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Bio-Inspired Synthesis of CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles by Hydrothermal Method: Characterization and Evaluation as Photocatalytic Degradation of Imidacloprid Pesticide

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Amna Iqbal et al. View all

Issue 9

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

In this work, copper oxides (CuO) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized using Abelmoschus esculentus (A. esculentus) leaves extract by hydrothermal method and subsequently employed for degrading recalcitrant pesticide imidacloprid (IMI). The CuO and ZnO nanoparticles were characterized...

green synthesis Abelmoschus esculentus water treatment +4 more

Adsorption of paraquat on activated carbon from oil palm shells

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Sonia Rincón Prat et al. View all

Issue 5

Innovative environmental solutions

Oil Palm Kernel Shell (OPKS) is a residue of the palm oil extraction process, which has good characteristics for the production of activated carbon (AC). Colombia ranks fourth in the world in palm oil production and it is estimated that in 2019 the amount produced of OPKS was approximately 336000...

Paraquat Adsorption +3 more

Pillared clay-based catalysts for treatment of 4-nitrophenol solutions by catalytic wet peroxide oxidation

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Kalmakhanova M.S. et al. View all

Issue 2

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The constant development of technological processes aggravates the problem of pollution, due to a significant change in the composition of effluents, which makes necessary new (and/or improved) treatment methods and catalytic materials. In this sense, the use of natural clays in the synthesis of low...

natural clays pillared clays +4 more

Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in indigenous fruits and associated human health risk: evidence from Fuzzy-TOPSIS approach

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Shaukat Ali et al. View all

Issue 3

Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis

In Gilgit-Baltistan, urbanization, transportation, unplanned small-scale industry, kitchen waste, inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, and weedicides contribute to agricultural field contamination, creating severe health risks. This study aims to determine the health risks caused by...

Heavy metals indigenous fruit +2 more

Synthesis of Magnetic Multiwalled Carbon Nano Tubes and Investigation of isotherm and kinetic models for cleanup of Carbaryl pesticide

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Zeynalzadeh D. et al. View all

Issue 3

Abstract: Water is the main factor of movement and transport of pesticides and contamination of water by these pollutants is one of the most important challenges due to their widespread use and increased concentrations. Moreover, these compounds are on the U.S.EPA Priority Pollutant list because of...

Adsorption Carbon Nanotube +3 more

Study on Anodic Oxidation parameters for removal of pesticide Imidacloprid on a modified tantalum surface by lead dioxide film

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Mabrouk Ben Brahim et al. View all

Issue 1

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The commercial imidacloprid (IMD) insecticide [1-(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl) methyl-4,5-dihydro-N-nitro-1H-imidazole-2-amine] is widely used for the enhancement of crop production, but the intensive use of this insecticide has caused serious environmental problems. This work presents an electrochemical...

Imidacloprid Electrochemical degradation +4 more

The Chemical and Biochemical Oxygen Demand Reduction By Armillaria tabescens In Malathion Supplemented Culture Medium

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Gokhan Onder Erguven et al. View all

Issue 3

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The extensive use of pesticides for controlling insects has been widely used in agricultural activities. However, the indiscriminate use of the pesticides has inflicted serious harmful problems to humans in the ecosystem. Our study aims to evaluating the capacity of Armillaria tabescens to remove...

A. tabescens malathion +2 more

Determination of ultra-trace amounts of neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid by cyclic and square wave voltammetric methods using pretreated glassy carbon electrode

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Mabrouk Ben Brahim et al. View all

Issue 3

Environmental Sciences

Pesticide production and application have progressively increased worldwide during recent decades. Among these compounds, imidacloprid (IMD) is a widely used insecticide in agriculture, and more particularly to control sucking insects in crops. The aim of this work is to develop rapid, simple and...

Neonicotinoid Cyclic voltammetry +4 more

Use of photocatalysis for conversion of harvested rainwater as an alternative source into drinking water

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Dheeaa al deen Atallah Aljuboury et al. View all

Issue 2

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of solar photo-catalyst of titanium oxide (TiO2/Solar) process to treat rainwater. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in rainwater were chosen to be investigated in this study. The rainwater...

PAHs OCPs +5 more

Photocatalytic ozonation for the degradation of tetradifon pesticide on Mn/TiO2 under visible light

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sureshmskt@gmail.com et al. View all

Issue 2

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The photocatalytic activity of Mn doped TiO 2 for the ozonation of tetradifon pesticide in aqueous solution was studied. Various loadings of catalysts Mn/TiO 2 (1%, 2.5% and 5%) was prepared and characterized by standard analytical techniques. Photocatalyzed ozonation with 2.5% Mn/TiO 2 yielded 100%...

