27.3%; 34,834.84 ha) or moderately suitable (23.8%; 30,356.84 ha) for the construction of landfill sites. It is recommended that using the proposed landfill sites would have the least consequences of public health risks and environmental degradation.
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- Iftikhar Ali
- Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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Removal of toxic lead from aqueous solution using a low-cost adsorbent. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3278. [PMID: 36841837 PMCID: PMC9968331 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29674-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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Valorization of waste materials and byproducts as adsorbents is a sustainable approach for water treatment systems. Pottery Granules (PG) without any chemical and thermal modification were used as a low-cost, abundant, and environmentally benign adsorbent against Pb(II), the toxic metal in drinking water. The porous structure and complex mineral composition of PG made it an efficient adsorbent material for Pb(II). The effect of key physicochemical factors was investigated to determine the significance of contact time, PG dose, pH, solution temperature, and coexisting ions, on the process. Pb(II) removal increased by PG dose in the range of 5-15 g/L, and agitation time from 5 to 60 min. Increasing Pb(II) concentration led to a drop in Pb(II) removal, however, adsorption capacity increased significantly as concentration elevated. Pb(II) removal also increased significantly from ~ 45% to ~ 97% by pH from 2 to 12. A ~ 20% improvement in Pb(II) adsorption after rising the solution temperature by 30˚C, indicated the endothermic nature of the process. The sorption was described to be a favorable process in which Pb(II) was adsorbed in a multilayer onto the heterogeneous PG surface. The qmax of 9.47 mg/g obtained by the Langmuir model was superior among many reported low-cost adsorbents. The Pb(II) adsorption was described well by the Pseudo- first-order kinetic model. Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cd2+, and Zn2+ showed a negligible effect on Pb(II) adsorption. However, the presence of Mn2+ and Fe2+ significantly hindered the process efficacy. In conclusion, the use of waste material such as PG against Pb(II) is a viable option from the economic and effectiveness points of view.
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Ivan R, Popescu C, Antohe VA, Antohe S, Negrila C, Logofatu C, del Pino AP, György E. Iron oxide/hydroxide-nitrogen doped graphene-like visible-light active photocatalytic layers for antibiotics removal from wastewater. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2740. [PMID: 36792714 PMCID: PMC9932170 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29927-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Hybrid layers consisting of Fe oxide, Fe hydroxide, and nitrogen doped graphene-like platelets have been synthesized by an eco-friendly laser-based method for photocatalytic applications. The complex composite layers show high photodecomposition efficiency towards degradation of antibiotic molecules under visible light irradiation. The photodecomposition efficiency was investigated as a function of relative concentrations of base materials, Fe oxide nanoparticles and graphene oxide platelets used for the preparation of target dispersions submitted to laser irradiation. Although reference pure Fe oxide/Fe hydroxide layers have high absorption in the visible spectral region, their photodecomposition efficiency is negligible under the same irradiation conditions. The high photocatalytic decomposition efficiency of the nanohybrid layer, up to 80% of the initial antibiotic molecules was assigned to synergistic effects between the constituent materials, efficient separation of the electron-hole pairs generated by visible light irradiation on the surface of Fe oxide and Fe hydroxide nanoparticles, in the presence of conducting graphene-like platelets. Nitrogen doped graphene-like platelets contribute also to the generation of electron-hole pairs under visible light irradiation, as demonstrated by the photocatalytic activity of pure, reference nitrogen doped graphene-like layers. The results also showed that adsorption processes do not contribute significantly to the removal of antibiotic molecules from the test solutions. The decrease of the antibiotic concentration under visible light irradiation was assigned primarily to photocatalytic decomposition mechanisms.
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- R. Ivan
- grid.435167.20000 0004 0475 5806National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, PO Box MG 36, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov Romania ,grid.5100.40000 0001 2322 497XFaculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Atomiștilor 405, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov Romania
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- grid.435167.20000 0004 0475 5806National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, PO Box MG 36, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov Romania
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- grid.5100.40000 0001 2322 497XFaculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Atomiștilor 405, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov Romania ,grid.7942.80000 0001 2294 713XInstitute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Croix du Sud 1, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- grid.5100.40000 0001 2322 497XFaculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Atomiștilor 405, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov Romania ,grid.435118.a0000 0004 6041 6841Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR), Splaiul Independenței 54, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
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- grid.443870.c0000 0004 0542 4064National Institute for Materials Physics, PO Box MG 7, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- grid.443870.c0000 0004 0542 4064National Institute for Materials Physics, PO Box MG 7, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- grid.435283.b0000 0004 1794 1122Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- grid.435167.20000 0004 0475 5806National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, PO Box MG 36, 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov Romania ,grid.435283.b0000 0004 1794 1122Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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Ansari MAH, Khan ME, Mohammad A, Baig MT, Chaudary A, Tauqeer M. Application of nanocomposites in wastewater treatment. NANOCOMPOSITES-ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS 2023:297-319. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99704-1.00025-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Zhang R, Zhao S, Liu X, Tian L, Mo Y, Yi X, Liu S, Liu J, Li J, Zhang G. Aquatic environmental fates and risks of benzotriazoles, benzothiazoles, and p-phenylenediamines in a catchment providing water to a megacity of China. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114721. [PMID: 36343716 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Wearing of vehicle parts could release many chemical additives into the environment, such as benzotriazoles (BTRs), benzothiazoles (BTHs), and p-phenylenediamines (PPDs), which are potentially toxic to wildlife and humans. This study investigated the occurrence, source, and risks of BTRs, BTHs, and PPDs in a source catchment providing water to Guangzhou, a megacity in South China, covering groundwater, surface water, and stormwater. The results showed that BTRs and BTHs were predominant in surface water and groundwater. Unexpectedly, the BTR and BTH concentrations were lower in surface water than groundwater in a third of the paired samples. For the first time, 6PPD-quinone, a toxic ozonation product of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (6PPD), was extensively detected in source waters. Stormwater decreased the BTR concentrations but increased the 6PPD-quinone concentrations in surface water owing to their affiliation to suspended particles. From natural to urban segments of Liuxi river, a downstream increasing trend in BTR and BTH concentrations was observed, confirming that they are indicative of urban anthropogenic activities. Strong correlations between industrial activities and BTR or BTH concentrations in surface water indicated that industrial activities were their main sources. Six compounds were prioritized as potentially persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) chemicals, combing our monitoring results and REACH criterion. This study improves our understanding of the environmental fates and risks of water-soluble tire-wear chemicals, which provides important information for chemical management, and indicates attention should be paid to the risk posed by 6PPD-quinone in the source water.
