The Global NEST Journal is an open access journal that publishes original research articles, short papers and critical reviews on all aspects of Environmental Science and Technology. These comprise, but are not limited to, Pollution Control Technology, Global Environmental Change, Air Quality, Water Quality, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis, Emerging pollutants. Relevant topics incorporating the methodologies and state of the art of disciplines such as Environmental Management Policies, Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Clean Energy and Sustainability are included.
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The 2024 Scopus CiteScore for the Global NEST Journal is 2.36. It is also ranked in the Q3 quartile for Environmental Science (miscellaneous).
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- H-index: 41
- SJR: 0.250 (Q3)
- SNIP score: 0.48
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Treatment of the effluent from a kraft bleach plant with white rot fungi Pleurotus sajor caju and pleurotus ostreatus
General
The final effluents from pulp and paper industry, even after biological treatment, often contain a plethora of unwanted by-products, which confer them colour and toxic characteristics. The aim of this work was to promote degradation of organic matter and remove colour by contacting fungi Pleurotus...
Characterization of Textile Industries’ Effluents in Kaduna, Nigeria and Pollution Implications
General
Effluents from five major textile industries in Kaduna (Nigeria) were characterized for a proposed central effluent treatment plant. Seven of the measured parameters exceeded the limit set by the Federal Ministry of Environment. Colour intensity exceeded it in all the samples (Mills 1 – 5) by about...
Solar assisted photo fenton for cost effective degradation of textile effluents in comparison to AOPS
General
Solar assisted Photo Fenton was compared with advanced oxidation processes for their color and COD removal efficiency and cost effectiveness. H2O2 alone appeared to be inefficient to reduce color and COD content of any effluent. The performance of Fenton process was slightly better, color and COD...
Theoretical prediction of odour determining parameters in dairy effluent using adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
People are prompted to complain about air pollution by offensive odours. They can produce psychological consequences, such as nausea, headaches, lack of appetite, breathing difficulties, and various adverse reactions in some circumstances. Among various industries, the dairy industry emits the most...
Biological removal of chloro-organic compounds from bagasse soda pulp bleaching effluent by Coriolus versicolor
General
The potential of rainbow fungus (Coriolus versicolor) for bioremediation of bagasse soda pulp bleaching effluent containing chlorinated organic compounds was investigated without co-substrate addition. Initially, the effect of each of the operating variable including time, temperature, pH, and...
Assessment of toxicity and anaerobic degradation of antiosmotic drug based pharmaceutical effluent in an upflow anaerobic fluidized bed system
General
During the production of cephradine (a main constituent of anti-osmotic drug) a large quantity of concentrated effluent was produced. The main polluting compounds in this effluent are osmotic drug, acetic acid and ammonia. The main objectives of the study were to assess the toxicity in terms of...
Tertiary Physico-chemical Treatment of Secondary Effluent from the Chania Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
General
The present study investigated tertiary physico-chemical treatment of the secondary effluent from the Chania municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP). Laboratory experiments were carried out with the aim of studying coagulation efficiency regarding reduction of turbidity, soluble COD and...
Comparative study of advanced oxidation treatment of tannery effluent in Multi-orifice Oscillatory Baffled Column with sono-catalytic treatment using Titanium Dioxide
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Treatment of tannery effluent is a key issue that requires novel research. The presented work is an attempt to carry out advanced oxidation process in a Multi-orifice Oscillatory Baffled Column using ozone as oxidizer and compare the extent of treatment with sono-catalytic treatment with TiO2 as...
Performance of combined persulfate and tannin for the treatment of anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The current research was aimed to investigate the performance of combined persulfate oxidation process and tannin via coagulation-flocculation processes as a post treatment of anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent (AnT-POME). Different dosages of sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8, 238 g/mol) 0.1 (w...
Evaluation of the aerobic and anaerobic degradation of an industrial effluent from vegetable tannery processing of leather on batch reactors
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this study, the aerobic and anaerobic biodegradability of the industrial wastewater from the vegetable tanning process were evaluated. Water from a food wastewater treatment system was used as seed inoculum for the aerobic process and mature granular methanogenic sludge from a brewery industrial...
Copper, nickel and zinc removal by peanut hulls: batch and column studies in mono, tri-component systems and with real effluent
General
The main goal of this research study was the removal of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solutions using peanut hulls. This work was mainly focused on the following aspects: chemical characterization of the biosorbent, kinetic studies, study of the pH influence in mono-component systems...
Effects of domestic and industrial effluent discharges into the lake and their impact on the drinking water in Pandravedu village, Tamil Nadu, India
Air pollution and health
Increasing demand for water from agriculture, industrial and domestic sectors, resulted in stress on the water resources both from quantity and quality perspectives. Due to urbanization many of the dyeing units have shifted from urban to nearby rural areas. Here safe disposal of untreated effluent...
