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Occurrence of priority substances in urban wastewaters of Istanbul and the estimation of the associated risks in the effluents
AbstractIncrease in the contamination of the aquatic environments is a global challenge; hence, understanding the sources of priority substances...
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Priority screening on emerging contaminants in sediments of the Yangtze River, China
BackgroundScreen the priority of emerging contaminants (ECs) from sediments is essential for risk assessment to aquatic environment and human health....
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The coexistence of copper ions and TC affected the binding ability and the reaction order between extracellular polymeric substances of aerobic granular sludge and exogenous substances
As a barrier against external toxic effects, extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) directly affect the toxicity and removal efficiency of...
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Fallow priority areas for spatial trade-offs between cost and efficiency in China
Fallow pilot policies exist in China but fallow priority areas have yet to be identified based on eco-environmental stressors and spatial...
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Emerging contaminants and priority substances in marine sediments from Cartagena Bay and the Grand Marsh of Santa Marta (Ramsar site), Colombia
Emerging pollutants and priority substances are of growing concern due to their toxicity potential to aquatic organisms and human health. However,...
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Environmental risk assessment of priority biocidal substances on Polish surface water sample
The EU directive 2013/39/EU has incorporated four biocidal compounds as priority substances: diuron, isoproturon, cybutryne, and terbutryn. The...
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Priority regions for eliminating open defecation in Africa: implications for antimicrobial resistance
Sanitation, which offers safe and effective methods for waste disposal, is important for development. However, in Africa and other develo**...
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Impact of humic substances on the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated soils and sediments: A review
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are present in the environment due to both natural sources and human activities. They are abundant and...
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Progress in European chemicals policy to support the protection of the environment and human health from persistent, mobile and toxic and very persistent and very mobile substances
In 2020, the European Commission released its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability towards a Toxic Free Environment (CSS) as part of the European...
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Treatability of hazardous substances in industrial wastewater: case studies for textile manufacturing and leather production sectors
Hazardous substances used and produced by different industrial activities pose a potential risk to the environment and to human health. Different...
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Assessing emerging and priority micropollutants in sewage sludge: environmental insights and analytical approaches
The application of sewage sludge (SS) in agriculture, as an alternative to manufactured fertilizers, is current practice worldwide. However, as...
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Safe and sustainable fish and seafood system and per- and poly-fluorinated substances occurrence: the role of PFAS toxicity in the assessment
Fish and seafood are valuable sources of both nutrients and organic contaminants. The expansion of the analytical per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
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Priority substances in the groundwater of the Neogene Middle Posavina region and proposal for nano-geopolymer-based remediation techniques
The physicochemical characterization of the groundwater from the southern part of the Pannonian Basin of the Neogene age was investigated. High...
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Evaluation of the Role of Plastic Aging on the Sorption of Pesticides and Pharmaceutical Substances on Microplastics
Microplastics’ sorption capability has been studied over the last decade to better understand the potential impacts that they have on the ecosystems...
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Analysis of psychoactive substances and metabolites in sludges, soils, sediments and biota: a review
The use of psychoactive substances, including illegal drugs, drugs of abuse and psychiatric pharmaceuticals, is a major health and environmental...
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Consideration of pathways for immunotoxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
BackgroundPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of public health concern, because of their ubiquitous and extremely persistent occurrence,...
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Selection and application of trophic magnification factors for priority substances to normalize freshwater fish monitoring data under the European Water Framework Directive: a case study
BackgroundThe European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires the monitoring of biota—preferably fish—to check the compliance of tissue...
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Effectiveness of countermeasure options for chemical facilities against the discharge of chemical substances into rivers caused by a large earthquake: case study of the Yodo river system in Osaka prefecture, Japan
Technological accidents triggered by natural hazards, which are commonly referred to as Natech events, are rare occurrences yet carry the potential...
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure science: current knowledge, information needs, future directions
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been documented at all spatial scales with concerns of adverse ecological and human health effects. Human...