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- Ruiling Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- Anti-Drug Technology Center of Guangdong Province and National Anti-Drug Laboratory Guangdong Regional Center, Guangzhou, 510230, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Analytical Applications Center, Shimadzu (China) Co., LTD, Guangzhou, 510656, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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RADULESCU CRISTIANA, TANASE MIHAINARCIS, CHILIAN ANDREI, POPESCU IONVPOPESCU, BANCUTA OANAROXANA, DULAMA IOANADANIELA, BUMBAC MARIUS, NICOLESCU CRISTINAMIHAELA, OLTEANU RADULUCIAN, BUCURICA IOANALIN. ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISKS FROM HEAVY METAL-LADEN INFLUENT/EFFLUENT FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS 2022. [DOI: 10.46939/j.sci.arts-22.3-b01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The wastewater treatment process significantly decreases the negative impact of the effluent on human health compared to the influent. This probabilistic study, based on mathematical formulas, which does not involve clinical studies, investigates the impact of polluting chemical elements on health, which may be higher or lower, depending on other direct or indirect factors. The conclusions from this study were (1) wastewater (the effluent, which falls within legal limits) cannot be used for domestic consumption, much less as drinking water; (2) regarding dermal absorption, this can only be possible if people use the wastewater (influent/effluent) for recreational purposes (bathing, fishing, etc.). If this were theoretically possible, the risks related to the respective water matrices can be much higher because in this study only five heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni, and Zn) found in the international legislation in the categories of substances with carcinogenic risk, were investigated in the wastewater, and it may also contain other substances with different risk degrees. In the future studies will be investigated the health risk assessment gradient related to the effluent from the point of discharge of the wastewater on the flow of the natural receiver.
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- CRISTIANA RADULESCU
- Valahia University of Targoviste, Faculty of Science and Arts, 130004 Targoviste, Romania. / Valahia University of Targoviste, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology, 130004. / Doctoral School of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independenței, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- University of Bucharest, Doctoral School of Physics, 077 125 Magurele, Romania. / Water Company Targoviste-Dambovita, Wastewater Laboratory Targoviste, 130 145, Targoviste, Romania
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- Water Company Targoviste-Dambovita, Wastewater Laboratory Targoviste, 130 145, Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Faculty of Science and Arts, 130004 Targoviste, Romania. / University of Bucharest, Doctoral School of Physics, 077 125 Magurele, Romania. / Academy of Romanian Scientists, 050094, Bucharest, Romania
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- Water Company Targoviste-Dambovita, Wastewater Laboratory Targoviste, 130 145, Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Faculty of Science and Arts, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
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Koroša A, Mali N. Control of organic contaminants in groundwater by passive sampling and multivariate statistical analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 318:115440. [PMID: 35717694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic contaminants in groundwater are among the most challenging chemical compound contaminants today, particularly when it comes to understanding their occurrence, origin, and relations in groundwater, as well as the transport processes, fate, and environmental impacts involved. This paper presents the use of active carbon fibre (AFC) passive sampling and multivariate statistical processing of the results to predict the possible occurrence of organic compounds (OCs) in groundwater and to determine the origin of various anthropogenic activity. This study aims to deepen our knowledge on the control of OCs in groundwater by introducing a multi-analytical and multi-elemental holistic approach, using the Dravsko polje aquifer, the largest intergranular aquifer in Slovenia, as an example. The occurrence of OCs in groundwater was determined by means of ACFs and compared against the characteristics of the recharge area and the type of compounds detected. We combined hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) to identify the relationship between different OCs in groundwater. The relationships between their occurrence, environmental setting and type of compound were determined using multiple linear regression (MLR). From the total of 343 organic compounds detected using passive sampling, 47 were included in further statistical analysis. MLR shows that the environmental setting is one of the most important factors affecting the different types of pollutants in groundwater. MLR models were calculated for different sources of pollution (agricultural, urban, and industrial) based on the environmental setting, land use, agglomeration, infrastructure networks, and hydrogeological characteristics of the aquifer. By means of HCA and PCA, we identified the relationships between different OCs in groundwater. As expected, the strongest correlations were found between primary compounds and their degradation products (e.g. atrazine and desethylatrazine) and compounds of similar use (e.g. atrazine and propazine, also desethylatrazine and propazine, atrazine and simazine). Some of them were also found to have a similar molecular structure (e.g. palmitic and stearic acid, 5-methoxygramine and 5-methoxytryptamine). The use of the same substances in different environments (agricultural/urban) makes them markers of both (different) origins. Therefore, it is particularly important to determine the combination of markers of different origin using multivariate statistical methods, especially in the case of mixed land use. This study identifies the main factors influencing the distribution of groundwater OCs and thus contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the vulnerability of shallow groundwater to surface-derived contamination in similar environments.
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- A Koroša
- Geological Survey of Slovenia, Department of Hydrogeology, Dimičeva Ulica 14, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Geological Survey of Slovenia, Department of Hydrogeology, Dimičeva Ulica 14, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Alnahdi HS, Mousa RMA, El‐Said WA. Development of Organochlorine Pesticide Electrochemical Sensor Based on Fe
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- Hanan S. Alnahdi
- University of Jeddah, College of Science, Department of Biochemistry P.O. 80327 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- University of Jeddah, College of Science, Department of Biochemistry P.O. 80327 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- University of Jeddah, College of Science, Department of Chemistry P.O. 80327 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Assiut University Assiut 71516 Egypt
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Sharma P, Nanda K, Yadav M, Shukla A, Srivastava SK, Kumar S, Singh SP. Remediation of noxious wastewater using nanohybrid adsorbent for preventing water pollution. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 292:133380. [PMID: 34953871 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Removal of toxic elements from wastewater effluent has got a lot of attention because of their severe negative effects on human and environmental health. In the past few years, rapid urbanization and industrial activities in developing countries have exacerbated the destruction of the environment. Most of the wastewater effluents are discharged untreated or inadequately treated, which has become a major concern due to its impact on sustainability and the environment. This is imperative to implement, innovative and resourceful wastewater treatment technologies requiring low investment. Among the various treatment technologies, cutting-edge processes in nano-material sciences have recently piqued the interest of scientists. Nanohybrid absorbents have the potential in improving wastewater treatment and increase water supply by utilizing unconventional water resources. Carbon nanotubes, titanium oxide, manganese oxide, activated carbon (AC), magnesium oxide, graphene, ferric oxides, and zinc oxide are examples of nano-adsorbents that are used to eliminate pollutants. This also demonstrated the effective removal of contaminants along with the harmful effects of chemicals, colorants, and metals found in wastewater. The present manuscript examines potential advances in nanotechnology in wastewater treatment for the prevention of water and soil pollution. This systematic review aims to highlight the importance of nanohybrid absorbents treatment technology for wastewater treatment and to explain how nanohybrid absorbents have the potential to revolutionize industrial pollution. There are also other published review articles on this topic but the present review covers an in-depth information on nano-adsorbents and their targeted contaminants.
