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Extraction of Zinc Metal ions from Aqueous Solution Using Ionic Liquids
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This work analyzes the extraction behavior of transition heavy metal Zinc and other metal ions such as Copper, and Cadmium from hydrochloride aqueous solution in the absence of chelating agents by using a novel class of hydrophobic ionic liquids. Ionic liquid for this study was synthesized based on...
A proposed method for the assessment of the interactive heavy metal accumulation in soils
Pollution Control Technology
A method is proposed for the assessment of the interactive accumulation of heavy metals in soils. Sixty surface soil samples were collected from fifteen sites, at a depth of 0-30cm, evenly distributed, within the 30,700ha comprising the study area. It was found that at least some of these metals...
Heavy metal accumulation and antioxidant properties of Nephrolepis biserrata growing in heavy metal-contaminated soil
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
Antioxidant defense mechanisms are crucial for plants to survive under stress conditions. We investigated the capacity of a wild fern species, Nephrolepis biserrata, growing in the vicinity of industrial land to accumulate heavy metals, and assessed its antioxidative response under metal stress. The...
Heavy metals uptake by hyperaccumulating flora in some serpentine soils of Kosovo
General
Ultramafics represent magmatic or metamorphic rocks which are characterized by high concentrations of Mg, Fe, Ni, Cr and Co and low concentrations of Ca, and K. Serpentine soils are weathered products of a range of ultramafic rocks composed of ferromagnesian silicates. The aim of this study was to...
Total and bioavailable heavy metals in the soils of two adjacent forests
Environmental Toxicology and Biogeochemistry of Ecosystems
The concentrations and comparisons of total and available metals Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb and the metalloid As were examined in two adjacent acid forest soils in Greece under oak and beech together with the dependency of their availability. It was found that the soil in the beech plot had higher...
Determination of Heavy Metals in Wet Deposition of Athens
General
The concentrations of ten industrial metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, As, Cr, Zn, Fe, Cu, Al and Mn) in 20 samples of rainwater collected at the station of Athens University Campus (AUC) during the cold period 1/10/97 - 31/3/98 were determined. In general, low concentrations were observed. The Spearman...
Partitioning of heavy metals in the Istac medical waste incinerator
General
This study investigates the partition of heavy metals in slag from the rotary kiln (SL), second combustion chamber ashes (SCCA), filter cake (FC) from a bag filter and flue gas (FG) emissions (both in particulate and gas phases) of the Istanbul medical waste incinerator (ISTAC). Eleven targeted...
The Heavy Metal Hazard of undiscovered World War I and II graves in Poland
CEST2017 - Heavy metals in the environment
The purpose of this research is to identify and characterize the poorly investigated problem of heavy metal contamination originating from World War I and II mass graves. Chemical elements pass systematically into the soil from metal weapons, buttons, badges, and other objects. As a result, the soil...
Geochemical investigations regarding the variability of metal pollution in the Amvrakikos Bay, Greece.
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The Amvrakikos Bay is one of the most important ecosystems in the Mediterranean with great environmental, ecological and biological value. However, over the years, water quality has suffered severe degradation and is now one of the most polluted environmental areas in Greece. In the present study...
Effect Of Phytoremediation On The Geotechnical Properties Of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
The accumulation of heavy metals in soils increases rapidly due to various natural processes. Heavy metal pollution changes the geotechnical properties of soil and poses a serious threat to human health and ecosystems, so soil pollution remediation is particularly important. Phytoremediation is an...
Current status of the metal pollution of the environment of Greece - a review
General
ABSTRACT Pollution from metals and metalloids of the environment of Greece seemed to attract many researchers and elemental pollutants in air, soil and water have been determined and studied systematically during the last decade. The most recent of these studies, concerning the last five years (2003...
Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils
Pollution Control Technology
The growing number of polluted land areas makes the question of rehabilitation and safe/effective use of these areas increasingly imperative. For land polluted by heavy metals, the possibility of transferring the toxic pollutants to humans through the food chain further increases the importance of...
The recovery of metals from WEEE: state of the art and future perspectives
CEST2017 - Electric and electronic waste
Metals are essential elements in the modern technology as they are widely used for several industrial applications such as the manufacturing of electronic devices. Besides common metals, such as copper, iron and aluminium, electronic appliances can contain precious metals as well as metals defined...
