Wastewater treatment and reuse: a review of its applications and health implications

KK Kesari, R Soni, QMS Jamal, P Tripathi, JA Lal… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2021 - Springer
Water scarcity is one of the major problems in the world and millions of people have no
access to freshwater. Untreated wastewater is widely used for agriculture in many countries …

Critical review on microbial community during in-situ bioremediation of heavy metals from industrial wastewater

P Sharma, AK Pandey, SH Kim, SP Singh… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
This review aims to summarise recent studies on in-situ microbial remediation of heavy
metals from industrial wastewater. The major environmental issue of heavy metal (s) …

Toxic and heavy metals contamination assessment in soil and water to evaluate human health risk

W Ahmad, RD Alharthy, M Zubair, M Ahmed… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Due to urbanization and industrialization, there has been an increase in solid waste
generation and has become a global concern and leakage of leachate from landfills …

Strategically engineering advanced nanomaterials for heavy-metal remediation from wastewater

H Sable, V Kumar, V Singh, S Rustagi, S Chahal… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Addressing water pollution with toxic metals offers a significant global One health challenge,
aggravated by uncontrolled contamination consequential of urbanization and …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic degradation of metronidazole and penicillin G in aqueous solutions using AgZnFe2O4@ chitosan nano-photocatalyst under UV/persulfate …

S Rajabi, Z Derakhshan, A Nasiri, M Feilizadeh… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the persistence of pharmaceutical contaminants like metronidazole (MNZ)
and penicillin G (PG) in water bodies has become a major environmental concern. The …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the challenges of combined sewer overflows

WB Perry, R Ahmadian, M Munday, O Jones… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Europe's ageing wastewater system often combines domestic sewage with surface runoff
and industrial wastewaters. To reduce the associated risk of overloading wastewater …

Enhanced activation of persulfate by CuCoFe2O4@ MC/AC as a novel nanomagnetic heterogeneous catalyst with ultrasonic for metronidazole degradation

S Rajabi, A Nasiri, M Hashemi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the degradation of Metronidazole (MNZ) using CuCoFe 2 O 4@ MC/AC catalyst
synthesized by microwave-assisted method, as an efficient activator for persulfate (PS) in the …

Graphene-based nanomaterials in the electroplating industry: A suitable choice for heavy metal removal from wastewater

E De Beni, W Giurlani, L Fabbri, R Emanuele, S Santini… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of various heavy metal ions in the industrial waste waters has recently been a
challenging issue for human health. Since heavy metals are highly soluble in the aquatic …

Sustainable application of biosorption and bioaccumulation of persistent pollutants in wastewater treatment: Current practice

C Filote, M Roșca, RM Hlihor, P Cozma, IM Simion… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Persistent toxic substances including persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals have
been released in high quantities in surface waters by industrial activities. Their presence in …

The health and environmental impact of plastic waste disposal in South African Townships: A review

AA Adeniran, W Shakantu - … of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 - mdpi.com
Twenty-first century human behaviour continues to escalate activities that result in
environmental damage. This calls for environmentally friendly solutions, such as waste …