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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for emerging contaminant analysis in drinking water
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in drinking water pose threats to public health due to their environmental prevalence and potential toxicity. The...
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Characterising contaminants distribution in marine-coastal sediments through multivariate and nonparametric statistical analyses: a complementary strategy supporting environmental monitoring and control
This work investigates a statistical approach analysing data from monitoring activities on marine-coastal areas for environmental quality...
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Efficient organic contaminant and Cr (VI) synchronous removing by one-step modified molybdenite cathode microbial fuel cells
As a novel technique with a wide range of applications, microbial fuel cell (MFC) could simultaneously remove organic contaminants and heavy metals...
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Biological remediation treatments improve the health of a mixed contaminated soil before significantly reducing contaminant levels
The remediation of mixed contaminated soil is challenging as it often requires actions to minimize metal-induced risks while degrading organic...
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Pyrolyzed biomass-derived nanoparticles: a review of surface chemistry, contaminant mobility, and future research avenues to fill the gaps
Nanoparticles are abundant in the subsurface, soil, streams, and water bodies, and are often a critical control on elemental speciation, transport...
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Benzotriazole UV stabilizers (BUVs) as an emerging contaminant of concern: a review
Benzotriazole UV stabilizers (BUVs) are a group of industrial chemicals used in various consumer products and industrial applications. Due to its...
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Contaminant exposure as an additional stressor to bats affected by white-nose syndrome: current evidence and knowledge gaps
Bats are exposed to numerous threats including pollution and emerging diseases. In North America, the fungal disease white-nose syndrome (WNS) has...
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A novel survey of raptor collections in Europe and their potential to provide samples for pan-European contaminant monitoring
This paper provides a novel survey of current collections of frozen raptor carcasses and tissue samples in natural history museums (NHMs),...
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Emerging contaminant control: From science to action
Since the concept of emerging contaminants (ECs) was first proposed in 2001, the global scientific research of ECs has developed rapidly. In the past...
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Colloid and colloid-facilitated contaminant transport in subsurface ecosystem—a concise review
Colloid and colloid-facilitated solute transport have been identified as major environmental issues in the past few decades. Several field and...
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Assessment of personal exposure to infectious contaminant under the effect of indoor air stability
The objective of this study is to understand the effect of indoor air stability on personal exposure to infectious contaminant in the breathing zone....
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Advances in preparation, application in contaminant removal, and environmental risks of biochar-based catalysts: a review
As a carbon-rich material produced by pyrolysis of biomass, biochar features low cost, large specific surface area, and widely available feedstocks...
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Circular economy approaches for water reuse and emerging contaminant mitigation: innovations in water treatment
Water scarcity and the presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) pose significant challenges to sustainable water management. Because of the potential...
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Assessment of Contaminant Migration Using MT3DMS Model
Tentacles of modelling are omnipresent. This has become more so with the present day very fast and efficient computers with user demand being the... -
A critical analysis of sources, pollution, and remediation of selenium, an emerging contaminant
Selenium (Se) is an essential metalloid and is categorized as emerging anthropogenic contaminant released to the environment. The rise of Se release...
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Occurrence and Distribution Characteristics of Microplastics in Surface Water of China: a Review
As an emerging contaminant, microplastics (MPs) have caused global environmental pollution and become the focus of current research. This research...
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Effects of cap** on microbial populations and contaminant immobilization in an old unlined landfill
This research aimed at evaluating the effects of cap** on the mitigation of impacts generated by a closed unlined landfill in São Carlos, SP,...
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Evaluating the potential of treated municipal wastewater reuse in irrigation and groundwater recharge; 5-year contaminant transport modeling
The use of treated municipal wastewater in agricultural irrigation has become commonplace throughout the world for many years. So far, numerous...
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Vertical Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) distribution by Rn prospecting in monitoring wells
In the frame of a collaboration between the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and Mares s.r.l., a study, about the possibility of determining...
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Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Bioavailability-Based Remediation Strategies for Lead-Contaminated Soil with Arsenic as a Co-Contaminant—A Critical Review
Purpose of ReviewThe ubiquity of soil contamination by lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) has prompted the development of numerous techniques for its...