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Persistent Organic Contaminants
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic compounds of global concern that adversely affect the environment and human health around the world....
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Molecular Modeling Method Applications: Probing the Mechanism of Endocrine Disruptor Action
The potential endocrine-related detrimental effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on humans and wildlife are a growing worldwide concern....
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Bioremediation Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria and Biomass Valorisation
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms that can be used to bioremediate anthropogenic pollutants from air, water and soil....
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Poly- and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Food Packaging Materials
Poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are commonly used additives in food packaging materials that impart water and grease resistance....
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Ecotoxicity Assessment of Biodegradable Plastics in Marine Environments
Marine biodegradable and bio-based plastics (BPs) are required to be assimilated by microorganisms in aquatic environments and ultimately decomposed...
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Paracetamol Removal from Aqueous Solution Through Activated Carbon from Mango Seeds
IntroductionBecause of the substantial and widespread usage of drugs for both human and animal health care, drug residues are now pervasive in the...
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Conventional vs. Organic Cucumber Production in Lebanon: Risk Assessment of the Recommended Agrochemicals on Consumer Health and the Environment
This study aims to assess the risk of 49 pesticides and biopesticides recommended to be used on cucumbers in a field guide proposed by the Lebanese...
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Solar-Induced Removal of Benzophenones Using TiO2 Heterogeneous Photocatalysis at Lab and Pilot Scale
This work presents the main results regarding the use of solar heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO 2 on the removal of Benzophenone-1 and...
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Bisphenol A disrupts inflammatory responses via Nod-like receptor protein 3 pathway in macrophages
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a harmful endocrine disruptor that is found in polycarbonate plastics such as plastic food containers and in epoxy resins such...
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Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in Surface Water, Aquaculture Ponds and Wastewater Treatment Facilities in the Taige Canal Basin
Emerging contaminants(ECs) have aroused great concerns due to their widespread presence as well as their potential health and ecological risks....
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17 α-Ethinylestradiol Degradation in Continuous Process by Photocatalysis Using Ag/Nb2O5 Immobilized in Biopolymer as Catalyst
This study describes the application of Ag/Nb 2 O 5 catalysts, suspension and spheres alginate immobilized for the degradation of 17α-Ethinylestradiol...
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Saliva biomonitoring using LPME-GC/MS method to assess dentistry exposure to plasticizers
Bisphenol A and phthalates are endocrine disruptors widely used as chemical additives mainly in plastic products, including materials for dentistry...
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Oleic and stearic acid-coated magnetite nanoparticles for sonication-assisted binary micro-solid phase extraction of endocrine disrupting compounds, and their quantification by GC-MS
Nanosized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were utilized for the preconcentration of 12 analytes including pesticides, alkylphenols, hormones and...
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Room temperature in-situ preparation of hydrazine-linked covalent organic frameworks coated capillaries for separation and determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been increasingly used in capillary electrochromatography due to their excellent characteristics. In this...
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Photocatalysis Application for Palladium Nanoparticles Synthesized by Laser Ablation in Liquid
In this study, a simple method for creating palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) using laser ablation in a liquid medium at a wavelength of 1064 nm at...
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FeCu alloy dispersed N-doped carbon compound material for electrocatalytic naproxen degradation
The materials conventionally used for electrocatalysis in electrocatalytic Fenton applications are unstable and perform poorly. Based on the fact...
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Soy Isoflavones
Soy and its bioactive compounds, isoflavones, have become a hot issue in the last 20 years. Increased breeding of the plant has created a strong...
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Electrode modified with graphene quantum dots supported in chitosan for electrochemical methods and non-linear deconvolution of spectra for spectrometric methods: approaches for simultaneous determination of triclosan and methylparaben
Two analytical methods were developed using electrochemical and spectrometric techniques for the simultaneous determination of endocrine disruptors...
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Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023
This Assessment Update by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) considers the...
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Utilizing ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry for the characterization and detection of persistent organic pollutants and their metabolites
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are xenobiotic chemicals of global concern due to their long-range transport capabilities, persistence, ability...
