Recent developments in physical, biological, chemical, and hybrid treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, S Nuzhat, AT Chowdhury… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in wastewater have recently attracted the attention of
researchers as they pose significant risks to human health and wildlife. This paper presents …

Wastewater treatment and reuse for sustainable water resources management: a systematic literature review

JA Silva - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment involves the extraction of pollutants, removal of coarse particles, and
elimination of toxicants. Moreover, wastewater treatment kills pathogens and produces bio …

A review on recent disposal of hazardous sewage sludge via anaerobic digestion and novel composting

CS Liew, NM Yunus, BS Chidi, MK Lam, PS Goh… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The high investment cost required by modern treatment technologies of hazardous sewage
sludge such as incineration and anaerobic digestion have discouraged their application by …

Wastewater reclamation and reuse potentials in agriculture: towards environmental sustainability

J Fito, SWH Van Hulle - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
Water scarcity is the major concern that impacts the global economy and the livelihood of
mankind. Climate change, rapid population growth, freshwater pollution, and depletion are …

Surveillance, distribution, and treatment methods of antimicrobial resistance in water: A review

RP Pandey, AF Yousef, H Alsafar, SW Hasan - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
as a serious threat to human health. Scientists warn that the world is approaching a post …

Activation of biochar through exoenzymes prompted by earthworms for vermibiochar production: A viable resource recovery option for heavy metal contaminated soils …

A Yuvaraj, R Thangaraj, N Karmegam, B Ravindran… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The industrial revolution and indiscriminate usage of a wide spectrum of agrochemicals
account for the dum** of heavy metals in the environment. In-situ/ex-situ physical …

Sustainability assessment of vermifiltration technology for treating domestic sewage: A review

SD Chowdhury, P Bhunia, RY Surampalli - Journal of water process …, 2022 - Elsevier
With population surge and vigorous industrialization, scarcity of freshwater is intensifying
day-by-day. Reutilization of treated wastewater has been regarded as the most promising …

The war using microbes: A sustainable approach for wastewater management

AK Priya, R Pachaiappan, PS Kumar, AA Jalil… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities and population growth have resulted in a reduced availability of
drinking water. To ensure consistency in the existence of drinking water, it is inevitable to …

Antibiotic detection in a hospital wastewater and comparison of their removal rate by activated sludge and earthworm-based vermifilteration: Environmental risk …

R Shokoohi, N Ghobadi, K Godini, M Hadi… - Process Safety and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of the current research was to detect some antibiotics in hospital sewage and
compare their removal rates reached using a vermifilter (VF) pilot and a real activated …

Vermifiltration as a green solution to promote digestate reuse in agriculture in small-scale farms

M Cucina, L Castro, J Font-Pomarol… - Journal of environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Digestates from low-tech digesters need to be post-treated to ensure their safe agricultural
reuse. This study evaluated, for the first time, vermifiltration as a post-treatment for the …