Microplastics prevalence, interactions, and remediation in the aquatic environment: a critical review

AM Elgarahy, A Akhdhar, KZ Elwakeel - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been seen over recent years as a major water contaminant with
significant potential for adverse health and animal health effects. Natural attenuation has …

Microplastics pollution in wastewater: Characteristics, occurrence and removal technologies

XT Bui, PT Nguyen, VT Nguyen, TS Dao… - … Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are one of the emerging pollutants that have gained the most attention
recently. The widespread distribution and potential for its adverse impact on human health …

Adsorption of norfloxacin from aqueous solution on biochar derived from spent coffee ground: Master variables and response surface method optimized adsorption …

VT Nguyen, TB Nguyen, ND Dat, BT Huu, XC Nguyen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar derived from spent coffee grounds (SCGB) was used to adsorb
norfloxacin (NOR) in water. The biochar properties were interpreted by analysis of the …

Insights into biofilm carriers for biological wastewater treatment processes: Current state-of-the-art, challenges, and opportunities

Y Zhao, D Liu, W Huang, Y Yang, M Ji, LD Nghiem… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofilm carriers play an important role in attached growth systems for wastewater treatment
processes. This study systematically summarizes the traditional and novel biofilm carriers …

Effects of pharmaceuticals on membrane bioreactor: Review on membrane fouling mechanisms and fouling control strategies

A Sengar, A Vijayanandan - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals have become contaminants of emerging concern due to their toxicity
towards aquatic life and pseudo persistent nature in the environment. Membrane bioreactor …

Cost-effective and ecologically sustainable carbon nano-onions for antibiotic removal from wastewater

P Kumari, KM Tripathi, K Awasthi… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The discharge of antibiotics into the aquatic environment can become toxic and hazardous
to both human health and the environment. Therefore, it is enormously essential to remove …

Efficient adsorption of ciprofloxacin using Ga2S3/S-modified biochar via the high-temperature sulfurization

X Zheng, X He, H Peng, J Wen, S Lv - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Ga 2 S 3 and sulfur co-modified biochar (Ga/S-BC) composites were prepared for enhancing
the adsorption of ciprofloxacin from sugarcane bagasse via the high-temperature …

Performance of novel sponge biocarrier in MBBR treating recirculating aquaculture systems wastewater: Microbial community and kinetic study

A Shitu, S Zhu, W Qi, MA Tadda, D Liu, Z Ye - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel sponge biocarriers (SB) in moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) treating
recirculating aquaculture systems wastewater was evaluated for the first time. Two lab-scale …

Stress-responses of activated sludge and anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria sludge under long-term ciprofloxacin exposure

H Zhang, S Song, Y Jia, D Wu, H Lu - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The activated sludge (AS) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) sludge systems were
continuously operated for 200 days in laboratory to investigate the stress-responses of these …

Recent advances in attached growth membrane bioreactor systems for wastewater treatment

L Deng, W Guo, HH Ngo, X Zhang, C Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
To tackle membrane fouling and limited removals of pollutants (nutrients and emerging
pollutants) that hinder the wide applications of membrane bioreactor (MBR), attached growth …