Tetradifon Oxidation +4 more

Influence of exposure to pesticides on liver enzymes and cholinesterase levels in male agriculture workers

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Abou Shanab R.A.I. et al. View all

Issue 5

Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis

human health and the environment. The study aimed to explore the effects of exposure to pesticides on the liver functions and acetycholinesterase levels in serum (AChES) and red blood cells (AChER) of 100 male participating in agricultural work ranging in age between 20 and 60 year with mean age 37...

Cholinesterase Pesticides exposure +3 more

Modelling micropollutant removal by solar photo-Fenton

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José Antonio Sánchez Pérez et al. View all

Issue 3

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

This paper is focused on modelling the degradation of micropollutants by solar photo-Fenton at pilot plan scale. To this aim, a three pesticide mixture (acetamiprid, thiabendazole and imazalil, 100 μg l -1 each) was treated by photo-Fenton in simulated secondary effluent. The model covered a wide...

acetamiprid thiabendazole +5 more

The California biomonitoring program: persistent organic pollutants in archived and contemporary serum

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Petreas M., Park J.S., Wang M., Wang Y., Guo W., Tarrant A., Rhee A. and Harwani S.

Issue 1

General

In 2006, California passed legislation establishing the first State Biomonitoring Program in the USA. The main goals are to: 1) Determine levels of environmental chemical contaminants in a representative sample of Californians; 2) Establish trends in the levels of these chemicals over time; 3)...

Biomonitoring California +6 more

Modeling the impact of water withdrawal schemes on the transport of pesticides in the Kouris dam (Cyprus)

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Ma S., Kassinos S.C., Fatta-Kassinos D. and Akylas E.

Issue 3

General

As part of an effort to understand the water quality dynamics in the Kouris Dam and the impact of possible management strategies, the present study assessed the transport process of atrazine in this reservoir and the effects of bottom and surface withdrawal schemes. The 2- D laterally averaged CE...

Pesticide Atrazine +7 more

Studies on Biodegradation of Phenols and m -Cresols by Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket and Aerobic Sequential Batch Reactor

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Farooqi I.H., Basheer F. and Ahmand T.

Issue 1

General

Wastewaters from fossil fuel refining, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides are the main sources of phenolic compounds. Those with more complex structures are often more toxic than the simple phenol, and yet little is known about the treatment of wastewater containing a mixture of phenolic pollutants....

Cresol Phenol +3 more

Toxicity of Organophoshorous pesticides to the marine alga Tetraselmis Suecica

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Vagi M.C., Kostopoulou M.N., Petsas A.S., Lalousi M.E., Rasouli Ch. and Lekkas T.D.

Issue 2

General

Organophoshorous pesticides are widely used in agriculture, because most of them are high effective and low persistent. Yet their increased usage has elicited extensive research into pesticide effects on non-target organisms, such as algae. Algae are of vital importance in the primary production of...

organophosphorous pesticides Tetraselmis suecica +4 more

Environmental perceptions of students, farmers, and other economically active members of the local population near the protected area of Axios, Loudias and Aliakmonas estuaries, in Greece

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Kleftoyanni V., Abakoumkin G. and Vokou D.

Issue 3

General

This study concerns a protected area in northern Greece and examines how local people’s occupation influences their perception of environmental impacts and their views and information about the area. The target groups were local residents that (a) were employed in the primary sector, (b) were...

environmental education environmental impacts +4 more

Removal of ammonia by clinoptilolite

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Zabochnicka-Swiatek M. and Malinska K.

Issue 3

General

The important advantage of zeolite applied to water treatment is its high porosity when comparing to other minerals. The porosity results in good hydrodynamic properties (the increase in the pressure loss on the zeolite filters is 1.5-2.0 times smaller than in the case of sand filters) and...

clinoptilolite ammonium ion removal +1 more

Environmental significance of atrazine in aqueous systems and its removal by biological processes: an overview

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Ghosh P.K. and Ligy P.

Issue 2

General

Atrazine, a chlorinated s-triazine group of herbicide is one of the most widely used pesticides in the World. Due to its extensive use, long half-life and various toxic properties, it has very high environmental significance. Up to 22 mg l-1 of atrazine was found in ground water whereas permissible...