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- Pooja Sharma
- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, 440 020, India.
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 208 001, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 208 001, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 208 001, India
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- Chemical Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 208001, India
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- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, 440 020, India.
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 208 001, India.
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Choudhury MR, Rajagopal R, Meertens W, Rahaman MS. Nitrogen and organic load removal from anaerobically digested leachate using a hybrid electro-oxidation and electro-coagulation process. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 311:114761. [PMID: 35276557 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study evaluated the performance of an integrated electrochemical process, which simultaneously utilizes electro-oxidation (EO) and electro-coagulation (EC) methods while removing organic and nitrogen loads from high-strength leachate obtained from anaerobic digesters. A bipolar arrangement of the aluminum electrode, sandwiched between a monopolar boron-doped diamond anode and stainless-steel cathode, integrates EC and EO into a single reactor. This arrangement demonstrated an enhancement of 33%, 27%, and 24% in removal capacity for ammonia nitrogen (AN), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and total nitrogen, respectively, when compared to just EO at 0.8 A current intensity after 24 h. Increasing the current intensity from 0.4 A to 1.0 A enhanced the organic nitrogen and AN removal. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) exhibited initial faster removal kinetics with higher current intensities and eventually reached 95%-98% removal for intensities of 0.6 A or higher. Additional removal for AN, TKN were also observed with increasing current intensity. Lowering the pH further expedited the COD removal kinetics. Reducing and maintaining the pH at 4, 6, and 8 by dosing of hydrochloric acid (HCl) resulted in the 100% removal of AN and TKN from the integrated system in 6, 8, and 20 h, respectively. Accelerated removal of COD and the enhanced removal of AN and TKN through pH control could be linked to the formation of active chlorine species in bulk solution. The integrated system offered lower energy consumption than EO due to oxidation on the additional anodic surface of the bipolar electrode, as well as the adsorption-precipitation of contaminants in aluminum flocs.
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- Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury
- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 Boul de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8, Canada; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Manhattan College, 3825 Corlear Ave, The Bronx, NY, 10463, United States
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2000 College Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada
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- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 Boul de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, H3C 3A7, QC, Canada.
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Mishra SR, Ahmaruzzaman M. Tin oxide based nanostructured materials: synthesis and potential applications. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:1566-1605. [PMID: 35072188 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07040a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In view of their inimitable characteristics and properties, SnO2 nanomaterials and nanocomposites have been used not only in the field of diverse advanced catalytic technologies and sensors but also in the field of energy storage such as lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors, and in the field of energy production such as solar cells and water splitting. This review discusses the various synthesis techniques such as traditional methods, including processes like thermal decomposition, chemical vapor deposition, electrospinning, sol-gel, hydrothermal, solvothermal, and template-mediated methods and green methods, which include synthesis through plant-mediated, microbe-mediated, and biomolecule-mediated processes. Moreover, the advantages and limitations of these synthesis procedures and how to overcome them that would lead to future research are also discussed. This literature also focuses on various applications such as environmental remediation, energy production, energy storage, and removal of biological contaminants. Therefore, the rise and journey of SnO2-based nanocomposites will motivate the modern generation of chemists to modify and design robust nanoparticles and nanocomposites that can effectively tackle significant environmental challenges. This overview concludes by providing future perspectives on research into tin oxide in synthesis and its various applications.
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- Soumya Ranjan Mishra
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Silchar - 788010, Assam, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Silchar - 788010, Assam, India.
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Wu Y, Jiang J, Sun Q, An Y, Zhao R, Zheng H, Li H. Efficient removal of both positively and negatively charged colloidal contaminants using amphoteric starch-based flocculants synthesized by low-pressure UV initiation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Reprotoxic Impact of Environment, Diet, and Behavior. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031303. [PMID: 35162326 PMCID: PMC8834893 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Reproductive health is progressively declining due to multiples endogenous and exogenous factors, such as environmental contaminants, diet and behavior. Accumulated evidences confirm that fertility and reproductive function have been adversely affected by exposure to chemical contaminants released in the environment. Today, the impact of diet and behavior on reproductive processes is also receiving special attention from the scientific community. Indeed, a close relationship between diet and fertility has been proven. Furthermore, a combination of unhealthy behavior, such as exposure to hazardous compounds and stress factors, poses living organisms at higher risk of reprotoxic effects. In particular, it has been described that poor life behaviors are associated with reduced male and female fertility due to decreased gamete quality and function. Most of the erroneous behaviors are, furthermore, a source of oxidative stress that, leading to epigenetic alterations, results in an impaired reproductive fitness. This review reports the detrimental impact of the most common environmental chemical stressors, diet, and behavior on reproductive functionality and success. Although clear evidences are still scarce, reassuring data are provided that a healthy diet and reverting unhealthy lifestyles may be of help to recover physiological reproductive conditions.
