New insights into the degradation of synthetic pollutants in contaminated environments

P Bhatt, S Gangola, G Bhandari, W Zhang, D Maithani… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The environment is contaminated by synthetic contaminants owing to their extensive
applications globally. Hence, the removal of synthetic pollutants (SPs) from the environment …

A review on the occurrence of micropollutants in the aquatic environment and their fate and removal during wastewater treatment

Y Luo, W Guo, HH Ngo, LD Nghiem, FI Hai… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Micropollutants are emerging as a new challenge to the scientific community. This review
provides a summary of the recent occurrence of micropollutants in the aquatic environment …

Detection of pesticide residues in food using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a review

ML Xu, Y Gao, XX Han, B Zhao - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Pesticides directly pollute the environment and contaminate foods ultimately being absorbed
by the human body. Their residues contain highly toxic substances that have been found to …

Ozone as a novel emerging technology for the dissipation of pesticide residues in foods–a review

R Pandiselvam, R Kaavya, Y Jayanath… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Consumption of fruits and vegetables is an indispensable component of human
dietary preference, however; it is unfortunate that the enormous pesticide residues remain in …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of pesticides in Dutch drinking water sources

RMA Sjerps, PJF Kooij, A van Loon, AP Van Wezel - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
We determined pesticide occurrence in groundwater and surface water sources used for
drinking water production in The Netherlands, using both routine monitoring data from Dutch …

Reconfigurable self-assembly of photocatalytic magnetic microrobots for water purification

M Urso, M Ussia, X Peng, CM Oral, M Pumera - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
The development of artificial small-scale robotic swarms with nature-mimicking collective
behaviors represents the frontier of research in robotics. While microrobot swarming under …

Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from the Aegean region, Turkey

GT Bakırcı, DBY Acay, F Bakırcı, S Ötleş - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from
the Aegean region of Turkey. A total of 1423 samples of fresh fruit and vegetables were …

Advanced green analytical chemistry for environmental pesticide detection

N Kaur, A Khunger, SL Wallen, A Kaushik… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Inevitable usage of pesticides poses a great threat to eco-system and food
safety.•Green analytical techniques are eco-affordable and can perform on-site pesticide …

A dual-state-emission chalcone-based supramolecular probe for ratiometric detection of penconazole in environmental samples

C Song, C Zeng, T Qin, T Lv, Z Xu, Z Xun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Penconazole (PEN) is a systemic triazole fungicide widely pulverized on fruits and
vegetables to control powdery mildew disease. PEN has various hazardous effects on …

[HTML][HTML] First evaluation of pesticides occurrence in groundwater of Tidone Valley, an area with intensive viticulture

RZ Marsala, E Capri, E Russo, M Bisagni… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agricultural practice often involves an intensive and incorrect use of pesticides and
fertilizers. These chemicals can leach through the soil profile and contaminate groundwater …