Nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater

J Yang, B Hou, J Wang, B Tian, J Bi, N Wang, X Li… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe
problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this …

Iron and manganese in anaerobic respiration: environmental significance, physiology, and regulation

KH Nealson, D Saffarini - Annual review of microbiology, 1994 - go.gale.com
Iron and manganese are abundant transition metals that are commonly associated with
carbon oxidation. The reduction of these metals, along with carbon oxidation occurs in …

Biofilm facilitates metal accumulation onto microplastics in estuarine waters

H Richard, EJ Carpenter, T Komada, PT Palmer… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In aquatic environments, plastic debris accumulates chemical pollutants from the
surrounding water, potentially altering the fate of xenobiotics in these ecosystems. The …

Adsorption of selenium by amorphous iron oxyhydroxide and manganese dioxide

LS Balistrieri, TT Chao - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1990 - Elsevier
This work compares and models the adsorption of selenium and other anions on a neutral to
alkaline surface (amorphous iron oxyhydroxide) and an acidic surface (manganese dioxide) …

Grain size and geochemical partitioning of heavy metals in sediments of the Damodar River–a tributary of the lower Ganga, India

AK Singh, SI Hasnain, DK Banerjee - Environmental geology, 1999 - Springer
Abstract The distribution of Si, Al, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni and Cr in different grain-size fractions
and geochemical association of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn with< 63-μm size fraction of bed …

Sorption and speciation of heavy metals on hydrous Fe and Mn oxides. From microscopic to macroscopic

A Manceau, L Charlet, MC Boisset, B Didier… - Applied Clay …, 1992 - Elsevier
The mobility, biodisponibility and toxicity of heavy metals are largely controlled by chemical
reactions which take place at the hydrous oxide/water interface. The recent development of …

The mechanism of cadmium surface complexation on iron oxyhydroxide minerals

SR Randall, DM Sherman, KV Ragnarsdottir… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 1999 - Elsevier
Many sediment and soil systems have become significantly contaminated with cadmium,
and earth scientists are now required to make increasingly accurate predictions of the risks …

Trace metals and pesticides in water-sediment and associated pollution load indicators of Netravathi-Gurupur estuary, India: Implications on coastal pollution

A Saha, BK Das, DJ Sarkar, S Samanta… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various environmental indicators were used to evaluate the water and sediment quality of
the Netravathi-Gurupur estuary, India, for trace metals and pesticide pollution. The …

Influence of mangrove reforestation on heavy metal accumulation and speciation in intertidal sediments

Y Zhou, B Zhao, Y Peng, G Chen - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2010 - Elsevier
To investigate the influence of mangrove reforestation on heavy metal accumulation and
speciation in intertidal sediments, core sediments from a restored mangrove forest and …

Influence of pH and organic substance on the adsorption of As (V) on geologic materials

H Xu, B Allard, A Grimvall - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 1988 - Springer
The adsorption of As (V) on alumina, hematite, kaolin and quartz has been measured as a
function of pH (2 to 10), and As concentrations (10− 4 to 10− 8 M; in the alumina and kaolin …