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Agbor Tabi G, Ngouateu Rene Blaise L, Daouda K, Naphtali Odogu A, Aime Victoire A, Nsami Julius N, Joseph Mbadcam K. Non-linear modelling of the adsorption of Indigo Carmine dye from wastewater onto characterized activated carbon/volcanic ash composite. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Somnet K, Thimoonnee S, Karuwan C, Kamsong W, Tuantranont A, Amatatongchai M. Ready-to-use paraquat sensor using a graphene-screen printed electrode modified with a molecularly imprinted polymer coating on a platinum core. Analyst 2021; 146:6270-6280. [PMID: 34549734 DOI: 10.1039/d1an01278a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We propose the fabrication of a novel ready-to-use electrochemical sensor based on a screen-printed graphene paste electrode (SPGrE) modified with platinum nanoparticles and coated with a molecularly imprinted polymer (PtNPs@MIP) for sensitive and cost-effective detection of paraquat (PQ) herbicide. Successive coating of the PtNPs surface with SiO2 and vinyl end-groups formed the PtNPs@MIP. Next, we terminated the vinyl groups with a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) shell. MIP was attached to the PtNPs cores using PQ as the template, methacrylic acid (MAA) as the monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the cross-linker, and 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the initiator. Coating the SPGrE surface with PtNPs@MIP furnished the PQ sensor. We studied the electrochemical mechanism of PQ on the MIP sensor using cyclic voltammetry (CV) experiments. The PQ oxidation current signal appears at -1.08 V and -0.71 V vs. Ag/AgCl using 0.1 M potassium sulfate solution. Quantitative analysis was performed by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) using a deposition potential of -1.4 V for 60 s and linear sweep voltammetric stripping. The MIP sensor provides linearity from 0.05 to 1000 μM (r2 = 0.999), with a lower detection limit of 0.02 μM (at -0.71 V). The compact imprinted sensor gave a highly sensitive and selective signal toward PQ. The ready-to-use MIP sensor can provide an alternative approach to the determination of paraquat residue on vegetables and fruits for food safety applications.
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- Kanpitcha Somnet
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand.
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- Graphene sensor laboratory (GPL), Graphene and Printed Electronics for Dual-Use Applications Research Division (GPERD), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Graphene sensor laboratory (GPL), Graphene and Printed Electronics for Dual-Use Applications Research Division (GPERD), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Graphene sensor laboratory (GPL), Graphene and Printed Electronics for Dual-Use Applications Research Division (GPERD), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand.
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Various Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Responsible for Water Quality Degradation: A Review. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13192660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recognition of sustainability issues around water resource consumption is gaining traction under global warming and land utilization complexities. These concerns increase the challenge of gaining an appropriate comprehension of the anthropogenic activities and natural processes, as well as how they influence the quality of surface water and groundwater systems. The characteristics of water resources cause difficulties in the comprehensive assessment regarding the source types, pathways, and pollutants behaviors. As the behavior and prediction of widely known contaminants in the water resources remain challenging, some new issues have developed regarding heavy metal pollutants. The main aim of this review is to focus on certain essential pollutants’ discharge from anthropogenic activities categorized based on land-use sectors such as industrial applications (solid/liquid wastes, chemical compounds, mining activities, spills, and leaks), urban development (municipal wastes, land use practices, and others), and agricultural practices (pesticides and fertilizers). Further, important pollutants released from natural processes classified based on climate change, natural disasters, geological factors, soil/matrix, and hyporheic exchange in the aquatic environment, are also discussed. Moreover, this study addresses the major inorganic substances (nitrogen, fluoride, and heavy metals concentrations). This study also emphasizes the necessity of transdisciplinary research and cross-border communication to achieve sustainable water quality using sound science, adaptable legislation, and management systems.
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Abd-Elaty I, Kuriqi A, Shahawy AE. Environmental rethinking of wastewater drains to manage environmental pollution and alleviate water scarcity. NATURAL HAZARDS (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 110:2353-2380. [PMID: 34602747 PMCID: PMC8476068 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-05040-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The conservation of water resources in developed countries has become an increasing concern. In integrated water resource management, water quality indicators are critical. The low groundwater quality quantitates mainly attributed to the absence of protection systems for polluted streams that collect and recycle the untreated wastewater. Egypt has a limited river network; thus, the supply of water resources remains inadequate to satisfy domestic demand. In this regard, high-quality groundwater is one of the main strategies for saving water supplies with water shortage problems. This paper investigates the critical issues of groundwater protection and environmental management of polluted streams, leading to overcoming water demand-about 18 × 103 km of polluted open streams with a discharge of 9.70 billion Cubic Metter (BCM). We have proposed proposals and policies for the safe use of groundwater and reuse of wastewater recycling for agriculture and other purposes. This study was carried out using the numerical model MODFLOW and MT3DMS-(Mass Transport 3-Dimension Multi-Species) to assess the Wastewater Treated Plant's (WWTP) best location and the critical path for using different lining materials of polluted streams to avoid groundwater contamination. The three contaminants are BOD, COD, and TDS. Five scenarios were applied for mitigating the impact of polluted water: (1) abstraction forcing, (2) installing the WWTP at the outlet of the main basin drain with and without a lining of main and sub-basin streams (base case), (3) lining of main and sub-main streams, (4) installing WWTP at the outlet of the sub-basin streams, and (5) lining of the sub-basin and installing WWTP at the outlet of the sub-basin. The results showed that the best location of WWTP in polluted streams is developed at the outlets of sub-basin with the treatment of main basin water and the lining of sub-basins streams. The contamination was reduced by 76.07, 76.38, and 75.67% for BOD, COD, and TDS, respectively, using Cascade Aeration Biofilter or Trickling Filter, Enhancing Solar water Disinfection [(CABFESD)/(CATFESD)] and High-Density Polyethylene lining. This method is highly effective and safe for groundwater and surface water environmental protection. This study could be managing the water poverty for polluted streams and groundwater in the Global South and satisfy the environmental issues to improve water quality and reduce the treatment and health cost in these regions.
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- Ismail Abd-Elaty
- Department of Water and Water Structures Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519 Egypt
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- CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. RoviscoPais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, PO Box 41522, Ismailia, Egypt
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Zero-Valent Iron Filtration Reduces Microbial Contaminants in Irrigation Water and Transfer to Raw Agricultural Commodities. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9102009. [PMID: 34683330 PMCID: PMC8541138 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9102009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Groundwater depletion is a critical agricultural irrigation issue, which can be mitigated by supplementation with water of higher microbiological risk, including surface and reclaimed waters, to support irrigation needs in the United States. Zero-valent iron (ZVI) filtration may be an affordable and effective treatment for reducing pathogen contamination during crop irrigation. This study was performed to determine the effects of ZVI filtration on the removal and persistence of Escherichia coli, and pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) in irrigation water. Water was inoculated with E. coli TVS 353, filtered through a ZVI filtration unit, and used to irrigate cucurbit and cruciferous crops. Water (n = 168), leaf (n = 40), and soil (n = 24) samples were collected, the E. coli were enumerated, and die-off intervals were calculated for bacteria in irrigation water. Variable reduction of PMMoV was observed, however E. coli levels were consistently and significantly (p < 0.05) reduced in the filtered (9.59 lnMPN/mL), compared to unfiltered (13.13 lnMPN/mL) water. The die-off intervals of the remaining bacteria were significantly shorter in the filtered (−1.50 lnMPN/day), as compared to the unfiltered (−0.48 lnMPN/day) water. E. coli transfer to crop leaves and soils was significantly reduced (p < 0.05), as expected. The reduction of E. coli in irrigation water and its transfer to crops, by ZVI filtration is indicative of its potential to reduce pathogens in produce pre-harvest environments.
