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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Wastewater Reuse Criteria In Greece
General
The sustainable management of water resources often requires the identification of wastewater as a valued source of water. Although the benefits of wastewater reuse and reclamation have increased significantly in Europe because of the advances in effectiveness of wastewater treatment and...
The reuse of municipal wastewater in soils
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The idea of wastewater application on soils, returned to Western Hemisphere during 1950-60. Modern living requires an increased per capita use of water for coverage of individual needs. Nowadays, two main principles related to water management seem to gain the attention of both the scientific...
Characterization and evaluation of treatability of wastewater generated in Khuzestan livestock slaughterhouses and assessing of their wastewater treatment systems
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Slaughterhouse wastewaters are characterized by a high organic content, mainly composed of proteins and fats. Therefore, these wastewaters should be treated efficiently prior to discharge into receiving bodies to avoid severe environmental pollution. This work aimed to characterize slaughterhouse...
Treatment of petroleum wastewater by conventional and new technologies A review
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The objective of this study is to summarize studies and investigations and show a brief details of different technologies used for the treatment of petroleum wastewater. The wastewater from Petroleum industries and refineries mainly contains oil, organic matter and other compounds. The treatment of...
Treatment of oil production wastewater by membrane bioreactor
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater generated in oil production and refinery industries contains high levels of pollutions. Water from the oil production field is the largest source of wastewater in the oil production and refinery industry. It can cause environmental problems on a global scale due to its high volume and...
Occurrence and fate of 17β-estradiol in water resources and wastewater in Ahvaz, Iran
Water Quality
Estradiol is known as the indicator of the presence of hormones as Endocrine Disruptor Compounds (EDCs) in water and wastewater. The entrance of these compounds into water resources through daily liquid wastes of societies as well as pharmaceutical industries, ranching, and pathology laboratories...
Evaluation of Treatment Schemes Appropriate for Wastewater Reuse in Greece
General
The scope of this paper is the evaluation of wastewater reuse quality criteria and treatment specifications, appropriate to Greek conditions. The parameters that affect wastewater reuse criteria were taken into consideration, concerning among others reuse priorities, available treatment plants and...
Investigating public awareness towards wastewater management in a small community
Water and Wastewater Treatment
A critical element for the successful management of wastewater is the active participation of residents in all stages of treatment in order to ensure public acceptance. The primary purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the specific views and attitudes of the inhabitants of Leros Island...
Effect of wastewater and grey water reuse on the germination and early growth of barley and onions
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This paper evaluates the effect of wastewater reuse on the germination and growth at early stages of barley and onions. Treated wastewater, partially treated industrial wastewater, grey water, and car wash water, in addition to tap water as control were used to test their effect on germination...
Treatment of combined coffee processing wastewater using constructed wetland/ Cyperus-ustulatus and Typha-latifolia plants process
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The research investigated wastewater discharges from wet coffee processing plant (WCPP) combined with tap water (TW) treated by using Cyperus-ustulatus plant (P1), Typha-latifolia plant (P2) wetland. The WCPP wastewater was conducted by different combination (100%WW + 0% TW; 75% WW + 25% TW; 50% WW...
Pollutant removal from mining processing wastewater by electrochemical method
Discharging wastewater from industries without any treatment causes environmental pollution and endangers biotic life. In this study, pollutant removal by electrocoagulation (EC) process was investigated using wastewater of the ore processing plant (magnesite crushing and screening plant). In the EC...
Degree of Wastewater Treatment versus Types of Reuses: Case Study, Saudi Arabia
Water Resources Management
The Council of Ministers issued a Royal decree number M/6 1421 H, corresponding to 2000 AD. The decree stated that, in Saudi Arabia, all wastewater should be treated at the tertiary level, without any discrimination (in terms of the type of reuse and discharge locations). The aim of this article is...
Treatment of net washing wastewater by Fenton process
Advanced Oxidation Processes
The discharge of wastewater from net washing is one of the most significant problems in the marine ecosystem because of its high organic and saline content. Sea water quality is deteriorated every day due to the high amount of organic matter produced in the aquaculture sector. The aim of this study...
Integrated Wastewater Management on a County Basis
General
The paper discusses a methodology for integrated municipal wastewater management. In compliance to the EU Directive 91/271, there is a legal binding to ensure that all agglomerations with populations over 2000 are provided with wastewater collecting system and adequate treatment. The conditions for...
Use of selected advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for wastewater treatment - a mini review
General
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are widely used for the removal of recalcitrant organic constituents from industrial and municipal wastewater. The aim of this study was to review the use of titanium dioxide/UV light process, hydrogen peroxide/UV light process and Fenton’s reactions in wastewater...
Performance of advanced oxidation processes to treat the petroleum wastewater A review
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The objective of this study is to summarize studies and investigations about advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) used for the treatment of petroleum wastewater, which mainly contained oil, organic matter and other compounds. The big difference was shown in the specification of wastewater among the...