Trace Metals Pollution in Ambient Air of Urban and Rural Coastal Environments
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Air pollution in coastal areas will have a different pattern from mountainous areas due to different wind patterns during the day and night. The city of Semarang, as a representation of urban areas, and Jepara Regency, as a representation of the rural regions, were chosen for this sampling. 24-h...
Biomining – Biotechnological Systems for the Extraction and Recovery of Metals from Secondary Sources
CEST2017 - Electric and electronic waste
Biomining is the common term used to define processes that utilize biological systems to facilitate the extraction of metals from ores. Nowadays, a biomining concept can be defined as a two stage combined biological systems (1st stage bioleaching and 2nd stage biosorption) in order to perform the...
Nutrient and trace metal distribution in the Gulf of Astakos, Aetoloakarnania, Greece
General
The Gulf of Astakos is a very important embayment of the Ionian Sea, as it offers an ideal environment for extensive aquacultures with tourism, agriculture and commercial activities. In view of the need for sustainable development of the region, the state of the gulf's quality was assessed on the...
The distribution and variability of heavy metals in a mountainous fir forest ecosystem in two hydrological years
Environmental Sciences
The concentrations (for two hydrological years) of the heavy metals As, Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb as well as the isotopic 206Pb/207Pb composition in soil layers were studied in a remote mountainous Bulgarian fir (Abies borisii regis) forest in central Greece. The concentrations of metals in the hydrological...
Environmental effect of heavy metals deposition in arid city
Air Quality
This paper analysis the contents and variation of heavy metals in wet and dry deposition in Changji (Xinjiang, China) revealed their reducing regularity for heavy metals in atmosphere in arid area. Samples (including 84 dry deposition samples and 16 wet deposition samples) were collected from...
Seasonal variations in dissolved heavy metals in the Keritis river, Chania, Greece
General
Agrochemicals, geochemical structure and industrial wastes create a potential source of heavy metal pollution in the aquatic environment. The porpuse of this study was to investigate the seasonal variations in five heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Cr) in the surface water of the Keritis river, one...
Simulation of soil heavy metal pollution environmental stress on plant growth characteristics in the presence of wastewater
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
Soil pollution was simulated by means of artificial heavy metal enrichment, in the presence of treated wastewater, and its effect on the growth characteristics of Beta vulgaris L. (red beets) i.e. on the dry matter yield, and on beet quality expressed in terms of dry matter heavy metal, nitrogen and...
Role of natural coagulants in the removal of heavy metals from different wastewaters: principal mechanisms, applications, challenges, and prospects
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Industrial wastewater has become a great concern due to high concentrations of several hazardous contaminants, particularly heavy metals. Heavy metal contamination and its consequences for human health and the environment have gained interest in developing low-cost, long-term cleanup technologies...
Heavy metal interrelationships in soil in the presence of treated waste water
General
An experiment was conducted in a greenhouse located in Agrinion, Greece, in order to study the effect of the treated municipal wastewater (TMWW) on the soil heavy metal interactions, in comparison to ordinary well irrigation water, denoted as control. The ultimate aim was the establishment of sound...
Assessment of heavy metal pollution in sediments and their bioaccumulation in phragmites australis frome Nil river (Jijel- Algeria)
Environmental Sciences
The content of heavy metals in sediment and the aquatic plant Phragmites australis (roots and leaves), collected from six different stations along the Nil river, were determined providing information about heavy metals pollution status of this aquatic ecosystem. The results showed that the abundance...
Real-Time Detection Method for Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil of Mining Area
CLEANWAS
Solid wastes and acid wastewater lead to the enrichment of heavy metals in the soil of mining area. Heavy metal pollution causes the decline of soil quality, ecosystem degradation, crop yield reduction, and even threatens human health. For this reason, the real-time detection method for heavy metal...
Biosorption potential of neem leave powder for the sequestration of arsenic and chromium metal ions
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this study, neem leaf biosorbent, prepared through chemical synthesis and activated with concentrated sulfuric acid, was utilized as an organic adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions, specifically arsenic (As) and chromium (Cr), from wastewater. The characteristics of the biosorbent were...
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