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Tropea E, Hynds P, McDermott K, Brown RS, Majury A. Environmental adaptation of E. coli within private groundwater sources in southeastern Ontario: Implications for groundwater quality monitoring and human health. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 285:117263. [PMID: 33940229 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Groundwater quality monitoring typically employs testing for the presence of E. coli as a fecal indicator of recent ingress of human or animal fecal material. The efficacy of fecal indicator organisms is based on the primary criteria that the organism does not reproduce in the aquatic environment. However, recent studies have reported that E. coli may proliferate (i.e., has adapted to) in the external environment, including soil and surface water. To date, the presence of environmentally-adapted E. coli in groundwater has not been examined. The current study employed Clermont phylotyping and the presence of six accessory genes to identify the likely presence of adapted E. coli in private groundwater sources. E. coli isolates (n = 325) from 76 contaminated private water wells located in a southeastern Ontario watershed were compared with geographically analogous human and animal fecal E. coli isolates (n = 234). Cryptic clades III-V, a well-described environmentally-adapted Escherichia population, were identified in three separate groundwater wells, one of which exclusively comprised this adapted population. Dimensionality reduction (via Principal Component Analysis) was used to develop an "E. coli adaptation model", comprising three distinct components (groundwater, animal feces, human feces) and suggests adaptation occurs frequently in the groundwater environment. Model findings indicate that 23/76 (30.3%) wells had an entirely adapted community. Accordingly, the use of E. coli as a FIO returned a false positive result in these instances, while an additional 23/76 (30.3%) wells exhibited some evidence of adaptation (i.e., not all isolates were adapted) representing an over-estimate of the magnitude (concentration) of contamination. Study findings highlight the need to further characterize environmentally-adapted E. coli in the groundwater environment and the potential implications with respect to water quality policy, legislation and determinants of human health risk both regionally and internationally.
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- Erica Tropea
- School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Public Health Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Public Health Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Ahmad W, Iqbal J, Nasir MJ, Ahmad B, Khan MT, Khan SN, Adnan S. Impact of land use/land cover changes on water quality and human health in district Peshawar Pakistan. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16526. [PMID: 34400746 PMCID: PMC8368177 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96075-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The quality and quantity of groundwater resources are affected by landuse/landcover (LULC) dynamics, particularly the increasing urbanization coupled with high household wastewater discharge and decreasing open lands. This study evaluates temporal changes of groundwater quality for 2012 and 2019, its relation to Landuse/landcover, and its impact on Peshawar's residents (study area), Pakistan. A total of 105 and 112 groundwater samples were collected from tube wells in 2012 and 2019. Samples were then analyzed for seven standard water quality parameters (i.e., pH, electric conductivity (EC), turbidity, chloride, calcium, magnesium, and nitrate). Patient data for waterborne diseases were also collected for the years 2012 and 2019 to relate the impact of groundwater quality on human health. Landsat satellite images were classified for the years 2012 and 2019 to observe landuse/landcover dynamics concerning groundwater quality. Results manifested a decrease in groundwater quality for the year 2019 compared to 2012 and were more highlighted in highly populated areas. The nitrate concentration level was found high in the vicinity of agricultural areas due to the excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers and pesticides, and thus the methemoglobinemia patients ratio increased by 14% (48-62% for the year 2012 and 2019, respectively). Besides, Urinary Tract Infections, Peptic Ulcer, and Dental Caries diseases increased due to the high calcium and magnesium concentration. The overall results indicate that anthropogenic activities were the main driver of Spatio-temporal variability in groundwater quality of the study area. The study could help district health administration understand groundwater quality trends, make appropriate site-specific policies, and formulate future health regulations.
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- Waqas Ahmad
- grid.412117.00000 0001 2234 2376Institute of Geographical Information Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan
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- grid.412117.00000 0001 2234 2376Institute of Geographical Information Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan
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- grid.266976.a0000 0001 1882 0101Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- grid.412117.00000 0001 2234 2376Institute of Geographical Information Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan
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- grid.412117.00000 0001 2234 2376Institute of Geographical Information Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan
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- grid.412117.00000 0001 2234 2376Institute of Geographical Information Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan
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- grid.9668.10000 0001 0726 2490School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland
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Bodó A, Radványi L, Kőszegi T, Csepregi R, Nagy DU, Farkas Á, Kocsis M. Quality Evaluation of Light- and Dark-Colored Hungarian Honeys, Focusing on Botanical Origin, Antioxidant Capacity and Mineral Content. Molecules 2021; 26:2825. [PMID: 34068717 PMCID: PMC8126196 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Melissopalynology, antioxidant capacity and mineral and toxic element contents were analyzed in eight types of Hungarian honeys. Based on color, two groups were distinguished: light honeys comprised acacia, amorpha, phacelia and linden honeys; while dark honeys included sunflower, chestnut, fennel and sage honeys, with 100 to 300 and 700 to 1500 mAU, respectively. The unifloral origin of each sample was supported using pollen analysis. The absorbance of honey correlated positively with antioxidant capacity determined by three different methods (TRC, DPPH, ORAC), and also with mineral content. The exception was the light amber linden honey with significantly higher K content and antiradical activity than other light honeys. The Mn, Zn and Fe contents were the highest in chestnut, sunflower and fennel honeys, respectively. The black meadow sage honey performed best regarding the content of other elements and antioxidant activity. The concentrations of several toxic elements were below the detection limit in the samples, indicating their good quality. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed correlations between different antioxidant assays and minerals, and furthermore, confirmed the botanical authentication of the honeys based on the studied parameters. To our best knowledge, the present study is the first to provide a complex analysis of quality parameters of eight unifloral Hungarian honeys.
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- Alexandra Bodó
- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (A.B.); (D.U.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (L.R.); (Á.F.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.K.); (R.C.)
- János Szentágothai Research Center, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.K.); (R.C.)
