Monitoring wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 proved to be a useful tool during COVID-19 pandemic and it is in place, until today, at many Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) in Greece and elsewhere. Identification of virus in wastewater can be a valuable indicator for the early detection of...

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and copper (Cu) are common antibiotic and heavy metallic contaminants. They can be removed separately through biochar sorption method. However, the interaction between SMX and Cu remains an unresolved issue in the sorption process of biochar. In this paper, two biochar samples...

Mercury (Hg) is an environmentally hazardous metal and pollutant in key European legislation pertaining to the marine environment (the Water Framework Directive WFD and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive - MSFD). Despite the environmental importance of Hg there is limited knowledge on levels in...

Wastewater recycling will protect the environment by reducing the quantity of contaminants released into water bodies, safeguarding aquatic ecosystems, and averting water pollution. The objective is to transform polluted ponds into clean water sources through real-time monitoring and efficient...

The increasing release of textile dyes into water bodies poses a significant environmental challenge due to their toxicity and resistance to degradation. In this study, cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles (NPs) and niobium (Nb)-doped CdS at three different concentrations were synthesized using a...

An economy's progress is critically dependent on industrialization. However, it also negatively impacts the ecosystem by releasing dangerous elements like heavy metals into surface aquifers. The purpose of this study was to assess the contamination by heavy metals of edible plants (pepper...