Treatment of distillery spent wash by combined UF and RO processes
General
The present study deals with the treatment of distillery spent wash by an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane followed by reverse osmosis (RO) membrane on a pilot scale membrane setup. The performance of the system was evaluated by varying applied pressure on the thin-film composite polyamide (TFC-PA) UF...
Photocatalytic treatment of textile dyehouse effluents with simulated and natural solar light
General
In the present study, the photocatalytic treatment of two synthetic textile dyehouse effluents was investigated. The first synthetic effluent (SE1) is a Remazol Black B aqueous solution, while the second one (SE2) is an aqueous mixture of sixteen dyes and auxiliary chemicals that are usually...
Performance evaluation of filtration and ultrafiltration for municipal secondary effluent reuse
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of microscreen drum filter and ultrafiltration (UF) as a tertiary treatment to improve the secondary effluent quality. Additionally, hydraulic loading of drum filter and membrane flux of UF were changed. On average, the use of drum filter and UF...
Polluted Water Effluent in the Sea
General
In this experimental study some measurements and their analysis are presented concerning the polluted water effluent disposal in the sea water. The wastes are disposed through the round openings of a submerged in the sea diffuser, in the form of turbulent jets which are mixing (diffusing) with the...
SIMULTANEOUS CARBON AND NUTRIENT REMOVAL FROM DAIRY WASTEWATER IN SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR)
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Sequencing batch reactor (SBR) is a time-oriented wastewater treatment (WWT) system in a single reactor with flow and energy input according to the predetermined operational cycle time. The treatment efficiency of SBR varies with the duration of the cycle time, which affects the reactor size and...
Optimization of Suspended Photocatalytic Treatment of Two Biologically Treated Textile Effluents Using TiO2 and ZnO Catalysts
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this study, the photocatalytic degradation of two biologically treated textile finishing wastewater was investigated using powdered TiO 2 and ZnO catalysts with UV-A lamp irradiation. Photodegradation and photodecolorization of the samples real textile industrial wastewater is observed directly...
Basic dyestuffs removal from textile effluents using feathers: equilibrium, kinetic and column studies
General
This research work has been focused in the study of gallinaceous feathers, a waste that may be valorised as sorbent, to remove the Dark Blue Astrazon 2RN (DBA) from Dystar. This study was focused on the following aspects: optimization of experimental conditions through factorial design methodology...
Efficiency of Food Waste Activated Carbon in Treating Biodiesel Plant Effluent: Impact on Process Conditions and NaOH Recovery
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In work illustrated, the mixed food reject was carbonized and further activated with zinc chloride for biodiesel washwater treatment experiments. Biodiesel washwater is one of the significant side streams generated during biodiesel production from waste cooking oil. The food waste activated carbon...
Optimization of process variables for treatment of food industry effluents by electrocoagulation
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The present study investigates the process optimization for treatment of potato processing industry wastewater by electrocoagulation. Performance of treatability was evaluated by achieved chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies. Response Surface Methodology was applied to determine...
N-doped TiO2 nano particles for photocatalytic degradation of coliform and fecal coliform from hospital wastewater effluent
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The photocatalytic process as an advanced oxidation process (AOP) has gained worldwide attention in the water and wastewater industry. The photocatalytic process can be used for water and wastewater disinfection. The aim of this study was to remove coliforms and faecal coliforms from real hospital...
Ammonium Recovery from Biocatalytic Calcification Reactor Effluent by Struvite Precipitation
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Chemical precipitation is a suitable method for the recovery and removal of ammonium in water and a fertilizer known as MAP (magnesium ammonium phosphate; MgNH4PO4.6H2O; struvite) is obtained. Additionally, the advantage of this method is that environmental conditions do not have any effect compared...
Electrochemical Decolorization and Removal of Indigo Carmine Textile Dye from Wastewater
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The present paper discusses an integrated electrochemical decolorization/degradation treatment procedure of indigo carmine dye, which comprises electrocoagulation, electrooxidation and advanced electrochemical oxidation using the electro-Fenton process. The electrocoagulation process is performed by...
Unveiling the industrial photocatalytic dye degradation of textile effluents using tailored eco-friendly AgO Nanoparticles
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this study, tamarind leaf extract was used to effectively produce silver oxide (AgO) nanoparticles. Crystal violet (CV), Alizarin red (AR), Reactive black (RB), and rhodamine b (Rh B) degradation were examined to evaluate the effectiveness of AgO NPs. XRD patterns, UV-visible spectroscopy...
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