Antidepressants in urban wastewater treatment plant: occurrence, removal and risk assessment
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
In this study, an analytical methods for determination of antidepressants including (diazepam (DZP), lorazepam (LZP), carbamazepine (CBZ), fluoxetine (FLU)) was developed. The concentration of antidepressants was monitored in Konya Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant influent and effluent samples for...
Treatment of textile wastewater using a novel electrocoagulation reactor design
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This study explored the best-operating conditions for a novel electrocoagulation (EC) reactor with the rotating anode for textile wastewater treatment. The influence of operating parameters like inter-electrode distance (IED), current density (CD), temperature, pH, operating time (RT), and rotation...
Determination of inert Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) fractions of Cumhuriyet University wastewater
General
Some amounts of inert products are given into environment due to biological degradation of substrate in activated sludge system. The effluent of biological wastewater treatment consists of inert substrate in influent flow, soluble microbial products and non degradable or slowly degradable organic...
Electrochemical Treatment for Real Hospital Wastewater and its Future Prospect
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Purpose: This study investigates the efficacy of electrochemical remediation techniques in treating hospital wastewater, focusing on parameters including turbidity, color, BOD, COD, DO, coliform, and E. coli. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study conducts a comprehensive analysis of various...
Novel nano-catalysts for wastewater treatment
General
The present paper aims at a treatment technique designed for special industrial wastewaters contaminated with only traces of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) – concentrations which are nevertheless large enough to make a discharge into municipal sewage works impossible. Our research follows the...
Textile wastewater conductivity control of electrocoagulation process using MATLAB/ SIMULINK
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This paper presents an experimental application of PID control to study the electrocoagulation process of textile wastewater. The addition of NaCl solution would also lead to the decrease in power consumption because of the increase in conductivity. Conductivity in electrocoagulation process is...
Treatment of the oilfield-produced water and oil refinery wastewater by using inverse fluidization - A review
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Oilfield wastewater or produced water is a complex mixture contains oil, organic and inorganic matter and other compounds dissolved in water that ranges from fresh to brine. Discharging produced water pollute soil surface and underground water and create environment hassle. The objective of this...
The effect of sub-irrigation with untreated and treated municipal wastewater on organic matter and Nitrogen content on two soil types
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In order to study the chemical parameters of the soil after sub-irrigation with wastewater, a system was installed in one of the greenhouses of the Agricultural University of Athens. Wastewater was applied subsurface into the soil mass of the pots were used. Three treatments were used: Untreated...
Sorption-desorption isotherms of dyes from aqueous solutions and wastewaters with different sorbent meterials
General
The ability of activated carbon and different low-cost by-products and waste material as sorbents to remove various reactive dyes from aqueous solutions and wastewaters was investigated. All aqueous dye solutions contained 2,000 mg l-1 NaCl, to mimic real dye wastewater. Batch kinetic and isotherm...
Thematic areas
Circular economy
Climate change and air pollution
Solid waste management
Water and wastewater
Optimization of Nozzle Hole Number for Dual Fuel Operation Using Biodiesel Blends: A Response Surface Methodology Approach
Sustainable Energy
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Radioactivity and radon exhalation from cat litter – Is there an issue?
General
19-12-2024
Influence of the Injector Nozzle on Hydrogen-Powered Juliflora Biodiesel in HCCI Engines: A Surface Response Methodology Approach
Sustainable Energy
19-12-2024
Bioclimatic Analysis and Proposal of Bioclimatic Strategies for Buildings: Case Studies in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Climate change mitigation...
14-12-2024
Prosopis julifera oil: optimization and biodiesel production
Sustainable Energy
14-12-2024
Deploying and sensing the air quality index using internet of things and spark model
Air Quality
14-12-2024
Study on Eco-environmental Quality Evaluation of Rural Tourism Area Based on Factor Evaluation Method
Environmental Management and...
14-12-2024
The Impact of Industrial Competitiveness on Carbon Emission Intensity: Evidence From Improved EKC Model
Climate change mitigation...
14-12-2024
Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes using hydrothermally synthesized vanadium pentoxide nanomaterials
Chemicals in the...
14-12-2024
Industrialized Organizational Models and the Green Transformation—Evidence from Pig Farming in China
Circular economy
17-01-2025
Remove of a mixture cationics dyes in aqueous solution by a green emulsion liquid membrane
Chemicals in the...
16-01-2025
Recent Advances of Using Polymer Nanocomposites For the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions From Waste Water: A Review
Environmental Management and...
15-01-2025
Effects of Cd and Cr Stress on Physiological and Morphological Traits of Two Cultivars of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Hydroponic System
Hazardous Substances and...
15-01-2025
A Statistical Approach to Estimating Water Quality Parameter: A Case Study on Turkey's Rivers
Water Quality
15-01-2025
Multivariate time series weather forecasting model using integrated secondary decomposition and Self-Attentive spatio-temporal learning network
Climate change mitigation...
14-01-2025
Impact of Artificial Intelligence Technology on Carbon Emission Intensity of Energy Consumption in China and Examination of Spatial Effects
Environmental Management and...
14-01-2025