- János Szentágothai Research Center, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (A.B.); (D.U.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (L.R.); (Á.F.)
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- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary; (A.B.); (D.U.N.)
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Palani G, Arputhalatha A, Kannan K, Lakkaboyana SK, Hanafiah MM, Kumar V, Marella RK. Current Trends in the Application of Nanomaterials for the Removal of Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater Treatment-A Review. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26092799. [PMID: 34068541 PMCID: PMC8126079 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In the recent decades, development of new and innovative technology resulted in a very high amount of effluents. Industrial wastewaters originating from various industries contribute as a major source of water pollution. The pollutants in the wastewater include organic and inorganic pollutants, heavy metals, and non-disintegrating materials. This pollutant poses a severe threat to the environment. Therefore, novel and innovative methods and technologies need to adapt for their removal. Recent years saw nanomaterials as a potential candidate for pollutants removal. Nowadays, a range of cost-effective nanomaterials are available with unique properties. In this context, nano-absorbents are excellent materials. Heavy metal contamination is widespread in underground and surface waters. Recently, various studies focused on the removal of heavy metals. The presented review article here focused on removal of contaminants originated from industrial wastewater utilizing nanomaterials.
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- Geetha Palani
- Physics Research Centre, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Tambaram 601301, Chennai, India;
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- School of Advanced Materials and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gum-si, Gyeongbuk 39177, Korea;
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- School of Ocean Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu DarulIman, Malaysia
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Centre for Tropical Climate Change System, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India;
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- Department of Chemistry (H & S), PACE Institute of Technology & Sciences, Ongole 523001, Prakasam, India;
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Jain K, Patel AS, Pardhi VP, Flora SJS. Nanotechnology in Wastewater Management: A New Paradigm Towards Wastewater Treatment. Molecules 2021; 26:1797. [PMID: 33806788 PMCID: PMC8005047 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Clean and safe water is a fundamental human need for multi-faceted development of society and a thriving economy. Brisk rises in populations, expanding industrialization, urbanization and extensive agriculture practices have resulted in the generation of wastewater which have not only made the water dirty or polluted, but also deadly. Millions of people die every year due to diseases communicated through consumption of water contaminated by deleterious pathogens. Although various methods for wastewater treatment have been explored in the last few decades but their use is restrained by many limitations including use of chemicals, formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), time consumption and expensiveness. Nanotechnology, manipulation of matter at a molecular or an atomic level to craft new structures, devices and systems having superior electronic, optical, magnetic, conductive and mechanical properties, is emerging as a promising technology, which has demonstrated remarkable feats in various fields including wastewater treatment. Nanomaterials encompass a high surface to volume ratio, a high sensitivity and reactivity, a high adsorption capacity, and ease of functionalization which makes them suitable for application in wastewater treatment. In this article we have reviewed the techniques being developed for wastewater treatment using nanotechnology based on adsorption and biosorption, nanofiltration, photocatalysis, disinfection and sensing technology. Furthermore, this review also highlights the fate of the nanomaterials in wastewater treatment as well as risks associated with their use.
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- Keerti Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)—Raebareli, Lucknow 226002, India; (A.S.P.); (V.P.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)—Raebareli, Lucknow 226002, India; (A.S.P.); (V.P.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)—Raebareli, Lucknow 226002, India; (A.S.P.); (V.P.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)—Raebareli, Lucknow 226002, India
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Sbaoui Y, Bennis F, Chegdani F. SARS-CoV-2 as Enteric Virus in Wastewater: Which Risk on the Environment and Human Behavior? Microbiol Insights 2021; 14:1178636121999673. [PMID: 33795937 PMCID: PMC7968024 DOI: 10.1177/1178636121999673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, and protozoa are the cause of many waterborne human infections. These microbes are either naturally present in aquatic environments or transferred within them by fecal sources. They remain in these environments for varying lengths of time before contaminating a new host. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, some studies have reported the presence of viral nucleic acids in stool samples from COVID-19 patients, suggesting the possibility of fecal-oral transmission. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA was thereby detected in the wastewater of symptomatic and asymptomatic people with a risk to human and environmental health. In this work, we try to discuss the different potential sources of this contamination, the forms of persistence in the environment, the techniques of partial elimination, and the possibility of creating new reservoirs.
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- Yousra Sbaoui
- Health and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Health and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Health and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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Rani NNVS, Satyanarayana ANV, Bhaskaran PK, Rice L, Kantamaneni K. Assessment of groundwater vulnerability using integrated remote sensing and GIS techniques for the West Bengal coast, India. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2021; 238:103760. [PMID: 33445121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Groundwater in the coastal districts of West Bengal, India is highly susceptible to various factors such as over-pumping, variations in rainfall, lower elevation and risk due to sea level rise. In addition to these factors, tropical cyclone induced storm surge and saltwater intrusion also induce potential risks to the quality of the coastal aquifers. There are several knowledge gaps, as many of these factors have not previously been systematically and rigorously analysed; furthermore, up-to-date information is either unavailable or insufficient. Accordingly, the present study analysed the groundwater vulnerability during the pre- and post-monsoon months for the period from 2001 to 2010 at three main coastal districts of West Bengal: East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas (administrative regions). The GALDIT index-based model was employed to assess salt-water intrusion into the groundwater using Geographic Information System (GIS). Spatial distribution maps were also generated to identify highly vulnerable groundwater locations. Map removal and single parameter sensitivity analyses were performed to understand the sensitivity of the parameters. The study reveals that the depth of ground-water levels for the three districts increased and also the rainfall exerts a significant effect on the groundwater depth. The chemical constituents TDS and chloride contents in groundwater during the period 2004 to 2010 were analysed. The average TDS range values for pre- and post-monsoon seasons were observed to vary in the range between 100 and 3874 mg/l and 83-1929 mg/l respectively. Reports indicate that, groundwater in the area is highly saturated with iron containing minerals like Fe(OH)3, goethite, and hematite and is also moderately saturated with the calcite, chalcedony, dolomite and quartz, whereas under-saturated with anhydrite and gypsum. The implications of the research points to the urgent need for remedial action and appropriate responses at policy-level to protect groundwater.
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- N N V Sudha Rani
- IDP in Climate Studies Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 400076, India
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- Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
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- Department of Ocean Engineering, Naval Architecture Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India.
