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Simin Nasseri
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
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The occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in Tehran’s municipal wastewater: performance of treatment systems and feasibility of wastewater-based epidemiology
Analyzing municipal wastewater for the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) helps to evaluate the efficacy of treatment systems in mitigating virus-related health risks. Thi...
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Prediction models for groundwater quality parameters using a multiple linear regression (MLR): a case study of Kermanshah, Iran
Groundwater is one of the major sources of exploitation in arid and semiarid regions. Spatial and temporal quality distribution is an important factor in groundwater management. Thus for protecting groundwater...
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Photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol a from aqueous solution using bismuth ferric magnetic nanoparticle: synthesis, characterization and response surface methodology-central composite design modeling
Bisphenol A (BPA), as endocrine-disrupting compound (EDC), is extensively used as an important chemical in the synthesis of polycarbonate polymers and epoxy resins. BPA absorption into the body can result in t...
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The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in 3 cities of Iran: Tehran, Qom and Anzali during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak
This study aimed to identifying the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in raw and treated wastewater during the COVID-19 outbreak in Tehran, Qom and Anzali cities (Iran). From three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)...
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Isolation, identification and reviewing the health effect of HPC bacteria in household point-of-use (PoU) water treatment devices: a case study, Ahvaz, Iran
In Ahwaz, a city in west southern Iran, the majority of households are using Point of Use (PoU) water treatment units. The heterotrophic plate count (HPC) bacteria were isolated from these units while they wer...
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Optimization of free chlorine, electric and current efficiency in an electrochemical reactor for water disinfection purposes by RSM
This study surveys the possibility to optimally produce active chlorine from synthetic saline solutions using electrolysis by Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Various operating parameters, such as sodium ch...
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Tehran environmental and neurodevelopmental disorders (TEND) cohort study: Phase I, feasibility assessment
To advance knowledge about childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and study their environmental determinants, we conducted a study in Tehran, Iran to assess the feasibility of prospective birth cohort study.
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The effect of gas versus charcoal open flames on the induction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cooked meat: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Open flames of gas and charcoal can induce polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in cooked meat. The current study aimed to compare the effect of gas and charcoal open flames on the induction of PAHs in cook...
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Evaluation of chlorpyrifos residue in breast milk and its metabolite in urine of mothers and their infants feeding exclusively by breast milk in north of Iran
The most common method of combating insects in low-income communities and develo** countries, is the use of insecticides. The use of organophosphate insecticides is increasing due to their low prices and ava...
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Trihalomethanes in urban drinking water: measuring exposures and assessing carcinogenic risk
Trihalomethanes (THMs) have been proven to be potentially genotoxic and mutagenic for human. The aim of this study was to characterize the THMs spatiotemporal distribution and its carcinogenic risk potential i...
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Monitoring and exposure assessment of nitrate intake via fruits and vegetables in high and low risk areas for gastric cancer
Gastric cancer (GC) is the first leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Iran. GC is a multifactorial disease and is caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. The aim of this study was ...
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Qualitative and health-related evaluation of point-of-use water treatment equipment performance in three cities of Iran
Application of the point-of-use water treatment (POU-WT) systems has consistently increased during the last decade in Iran. In this study, the qualitative performances of reverse osmosis-based POU devices in s...
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Open AccessAn optimized SPE-LC-MS/MS method for antibiotics residue analysis in ground, surface and treated water samples by response surface methodology- central composite design
Antibiotic residues are being constantly identified in environmental waters at low concentration. Growing concern has been expressed over the adverse environmental and human health effects even at low concentr...
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Open AccessEstimating national dioxins and furans emissions, major sources, intake doses, and temporal trends in Iran from 1990–2010
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are highly toxic persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which can cause various health outcomes, such as cancer. As a part of the National and ...
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Open AccessErratum to: Biodegradation of total petroleum hydrocarbons from acidic sludge produced by re-refinery industries of waste oil using in-vessel composting
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Open AccessPhotocatalytic degradation of atrazine herbicide with Illuminated Fe+3-TiO2 Nanoparticles
Atrazine is a herbicide that is widely used to control broadleaf and grassy weeds for growing many crops especially in maize production. It is a frequently detected herbicide in many groundwater resources. Thi...
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Open AccessBiodegradation of total petroleum hydrocarbons from acidic sludge produced by re-refinery industries of waste oil using in-vessel composting
In Iran, re-refinery industry has been developed many years ago based on the acid-clay treatment. Acidic sludge with high concentration of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) is the final products of some facili...
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Open AccessSilica-coated magnetite nanoparticles core-shell spheres (Fe3O4@SiO2) for natural organic matter removal
In this work, the magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (MNPs) and silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles (SMNPs) were synthesized as adsorbents for removing humic acid (HA) from water resources.
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Open AccessAcknowledgement of manuscript reviewers 2015
The editors of Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 13 (2015).
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Open AccessAssessment of tetracycline contamination in surface and groundwater resources proximal to animal farming houses in Tehran, Iran
Antibiotics have been increasingly used for veterinary and medical purposes. The overuse of these compounds for these purposes can pollute the environment, water resources in particular. Tetracycline, among ot...
