BTEX in the environment: An update on sources, fate, distribution, pretreatment, analysis, and removal techniques

B Yu, Z Yuan, Z Yu, F Xue-song - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BTEX are highly toxic environmental compounds that have carcinogenic and mutagenic
effects in humans. These components are ubiquitous in environmental samples like water …

BTEX compounds in water–future trends and directions for water treatment

O Fayemiwo, K Moothi, M Daramola - Water Sa, 2017 - journals.co.za
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) compounds are common water
resource and potable water pollutants that are often left undetected and untreated by …

An analysis of synergistic and antagonistic behavior during BTEX removal in batch system using response surface methodology

MS Jo, ER Rene, SH Kim, HS Park - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
The removal of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) as quaternary mixtures
were studied in batch systems using a well-defined mixed microbial culture. The synergistic …

Investigation of outdoor BTEX: Concentration, variations, sources, spatial distribution, and risk assessment

M Miri, MRA Shendi, HR Ghaffari, HE Aval, E Ahmadi… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to measure BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes)
concentrations in the ambient air of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and investigate their seasonal …

The concentration of BTEX compounds and health risk assessment in municipal solid waste facilities and urban areas

F Yousefian, MS Hassanvand, RN Nodehi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, human exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX), along
with their respective risk assessment is studied in four major units (n= 14-point sources) of …

BTEX: A serious ground-water contaminant

S Mitra, P Roy - Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2011 - search.proquest.com
Organic compounds can be a major pollution problem in groundwater. Their presence in
water can create a hazard to public health and the environment. One of the most common …

BTEX compositions and its potential health impacts in Malaysia

MT Latif, HH Abd Hamid, F Ahamad, MF Khan… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine the composition of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and
xylene) and assess the risk to health at different sites in Malaysia. Continuous monitoring of …

BTEX compounds leachates from cigarette butts into water environment: a primary study

S Dobaradaran, TC Schmidt, W Kaziur-Cegla… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs) are the most abundant types of litter in the environment and may
contain toxic chemicals such as BTEX that pose serious risks to the water bodies and health …

Exposure profiles, seasonal variation and health risk assessment of BTEX in indoor air of homes at different microenvironments of a terai province of northern India

A Masih, AS Lall, A Taneja, R Singhvi - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
BTEX are known for their ability to deteriorate human health. A monitoring study was
conducted at Gorakhpur, for a span of one year. BTEX were sampled by drawing air through …

BTEX determination in water matrices using HF-LPME with gas chromatography–flame ionization detector

A Sarafraz-Yazdi, AH Amiri, Z Es'haghi - Chemosphere, 2008 - Elsevier
In the present work, a sample pre-treatment technique for the determination of trace
concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene (BTEX) in aqueous samples …