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- Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1Q, United Kingdom
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- Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering, East Park Terrace, Solent University, Southampton SO14 OYN, United Kingdom
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Boadi NO, Saah SA, Baa-Poku F, Mensah EA, Addo M. Safety of borehole water as an alternative drinking water source. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Yuan P, Wu X, Xia Y, Peng C, Tong H, Liu J, Jiang L, Wang X. Spatial and seasonal variations and risk assessment for heavy metals in surface sediments of the largest river-embedded reservoir in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:35556-35566. [PMID: 32594442 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09868-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The sediment acts as not only sink but also source of heavy metals in aquatic environment, which may cause the endogenous pollution in drinking water reservoirs. In this work, we collected the surface sediments from Qingcaosha Reservoir, the largest river-embedded reservoir in China, and investigated the spatial distribution, risk, and sources of heavy metals in four seasons. Significant spatial and seasonal heterogeneity could be found in the distribution of five heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Ni) in the surface sediments. The highest concentrations of the five metals were detected in the sediments from the reservoir downstream, especially in summer and next spring. The geo-accumulation index (Igeo) and enrichment factor (EF) suggest that the sediment pollution caused by single metal was heavier in summer than in other seasons. Also, the Nemerow pollution index (PIN) manifests that the synergetic pollution induced by five metals was most serious in summer, followed by next spring. However, the potential ecological risk index (PERI) indicates that none of these metals caused potential ecological risk in four seasons. Comprehensive analysis demonstrates that the sediment pollution gradually increased from autumn to winter and then to next spring. Principal component analysis shows that the main pollution source of five heavy metals may come from industrial wastewater and domestic sewage, which was almost independent of seasons. This work can provide data support for the subsequent seasonal optimization of drinking water quality and reservoir management.
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- Peng Yuan
- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200082, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
- Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200082, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200082, China
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- Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200082, China
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Patel AI, Hecht CE, Cradock A, Edwards MA, Ritchie LD. Drinking Water in the United States: Implications of Water Safety, Access, and Consumption. Annu Rev Nutr 2020; 40:345-373. [PMID: 32966189 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-122319-035707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recent water quality crises in the United States, and recognition of the health importance of drinking water in lieu of sugar-sweetened beverages, have raised interest in water safety, access, and consumption. This review uses a socioecological lens to examine these topics across the life course. We review water intakes in the United States relative to requirements, including variation by age and race/ethnicity. We describe US regulations that seek to ensure that drinking water is safe to consume for most Americans and discuss strategies to reduce drinking water exposure to lead, a high-profile regulated drinking water contaminant. We discuss programs, policies, and environmental interventions that foster effective drinking water access, a concept that encompasses key elements needed to improve water intake. We conclude with recommendations for research, policies, regulations, and practices needed to ensure optimal water intake by all in the United States and elsewhere.
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- Anisha I Patel
- Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, USA
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- Nutrition Policy Institute, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, California 94704, USA;
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- Nutrition Policy Institute, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, California 94704, USA;
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Giri S, Singh AK, Mahato MK. Monte Carlo simulation-based probabilistic health risk assessment of metals in groundwater via ingestion pathway in the mining areas of Singhbhum copper belt, India. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2020; 30:447-460. [PMID: 30950638 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1599101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Probabilistic health risk assessment was conducted for metal exposure through groundwater in mining areas of Singhbhum Copper Belt, India. The concentrations of metals showed notable spatial variation exceeding drinking water standards at some of the locations. Hazard Quotient revealed that chronic risks to the local population were largely contributed by Mn, Co and As. The 95th percentiles of Hazard Index (HI) calculated using Monte Carlo simulations showed that the HI for male, female and child populations was 2.87, 2.54 and 4.57 for pre-monsoon, 2.16, 1.88 and 3.49 for monsoon and 2.28, 2.02 and 3.75 for post-monsoon seasons, respectively. The Hazard Indices indicated that amongst the populations, risk was greater for child population and considering the seasons the risk was higher during the pre-monsoon season. The sensitivity analysis suggested that concentration of metals in groundwater and exposure duration were 2 most influential input variables that contributed to the total risk.
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- Soma Giri
- CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Natural Resources and Environmental Management Group , Dhanbad, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Natural Resources and Environmental Management Group , Dhanbad, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Natural Resources and Environmental Management Group , Dhanbad, India
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Li Y, Wang F, Feng J, Lv J, Liu Q, Nan F, Liu X, Xu L, Xie S. Spatio-temporal variation and risk assessment of hydrochemical indices in a large diversion project of the Yellow River, northern China, from 2008 to 2017. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:28438-28448. [PMID: 32418098 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09182-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Large-scale, inter-basin water diversion projects have been developed to relieve water scarcity crisis and water pollution problems. Environmental status and ecosystem impacts are largely unknown for the Wanjiazhai Yellow River Diversion Project (YRDP-WJZ), a water body critical in northern China. In the current study, twelve hydrochemical indices (including Mn, Cu, Zn, Hg, Pb, NH3-N, COD-Mn, DO, BOD5, COD, TP, and TN) were collected from 2008 to 2017 based on multiple analytical approaches to understand environmental status and ecological risks. Human health risk and threats to aquatic organisms from heavy metals were assessed. Heavy metals have no regular spatial distribution. Biochemical parameters and nutrients pollute seriously in midstream and downstream, respectively. Hydrochemical indices suggested high levels of pollution in the midstream section. Water quality improved downstream of the Fenhe Reservoir, but total nitrogen and total phosphorus in the downstream section increased in recent years. The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CWQI) suggested midstream water quality was poor in general, and 80% of annual calculations had a marginal grade. For aquatic organisms, ecological risks of Cu and Zn were high. For local residents, drinking water was generally safe, but continued monitoring is critical due to ongoing threats to water quality in these areas.
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- Yuan Li
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
- Taiyuan Monitoring Station of National Urban Water Quality Monitoring Network, Taiyuan, 030009, Shanxi, China
- Taiyuan Water Supply Group CO., LTD, Taiyuan, 030009, Shanxi, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
- School of Physical Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, China.
