Transport of nanoparticles in porous media and its effects on the co-existing pollutants

X Ling, Z Yan, Y Liu, G Lu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are widely used in daily life owing to their superior characteristics. The
release and transport of nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment is inevitable during their …

Control strategies for microplastic pollution in groundwater

Z Liu, L Yang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater is the primary source of water that occurs below the earth's surface. However,
the advancement in technology and the increasing population, which lead to the discharge …

Transport characteristics of fragmental polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) microplastics in porous media under various chemical conditions

S Dong, J **a, L Sheng, W Wang, H Liu, B Gao - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Transport characteristics of fragmental polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) microplastics
in porous media were elucidated via column experiments under a series combination of …

Retention and transport behavior of microplastic particles in water-saturated porous media

Y Wang, L Xu, H Chen, M Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a global concern given its wide occurrence and
potential ecological risks. The retention/transport features of MPs in porous media govern …

Aggregation kinetics of fragmental PET nanoplastics in aqueous environment: complex roles of electrolytes, pH and humic acid

S Dong, W Cai, J **a, L Sheng, W Wang, H Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The aggregation kinetics of fragmental polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) nanoplastics
under various chemistry conditions in aqueous environment were firstly investigated in this …

Granular limestone amended sand filters for enhanced removal of nanoplastics from water: Performance and mechanisms

X Li, Y Zhang, H Xu, Y Sun, B Gao, J Wu - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has been regarded as one of the major
contributors of nanoplastics (NPs) in the environment. Improving the performance of rapid …

Phosphate and illite colloid pose a synergistic risk of enhanced uranium transport in groundwater: A challenge for phosphate immobilization remediation of uranium …

X Wei, X Shi, M Yang, Q Tan, Z Xu, B Ma, D Pan, W Wu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The phosphorus-containing reagents have been proposed to remediate the uranium
contaminated sites due to the formation of insoluble uranyl phosphate mineralization …

Interaction of electrolyzed nanomaterials with sandstone and carbonate rock: Experimental study and DLVO theory approach

R Daneshfar, S Ashoori, BS Soulgani - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in various applications, such as water pollution
treatment, CO 2 geological storage enhancement, and enhanced oil recovery, holds great …

Physicochemical factors controlling the retention and transport of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in saturated sand and limestone porous media

X Lv, Y Sun, R Ji, B Gao, J Wu, Q Lu, H Jiang - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Comprehensively understanding the fate and transport of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in
subsurface environment is crucial to assess its environmental impacts. In this work, column …

Influence of graphene oxide nanoparticles on the transport and cotransport of biocolloids in saturated porous media

MP Georgopoulou, VI Syngouna… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles (NPs) on the transport
(individual species) and cotransport (simultaneous transport) of three biocolloids …