[HTML][HTML] Plastic pollution and human pathogens: Towards a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach environments

DM Oliver, R Metcalf, DL Jones, S Matallana-Surget… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence indicates that micro-and macro-plastics present in water can support a
diverse microbial community, including potential human pathogens (eg, bacteria, viruses) …

2D Materials for Potable Water Application: Basic Nanoarchitectonics and Recent Progresses

P Ranjan, Z Li, A Ansari, S Ahmed, MA Siddiqui… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Water polluted by toxic chemicals due to waste from chemical/pharmaceuticals and harmful
microbes such as E. Coli bacteria causes several fatal diseases; and therefore, water …

Insights into the photoreactivity mechanisms of micro-sized rubber particles with different structure: The crucial role of reactive oxygen species and released dissolved …

R Ding, Z Ouyang, P Dong, T Su, J Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro-sized rubber particles (MRPs), as a significant component of tire wear particles
(TWPs), increasingly garnered attention due to the potential ecological risks. However, the …

Mitigating particulate matter exposure at bus stations using green infrastructure

J Wang, Z Li, P Kumar, C Ren - Sustainable cities and society, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid urbanization, traffic volume and road density have significantly increased.
Urban residents are encountering high exposure risks to roadside particulate matters …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic leaching assessment of recycled polyurethane-coated tire rubber for sustainable engineering applications

AY Akhtar, HH Tsang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Assessing the material ramifications of waste tire rubber stands as a pivotal endeavor for its
practical utility. Dynamic leaching analysis emerges as indispensable in delineating its …

Evaluation of the reactivity of co-combustion of wheat straw and waste rubber thermolysis char

R Junga, S Sobek, K Mizerna, M Wzorek… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The co-combustion of wheat straw (WS) and waste rubber thermolysis char (WRTC) was
examined with the perspective of utilizing WRTC as a high-calorific value fuel addition to …

Stabilization mechanism and rheological properties of sustainable cold-mixed high rubber content emulsified asphalt

L You, X Li, X Zhu, C Si, Z Long, A Diab, Z You… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Discarded rubber tires, categorized as industrial waste, are escalating in volume and pose
significant environmental concerns. The present investigation is designed to engineer a …

Storms mobilize organophosphate esters, bisphenols, PFASs, and vehicle-derived contaminants to San Francisco Bay watersheds

KT Peter, A Gilbreath, M Gonzalez, Z Tian… - … Science: Processes & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In urban to peri-urban watersheds such as those surrounding San Francisco Bay,
stormwater runoff is a major pathway by which contaminants enter aquatic ecosystems. We …

Priorities to inform research on tire particles and their chemical leachates: A collective perspective

HE Obanya, FR Khan, V Carrasco-Navarro… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concerns over the ecological impacts of urban road runoff have increased, partly due to
recent research into the harmful impacts of tire particles and their chemical leachates. This …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure of RAW264. 7 macrophages to exhaust emissions (gases and PAH) and non-exhaust emissions (tire particles) induces additive or synergistic TNF-α …

A Bouredji, R Lakhmi, B Muresan-Paslaru, J Pourchez… - Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
Road traffic is a major contributor to air pollution and consequently negatively affects human
health. Car pollution originates both from exhaust emissions (EE) and non-exhaust …