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57006, USA
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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Kurtz DM, Feeney WP. The Influence of Feed and Drinking Water on Terrestrial Animal Research and Study Replicability. ILAR J 2020; 60:175-196. [PMID: 32706372 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilaa012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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For more than 50 years, the research community has made strides to better determine the nutrient requirements for many common laboratory animal species. This work has resulted in high-quality animal feeds that can optimize growth, maintenance, and reproduction in most species. We have a much better understanding of the role that individual nutrients play in physiological responses. Today, diet is often considered as an independent variable in experimental design, and specialized diet formulations for experimental purposes are widely used. In contrast, drinking water provided to laboratory animals has rarely been a consideration in experimental design except in studies of specific water-borne microbial or chemical contaminants. As we advance in the precision of scientific measurements, we are constantly discovering previously unrecognized sources of experimental variability. This is the nature of science. However, science is suffering from a lack of experimental reproducibility or replicability that undermines public trust. The issue of reproducibility/replicability is especially sensitive when laboratory animals are involved since we have the ethical responsibility to assure that laboratory animals are used wisely. One way to reduce problems with reproducibility/replicability is to have a strong understanding of potential sources of inherent variability in the system under study and to provide "…a clear, specific, and complete description of how the reported results were reached [1]." A primary intent of this review is to provide the reader with a high-level overview of some basic elements of laboratory animal nutrition, methods used in the manufacturing of feeds, sources of drinking water, and general methods of water purification. The goal is to provide background on contemporary issues regarding how diet and drinking water might serve as a source of extrinsic variability that can impact animal health, study design, and experimental outcomes and provide suggestions on how to mitigate these effects.
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- David M Kurtz
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Global Comparative and Translational Sciences, Integrated Biological Platform Sciences Department, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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Gallo A, Boni R, Tosti E. Gamete quality in a multistressor environment. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 138:105627. [PMID: 32151884 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Over the past few decades, accumulated evidence confirms that the global environment conditions are changing rapidly. Urban industrialization, agriculture and globalization have generated water, air and soil pollution, giving rise to an environment with a growing number of stress factors, which has a serious impact on the fitness, reproduction and survival of living organisms. The issue raises considerable concern on biodiversity conservation, which is now at risk: it is estimated that a number of species will be extinct in the near future. Sexual reproduction is the process that allows the formation of a new individual and is underpinned by gamete quality defined as the ability of spermatozoa and oocytes to interact during fertilization leading to the creation and development of a normal embryo. This review aimed to provide the current state of knowledge regarding the impact of a broad spectrum of environmental stressors on diverse parameters used to estimate and evaluate gamete quality in humans and in canonical animal models used for experimental research. Effects of metals, biocides, herbicides, nanoparticles, plastics, temperature rise, ocean acidification, air pollution and lifestyle on the physiological parameters that underlie gamete fertilization competence are described supporting the concept that environmental stressors represent a serious hazard to gamete quality with reproductive disorders and living organism failure. Although clear evidence is still limited, gamete capacity to maintain and/or recover physiological conditions is recently demonstrated providing further clues about the plasticity of organisms and their tolerance to the pressures of pollution that may facilitate the reproduction and the persistence of species within the scenario of global change. Changes in the global environment must be urgently placed at the forefront of public attention, with a massive effort invested in further studies aimed towards implementing current knowledge and identifying new methodologies and markers to predict impairment of gamete quality.
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- Alessandra Gallo
- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale 1, 80121 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale 1, 80121 Napoli, Italy.
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Nganje TN, Agbor EE, Adamu CI, Ukpong AJ, Katte BF, Edet AE, Hursthouse AS. Public health challenges as a result of contaminated water sources in Kumba, Cameroon. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2020; 42:1167-1195. [PMID: 31346854 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00375-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Kumba, the largest city in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, is characterized by the prevalence of waterborne diseases due to ingestion of contaminated water. Sixty-four water samples were collected from different sources including pipe-borne (PW), surface/stream (SW) and groundwater (HDW) sources as well as the catchment area (CW) in Kumba metropolis. These water samples were analyzed for physicochemical and microbiological parameters and the results compared with international standards. The results of physiochemical parameters showed that the water samples were mildly acidic, not saline and soft. The levels of some trace elements (Al, Fe, As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb) in some water samples were higher than permissible limits. Water Quality Index, Contamination Index (Cd) and Trace Element Toxicity Index were used to evaluate the water samples. Results showed that most of the water sources are poor and unsafe for consumption due to high concentrations of Al, Fe, Mn and Pb. Microbiological parameters revealed that 74% of the water samples are in the class of high risk to grossly polluted. Pollution associated with the catchment area was probably the main factor controlling the quality of pipe-borne water, while that of the surface and groundwater may be attributed to geogenic and anthropogenic sources including unlined pit latrines. Water sources, especially those ingested by humans in Kumba, should be properly managed including regular treatment so as to protect the health of humans and improve the quality of life.
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- T N Nganje
- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, P.O.B. 67, Calabar, Cameroon
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- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Dschang, P.O.B. 222, Calabar, Cameroon
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- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 2BE, UK
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Munene A, Lockyer J, Checkley S, Hall DC. Exploring Well Water Testing Behaviour Through the Health Belief Model. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2020; 14:1178630220910143. [PMID: 32206012 PMCID: PMC7077933 DOI: 10.1177/1178630220910143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Health problems can arise from consuming contaminated well water. Well water testing can help prevent negative health outcomes associated with consuming contaminated water. The aim of this study was to understand the factors influencing well owner decisions to conduct water testing through the theoretical lens of the Health Belief Model. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 well owners and used framework analysis to sort and analyse the data. The results demonstrated that well owners' perceived susceptibility to well water contamination was low, while the perceived severity of contamination, benefits of testing, and self-efficacy towards testing were high. Cues to action to promote testing focused on increasing well owner education and awareness through well stewardship programmes and reminders to test. Participants faced some barriers to water testing. Increasing education and awareness about well water contamination and water testing, while reducing logistical barriers to testing, may improve compliance with water testing.
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- Abraham Munene
- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Reynolds C, Checkley S, Chui L, Otto S, Neumann NF. Evaluating the risks associated with Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in private well waters in Canada. Can J Microbiol 2020; 66:337-350. [PMID: 32069070 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2019-0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) represent a major concern for waterborne disease outbreaks associated with consumption of contaminated groundwater. Over 4 million people rely on private groundwater systems as their primary drinking water source in Canada; many of these systems do not meet current standards for water quality. This manuscript provides a scoping overview of studies examining STEC prevalence and occurrence in groundwater, and it includes a synopsis of the environmental variables affecting survival, transport, persistence, and overall occurrence of these important pathogenic microbes in private groundwater wells used for drinking purposes.
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- Colin Reynolds
- Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta
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- Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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- Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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