Phytotoxic effects of biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles using Betonica officinalis extract.

abstract：:A soil-column system was tested for the removal of soluble organics and nutrients from partially treated liquid swine manure. The liquid manure was applied to the 900 mm deep (300 mm of local topsoil and 600 mm of local subsoil) soil columns continuously for an eight-week period, and leachate as well as soil samples w...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yang H,Xiao J,El-Din MG,Buchanan ID,Bromley D,Ikehata K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study are to investigate the production of activated carbons (AC) from Senegal agricultural wastes such as cashew shells, millet stalks and rice husks and to implement them in adsorption processes devoted to arsenic (V) removal. AC were produced by a direct physical activation with water steam without...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dieme MM,Villot A,Gerente C,Andres Y,Diop SN,Diawara CK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrazine is an herbicide which is widely applied in sugarcane and corn crops. Its frequent use has resulted in environmental impacts, and its traces have been verified in surface and groundwater. Thus, it is necessary to remove this pollutant, and an alternative is the adsorption due to its universal nature, low-cost ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cusioli LF,Bezerra CO,Quesada HB,Alves Baptista AT,Nishi L,Vieira MF,Bergamasco R

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The speciation of mercury in tropical coastal areas, although scarcely studied, has presented an odd behaviour when compared with the results obtained in temperate environments. In this work, we measured the concentrations of mercury species (mercuric mercury, methyl-mercury and dimethyl-mercury) in the sediments of S...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wasserman JC,Amouroux D,Wasserman MA,Donard OF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the comparative removal of an emerging contaminant diclofenac sodium (DCF) by UV-254 nm-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), i.e. UV/S2O82-/Fe2+, UV/HSO5-/Fe2+ and UV/H2O2/Fe2+ processes. The results demonstrated that by applying [DCF]0 = 0.30 mM and [H2O2]0 = [S2O82-]0 = [HSO5-]0 = 3 mM, kapp...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rehman F,Ahmad W,Sayed M

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Compost stability assessment within different particle size fractions was studied. Humic acids (HAs) were extracted from two kinds of co-composts prepared using evaporated olive mill wastewater (OMSW) or solid waste from olive oil extraction (OC) and poultry manure (PM). The elemental composition, Fourier-transform in...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Masmoudi S,Jarboui R,El Feki H,Gea T,Medhioub K,Ammar E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to prepare environmentally friendly iron catalysts supported on silica, using glycerol as green reducing and stabilizing agent, for application in heterogeneous Fenton degradation of the pollutant dye methyl orange (MO). The catalysts were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, atomic absorption sp...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Trotte NSF,Alzamora M,Sánchez DR,Carvalho NMF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorine dioxide is one of the most widely employed chemicals in the disinfection process of a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP). The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of the adsorption process with granular activated carbon (GAC) on the chlorine dioxide consumption in final oxidation/disinfection. A ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sorlini S,Biasibetti M,Collivignarelli MC,Crotti BM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being acknowledged as an emerging contaminant, sulphamethazine (SMT) degradation has received scarce attention in the advanced oxidation processes field. Thus, this work addresses the degradation of SMT in water solutions (12 L of 25mgL-1 samples) by means of a photo-Fenton process and a systematic H202 dosage...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yamal-Turbay E,González LP,Graells M,Pérez-Moya M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of Mo(6+) concentration on phototrophic hydrogen production of Rhodobacter sphaeroides were investigated using lactate as the sole carbon source. Results showed that an increase of Mo(6+) from nil to 1000 microg l(-1) led to increases in hydrogen yield, maximum production rate, conversion efficiency, biomass y...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fang HH,Li RY,Zhang T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alumina-zirconia (Al2O3-ZrO2) composite was prepared by combustion method and used to remove Congo red and Methylene blue from aqueous solutions. It was characterized using SEM-EDS, XRD and gas adsorption techniques. The results obtained from gas adsorption and SEM agree with each other, showing meso- and macro-porosi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Adesina AO,Elvis OA,Mohallem NDS,Olusegun SJ

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of sludge bioavailability and biodegradability is important to assess the sludge potential as a source of carbon and energy during its biological stabilization. As the majority of biological sludge (secondary sludge) consists of biomass, an increase in sludge bioavailability can be achieved by using di...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Aquino SF,Chernicharo CA,Soares H,Takemoto SY,Vazoller RF

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, the potential of the foamed emulsion bioreactor (FEBR), a novel biological reactor for air pollution control was evaluated. Experimental data obtained on a laboratory-scale prototype were used to scale-up the process for a hypothetical case consisting of a contaminated air flow rate of 10,000 m(3...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kan E,Deshusses MA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faecal sludge (FS) treatment in urban slums of low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa is poor or non-existent. FS contains over 90% water and therefore dewatering it within slums decreases transport costs, facilitates local treatment and end-use. This study was designed to enhance the dewatering efficiency of FS, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Semiyaga S,Okure MAE,Niwagaba CB,Nyenje PM,Kansiime F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study presented here aims at identifying the source of redox mediators (riboflavin), electron carriers nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and carbon to perform decolorization of azo dye under anaerobic conditions after osmotic shock pretreatment of residual yeast from industrial fermentation. Pretreatment con...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Victral DM,Dias HR,Silva SQ,Baeta BE,Aquino SF

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depositional and flow patterns are first described to gain an understanding of the erosion patterns during hydraulic flushing in a reservoir. Considering the importance of this issue, two modes of flushing operation for control of sedimentation were performed in several experiments with different reservoir geometries....

