Removal of heavy metals from water sources in the developing world using low-cost materials: A review

L Joseph, BM Jun, JRV Flora, CM Park, Y Yoon - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination is a growing concern in the developing world. Inadequate water
and wastewater treatment, coupled with increased industrial activity, have led to increased …

Environmental health and risk assessment metrics with special mention to biotransfer, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of environmental pollutants

R Chormare, MA Kumar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The environment pollutants, which are landed up in environment because of human
activities like urbanization, mining and industrializations, affects human health, plants and …

Anthropic impacts on Sub-Saharan urban water resources through their pharmaceutical contamination (Yaoundé, Center Region, Cameroon)

P Branchet, NA Castro, H Fenet, E Gomez… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sub-Saharan urban centers have to tackle high population growth, lack of sanitation
infrastructures and the need for good quality water resources. To characterize the impacts of …

Bio-inspired graphene oxide-amino acid cross-linked framework membrane trigger high water permeance and high metal ions rejection

J Liu, S Wang, R Yang, L Li, S Liang, L Chen - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
As increasing demand for wastewater treatment, membranes with excellent performance are
still needed in recent years. Graphene-based membranes are promising candidates by …

Algal bloom exacerbates hydrogen sulfide and methylmercury contamination in the emblematic high-altitude Lake Titicaca

D Achá, S Guédron, D Amouroux, D Point, X Lazzaro… - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Algal blooms occurrence is increasing around the globe. However, algal blooms are
uncommon in dominantly oligotrophic high-altitude lakes. Lake Titicaca, the largest …

Removal of Cu2+, Cd2+, and Pb2+ from aqueous solution by fabricated MIL-100 (Fe) and MIL-101 (Cr): Experimental and molecular modeling study

L Joseph, M Saha, S Kim, BM Jun, J Heo… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, two metal-organic frameworks [MIL-100 (Fe) and MIL-101 (Cr)] are fabricated
and investigated to determine their ability to remove Cu 2+, Cd 2+, and Pb 2+ from aqueous …

Integrating spatial and social characteristics in the DPSIR framework for the sustainable management of river basins: case study of the Katari River Basin, Bolivia

A Agramont, N Van Cauwenbergh… - Water …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The drivers–pressures–state–impact–responses (DPSIR) framework has been used widely
to support environmental policy developments. However, we argue that DPSIR tends to …

Hydrochemical assessment with respect to arsenic and other trace elements in the Lower Katari Basin, Bolivian Altiplano

IQ Lima, MO Muñoz, OER Ramos… - Groundwater for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrochemical investigations of groundwater and surface water were carried out to better
understand the spatial distribution of As, major ions and trace elements. The study was …

Mercury contamination level and speciation inventory in Lakes Titicaca & Uru-Uru (Bolivia): Current status and future trends

S Guédron, D Point, D Acha, S Bouchet, PA Baya… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Aquatic ecosystems of the Bolivian Altiplano (∼ 3800 m asl) are characterized by extreme
hydro-climatic constrains (eg, high UV-radiations and low oxygen) and are under the …

Assessment of the Sulfamethoxazole mobility in natural soils and of the risk of contamination of water resources at the catchment scale

D Archundia, C Duwig, L Spadini, MC Morel… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is one of the antibiotics most commonly detected in aquatic and
terrestrial environments and is still widely used, especially in low income countries. SMX is …