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Effects of exogenous acylated homoserine lactones on biofilms in biofilters for gaseous toluene treatment
Biofilters are typical biofilm reactors, and they usually have poor biofilm formation resulting in limited reactor performance. Exogenous acylated...
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Microbiological characterization of biofilm from different immobilization structures used in submersed aerobic biofilters in domestic effluent treatment at the city of Joinville, Brazil
The objective of this work was to develop a polymeric structure for a biofiltration unit of domestic effluents through microbiological...
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Removal of ammonia by biofilters with straight and wavy lamellar plates
The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of two newly developed plate-type biofilters in treating air contaminated with ammonia vapour at...
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Particulate Matter Phytoremediation Capacity of Four Japanese Roadside Green Biofilters
Particulate matter (PM) accumulation on the leaves of two trees and two shrubs were examined for 14 days to study the ability of broad leaves to...
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Performance and substance transformation of low-pH and neutral-pH biofilters treating complex gases containing hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, acetic acid, and toluene
Two biofilters with low pH and neutral pH were operated on pilot scale for the treatment of complex gases containing hydrogen sulfide, ammonia,...
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Evaluation of Chaetoceros Sp. microalgae bio filters efficiency in urban wastewater treatment
In recent years, the potential of using microalgae as a renewable resource in wastewater has increased worldwide. The aim of this study is to...
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Deodorizing bacterial consortium: community analysis of biofilms and leachate water collected from an air biofiltration system in a piggery
Intensive livestock production is a source of water, soil, and air contamination. The first aspect that negatively affects the quality of life of...
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Removal of nitric oxide in bioreactors: a review on the pathways, governing factors and mathematical modelling
The constant surge in nitric oxide in the atmosphere results in severe environmental degradation, negatively impacting human health and ecosystems,...
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Treatment Methods for Lead Removal from Wastewater
Lead (Pb) contamination in wastewater has frequently been reported, for instance the range of Pb contamination in water in the world varied from less...
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Experimental assessment and artificial neural network modeling of dynamic and steady-state methane biofiltration in the presence of volatile organic compounds
This study examined the artificial neural network (ANN) modeling of simultaneous biofiltration of methane (CH 4 ) with two volatile organic compounds...
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The control of waterborne pathogenic bacteria in fresh water using a biologically active filter
The aim of this study was to investigate the control of three species of bacteria commonly associated with biologically contaminated water, using...
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Supporting evidences for vegetation-enhanced stormwater infiltration in bioretention systems: a comprehensive review
Stormwater mitigation efficiency of bioretention systems relies for a large part on their capacity to infiltrate rapidly received runoff. Within this...
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A state of the art review on the use of fungi in biofiltration to remove volatile hydrophobic pollutants
The physical/chemical abatement of gas pollutants creates many technical problems, is costly and entails significant environmental impacts....
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The role of rhizofiltration and allelopathy on the removal of cyanobacteria in a continuous flow system
A continuous flow filtration system was designed to identify and quantify the removal mechanisms of Cyanobacteria ( Microcystis aeruginosa ) by...
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Sustainable treatment of landfill leachate: a review on methods
Landfill is considered as a primary method for disposing of municipal solid waste in numerous countries. This practice carries a significant risk of...
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Methane oxidation biosystem in landfill fugitive emissions using conventional cover soil and compost as alternative substrate—a field study
Landfill is an important anthropogenic source of greenhouse gases (GHG). Aiming at methane mitigation through the use of a cover layer in the form of...
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Oyster shell for drinking water filtration compared with granular activated carbon: advantages and limitations
Deliberate media selection can be conducted to achieve targeted objective in filters. In this study, three biofilters (BFs) packed with calcinated...
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Exogenous of different elicitors: proline and ornithine on Sansevieria trifasciata under particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOC)
Phytoremediation has become famous for removing particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in situ. Plants for removing PM and VOC...
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Lead induced-toxicity in vegetables, its mitigation strategies, and potential health risk assessment: a review
In develo** countries, rapid urbanization and industrialization cause heavy metal contamination, including lead (Pb). India is one of the most...
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Dynamics of Clay Particles in Non-vegetated Stormwater Biofilters
Stormwater biofilters manage quantity and quality of urban stormwater runoff. Particulate solids from natural and anthropogenic sources accumulate on...