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kantoush SA,Schleiss AJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneous electro-Fenton mineralization of Acid Red 18 (AR18) in aqueous solution was studied with magnetite Fe3O4 (MNPs) and haematite Fe2O3 (HNPs) nanoparticles as catalysts. High mineralization yields of AR18 were obtained with magnetite, 81% TOC removal after 180 min of electrolysis in 40 mg L-1 Fe3O4, pH 3.0,...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ben Hafaiedh N,Fourcade F,Bellakhal N,Amrane A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the application of sludge waste obtained from a coal mine drainage treatment facility that treats acid mine drainage (designated as AMD) from metal-mine water. The coal mine drainage sludge (designated as CMDS), which contained 70% goethite and 30% calcite, was utilized as a sorption mat...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cui M,Jang M,Cho SH,Khim J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work is to evaluate biological groundwater treatment systems that will achieve hexavalent chromium removal from groundwater at hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) groundwater concentrations in the 0-200 μg/L range under anoxic conditions. The effect of type of organic substrate added as feed to the grou...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Panousi E,Mamais D,Noutsopoulos C,Mpertoli K,Kantzavelou C,Nyktari E,Kavallari I,Nasioka M,Kaldis A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of cyanobacteria and its potential use for biofuel production in scale-up conditions is a topic of growing importance. The aim of our work is to study the effects of illumination, stirring, and different growth phases on the cultivation of the cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis in 10 L raceways. The cultiv...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Magro FG,Margarites AC,Reinehr CO,Gonçalves GC,Rodigheri G,Costa JAV,Colla LM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soils collected from five locations in the argan forest (an endemic plant) in Morocco were used to form the first collection of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains from this area (58 strains). Here we found that the argan forest is a major source of Bt, as 90.62% of the samples contained Bt strains. These strains prod...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Aboussaid H,Vidal-Quist JC,Oufdou K,El Messoussi S,Castañera P,González-Cabrera J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the addition of trace elements on the conversion of a mixture of volatile fatty adds (Acetate, Propionate, Butyrate, in a ratio 3:1:1) by anaerobic granular sludge was investiated. Two Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactors (pH 7, ranging 30 degrees C) were operated for 140 days at an organic loading rate ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Osuna MB,Zandvoort MH,Iza JM,Lettinga G,Lens PN

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper employed a blending method to prepare a new hydrophilic and biocompatible magnetic polypropylene carrier (HBMPC) and pure polypropylene carrier (PPC). Mechanical strength, magnetic induction on surface, microstructure, hydrophilicity and biocompatibility of HBMPC were measured, characterized and investigate...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents an evaluation of the environmental performance of an ice cream cup made of polyethylene (PE)/paper laminate using a life cycle assessment approach 'from cradle to grave'. Two opposite alternative disposal scenarios, as well as their intermediate combinations, were considered: 100% incineration and ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Buccino C,Ferrara C,Malvano C,De Feo G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pig manure at three different ratios of 12.5%, 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight basis) was amended with a soil spiked with 100 mg kg(-1) each of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (phenanthrene, anthracene, and pyrene) to investigate its effect on the biodegradation of these PAHs in a bench-scale composting system. An ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wong JW,Wan CK,Fang M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How to utilize the shadows of buildings and greening to jointly improve the thermal cycle of the commercial pedestrian streets in hot and humid areas in southern China is a problem that needs to be discussed. This paper put forward related concepts of the invalid shadow area, valid shadow area, and thermal regulation ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen J,Wang F

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, coal fly ash supported MnO2 (CFA@MnO2) was synthesized as heterocatalyst for the activation of peroxymonosulfate to degrade Acid Red 73 (AR73). The synthesized catalyst was characterized by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray p...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li X,Yi L,Zhu Q,Zhao L,Xu Y,Liu M,Liu T,Wu Q

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly stricter ammonia and nitrogen release regulations with respect to wastewater effluents are creating a need for tertiary treatment systems. The moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) is being considered as an upgrade option for an increasing number of wastewater treatment facilities due to its small footprint a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Forrest D,Delatolla R,Kennedy K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable effort is being made to remediate soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, heavy metals and other organic and inorganic compounds that have resulted from industrial activities, accidental spills and improper waste disposal practices. Cu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Saldaña MD,Nagpal V,Guigard SE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Untreated wastewater from the dye industry and dyehouses cannot be directly discharged into the environment due to the high content of organic matter and intensive colouration, even with low concentrations of dye. In this paper, the application of a high voltage pulsed electrical discharge in the aqueous phase has bee...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vujevic D,Koprivanac N,Bozic AL,Locke BR

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00