Advances in identifying and managing emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems: Analytical approaches, toxicity assessment, transformation pathways …

M Mofijur, MM Hasan, SF Ahmed, F Djavanroodi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are increasingly recognized as threats to human health and
ecosystems. This review evaluates advanced analytical methods, particularly mass …

A review on superior advanced oxidation and photocatalytic degradation techniques for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) elimination from wastewater

ZU Zango, KS Khoo, A Garba, HA Kadir, F Usman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been identified as the most toxic specie of the family of
perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs). It has been widely distributed and frequently …

Enhancing interface reactions by introducing microbubbles into a plasma treatment process for efficient decomposition of PFOA

H Zhang, P Li, A Zhang, Z Sun, J Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Efficient destruction of perfluoroalkyl compounds in contaminated waters remains a
challenge because of highly stable C–F bonds. In this study, mineralization of …

Critical review of UV-advanced reduction processes for the treatment of chemical contaminants in water

BD Fennell, SP Mezyk, G McKay - ACS Environmental Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
UV-advanced reduction processes (UV-ARP) are an advanced water treatment technology
characterized by the reductive transformation of chemical contaminants. Contaminant …

Elucidating degradation mechanisms for a range of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via controlled irradiation studies

D Patch, N O'Connor, I Koch, T Cresswell… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a challenging class of environmental
pollutants due to a lack of available destructive remediation technologies. Understanding …

Application of ionizing radiation in decomposition of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in waters

M Trojanowicz, I Bartosiewicz… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
It has been demonstrated through the use of both gamma-rays and beam of accelerated
electrons (EB) for the radiolytic decomposition of PFOA in diluted aqueous solutions that the …

Novel non-targeted analysis of perfluorinated compounds using fluorine-specific detection regardless of their ionisability (HPLC-ICPMS/MS-ESI-MS)

NLA Jamari, JF Dohmann, A Raab, EM Krupp… - Analytica Chimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) have
been phased out, there is a plethora of per-or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) generated …

Highly efficient defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid by a BiOCl-ND photocatalyst: Enhanced charge transfer and synergistic mechanism

X Xu, Z Guo, J Wei, W Wang, Y Song - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Considerable attention has been given to the control of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
environmental pollution due to its degradation resistance and potential risks. In this study …

Online discovery of the molecular mechanism for directionally detoxification of Fuzi using real-time extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

ZD Qiu, X Zhang, XY Wei, K Chingin, JQ Xu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux, a famous
traditional medicinal herb for collapse, rheumatic fever, and painful joints, always raises …

Photocatalytic reductive defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid in water under visible light irradiation: the role of electron donor

W Wang, Y Chen, G Li, W Gu, T An - Environmental Science: Water …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of efficient technology for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) treatment has
prompted much attention in water environmental fields, due to its global distribution and …