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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Development of a biofilter media for removal of hydrogen sulphide
General
Industrial facilities emit pollutant air that contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and reduced sulphur compounds (RSCs) which are nuisance, corrosive to materials and dangerous to health. In recent years, biofiltration has replaced numerous conventional processes (i.e. adsorption) due to its...
Role of Microorganisms in Permeable Reactive Bio-Barriers (PRBBs) for Environmental Clean-Up: A Review
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
It is an indisputable fact that any environmental clean-up technology generating certain kind of effective result would be easily supported. One of them includes Permeable reactive bio-barrier which is an innovative technology started from 90’s to treat a variety of contaminants along the natural...
Remediation of Pool Dominated Trichloroethene Source Zones in Heterogeneous Porous Media by Cosmetic Surfactant Flooding
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
A series of flow-cell experiments were performed to investigate the performance of cosmetic rhamnolipid surfactant flooding on the relationship between source zone mass removal and mass flux reduction for pool-dominated DNAPL TCE source zones in heterogeneous porous media. The results were also...
Implementation a combination of bio-desulfusization and trickling filtration technologies with a variety of coconut shell charcoal filter media in reducing the content of H2S and TSS in the leather-based clothing industry
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Waste generated as a result of the leather processing industry can be in the form of solid, liquid and gas waste. Waste generated from the textile industry made from clothing H2S and TSS which if not treated properly, will be very dangerous for health and the environment. One of the efforts to...
Mass-flux Reduction and Mass Removal Relationships (MFR-MR) of Pool-dominated Multicomponent DNAPLs in Heterogeneous Geological System
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Contamination of groundwater by chlorinated solvents such as trichloroethylene (TCE, tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and 1,1-dichloroethylene (1,1DCE) is a widespread problem that can seriously threaten human health and the environment. These compounds are often present as dense nonaqueous phase liquid...
Inexpensive and universal growth media for biomass production of microalgae
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
New challenges for industrial microbiology and biotechnology of algae are to increase the efficiency of microalgae growth rates and decrease the cultivation costs. Algae could be cultivated in fresh water as well as in salty sea water or wastewater. Microalgae biomass can be used as a sorbent to...
Efficient anionic surfactant treatment of cork for cationic dye removal from aqueous media
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Sodium dodecyl sulfate sulfate modified Algerian cork powder (SDS-ACP) with interesting biosorption capacity was prepared for dye removal from aqueous media. The decolorization performance of SDS-ACP was studied using methylene blue (MB) as a model dye. Experiments were conducted in batch sysytem...
Transport of alumina nanoparticles in natural waters and water saturated porous media- an analysis of the effect of various environmental parameters
Air pollution and health
To control the use and disposal of products containing nanoparticles and lessen the risks they pose to soil and aquatic ecosystems, it is essential to understand the fate and transport of Al2O3 NPs. The stability, settling, retention, and transport of Al2O3 NPs in aqueous environments and saturated...
Conversion of the styrofoam waste into a high-capacity and recoverable adsorbent in the removing the toxic Pb(II) from water media
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The sequential nitration and magnetization of waste styrofoam to form a novel adsorbent has been investigated. The novelty of this study assigned approach lies in the introduction of an anionic surface on the styrofoam, enabling it to adsorb cationic Pb2+ ion, combined with its magnetic property...
Mercury detoxification using genetic engineered Nicotiana tabacum
General
Phytoremediation is a low cost alternative solution to soil contamination compared with traditional removal and/or disposal techniques. One of the phytoremediation technologies is the phytovolatilization, whereby the contaminant is not primarily accumulated in above-ground tissues, but is instead...
Screening, Identification, and Optimization of Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria from Post-coal Mining Ponds of Different Ages in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Air pollution and health
This research was conducted to isolation, screening, identification, and culture conditions optimization (pH, temperature, thiosulfate concentration, and incubation period) of potential sulfur-oxidizing bacterial (SOB) to reduce sulfur concentrations in post-coal mining ponds water of various ages...
Adsorption of UV254 in Kerian River water onto ZeliacTM: Analysis using linear and non-linear forms of isotherm models
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
The composite media, Zeliac TM was developed with the initial aim to provide low cost adsorbent with promising adsorption capacity. This study was conducted to investigate the removal of UV absorbance at 254 nm (UV 254) in Kerian river water using Zeliac TM as the media. Batch experiments study was...
Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) using industrial by-product: Sorption behavior of steel slag for metal-rich mine water
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
This study highlights the potential of steel slag, which is an industrial by-product of steel making industry as treatment media for metal-rich acid mine drainage (AMD). A series of batch adsorption studies has been done to demonstrate the effects of contact time, solution pH, initial concentration...
Waste Treatment of Milk Using Aerobic And Anaerobic Honeycomb Waste Processing System To Reduce COD, Bod, NH3N,TSS, Oil, Fat And pH
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The dairy industry is one of the industries that continues to grow in Indonesia in line with the large demand for dairy foods. Liquid waste originating from the dairy industry has a special character, namely susceptibility to bacteria. This waste is very easy to decompose and if it is not...
Pump-and-Treat remediation of groundwater contaminated by hazardous waste: can it really be achieved?
General
Pump-and-treat (P&T) is one of the most common methods for remediation of groundwater contaminated by hazardous wastes. However, this method suffers from serious disadvantages, due a series of subsurface processes. Using experimental data and mathematical model simulations, the role of sorption/...
Detoxification of As(III) in Aqueous Media by Using Photo-Fenton Method
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this paper, photo-Fenton method has been systematically examined to oxidize the toxic and mobile As(III) in the solution by •OH radicals resulted from the reactions between Fe2+ and H2O2 under UV light, to form the less toxic and insoluble As(V). The effects of various experimental parameters...
Production of copper powder form printed circuit boards by electrodeposition
General
During the last years, the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are gathering attention, as a very special section of waste. In fact, they have been proven to be source for the recovery of metals. In the present study printed circuit boards (PCBs) were cut and treated thermally at 500oC...
Emerging contaminants : a tutorial mini-review
General
Nowadays, the scientific community has focused and prioritised research on “emerging pollutants”. The term “emerging pollutants” stands for the substances that are released in the environment for which currently no regulations are established for their environmental monitoring. Their occurrence is...
Effect of oxidants in the photocatalytic degradation of DEET under simulated solar irradiation in aqueous TiO2 suspensions
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Recently, considerable efforts have been devoted to overcome a major limitation in semiconductor photocatalysis, the recombination of photogenerated e --h + pairs which leads to reduced quantum yields. Considering the impacts of various parameters on the photocatalytic degradation efficiency, our...
ECO-FRIENDLY DYEING OF COTTON FABRIC WITH WASTE TEA LEAVES BASED TANNIN NATURAL DYE
General
Natural products have always been appreciated due to the awareness about environmental standards for global health by using green technologies in their isolation and extraction. Thereupon natural dyes have been used in all fields due to having ecofriendly, therapeutic and aesthetic nature. For the...
Eco-friendly isolation of tannin based natural colorant from coconut coir (Cocos nucifera) for dyeing of bio-mordanted wool fabric
General
Due to hazardous effluent load of synthetic dyes, the global community is now seeking inclusion of natural products particularly green dyes and pigment in various fields. Current study has been concerned with utilization of eco-friendly tools for isolation of colorants from plant wastes such as...
Nano Zero-Valent Iron Supported on Activated Carbon: Effect of AC/nZVI Ratio on Removal of Nickel Ion from Water
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The present study investigated the possible effect of contact time, initial nickel concentration, and adsorbent concentration on removing Ni (II) ion, which is toxic to living organisms, from the aqueous media using nano zero valent iron (nZVI) and nano zero valent iron coated powdered activated...
Isolation of Sulfur Oxidizing Bacteria from Polluted Water and Screening for Their Efficiency of Sulfide Oxidase Production
Multidisciplinary research in environmental science
Presence of sulfide in the environment represents huge concerns to biological life. The high costs and low safety of chemical and physical removal strategies lead to finding alternative strategies. Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) are consider a promising alternative strategy, where they play a...
Formaldehyde degradation using Biofilter loaded with Compost, Vermiculite and Activated Carbon: Performance and Optimization
Air pollution and health
Formaldehyde is one of the typical indoor pollutants causing theprevalence of acute health issues among those residing in indoor environments. Biofiltrationis a commonly adopted technique to treat indoor air pollutants. In this investigation, a biofilter was fabricated and compactly filled with...
Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions with hybrid bioprocess: biosorption on modified cork powder and soluble turnip peroxidase
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous media using hybrid bioprocess: biosorption on modified cork powder (SDS-cork) and soluble turnip peroxidase (STP) was investigated. Cork powder was modified with sodium lauryl sulphate (SDS). Chemical composition of the biosorbent were characterized by...
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