Recent advances in activated carbon modification techniques for enhanced heavy metal adsorption

M Mariana, AK HPS, EM Mistar, EB Yahya… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of water with heavy metals is a global issue. Its water solubility and non-
degradability nature convert it into a potential threat to human health as well as flora and …

Natural flocculants for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes or heavy metals: A state-of-the-art review

J El-Gaayda, FE Titchou, R Oukhrib, PS Yap… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a water and wastewater treatment technology whereby the large aggregation
of flocs in water can be formed and be later separated through sedimentation. This review …

Global water shortage and potable water safety; Today's concern and tomorrow's crisis

M Salehi - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, severe droughts, population growth, demand increase, and poor
management during the recent decades have further stressed the scarce freshwater …

Evaluation of groundwater quality using water quality index and its suitability for assessing water for drinking and irrigation purposes: Case study of Sistan and …

A Abbasnia, N Yousefi, AH Mahvi… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present study evaluates the groundwater quality for drinking and agricultural purposes
and determines physicochemical characteristics of groundwater in the Sistan and …

Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of heavy metals in groundwater wells in Neyshabur Plain, Iran

HN Saleh, M Panahande, M Yousefi… - Biological trace element …, 2019 - Springer
The present work reports the As, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Fe concentrations of drinking water
samples in Neyshabur Plain, Iran. This study aimed also to ascertain the potential …

Contamination characteristics, source identification, and source-specific health risks of heavy metal (loid) s in groundwater of an arid oasis region in Northwest China

D Sheng, X Meng, X Wen, J Wu, H Yu, M Wu - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (loid) s accumulation in groundwater has posed serious ecological and health
concerns worldwide. Source-specific risk apportionment is crucial to prevent and control …

Accumulation and ecotoxicological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Olt River, Romania

AM Iordache, C Nechita, R Zgavarogea, C Voica… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Heavy metal pollution of river freshwater environments currently raises significant concerns
due to the toxic effects and the fact that heavy metal behavior is not fully understood. This …

[HTML][HTML] Single-stage microwave assisted coconut shell based activated carbon for removal of Zn (II) ions from aqueous solution–Optimization and batch studies

MFM Yusop, EMJ Jaya, MA Ahmad - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Health and environmental issues associated with heavy metal ions have received serious
attention from communities worldwide. This work explores the potential of coconut shell as …

Health risk assessment of total chromium in the qanat as historical drinking water supplying system

A Kazemi, M Esmaeilbeigi, Z Sahebi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the health risk assessment of total chromium (Cr T) in qanats of
South Khorasan, Eastern Iran. For this, concentration of Cr T in a total of 83 qanats were …

Health risk assessment and spatial variations of dissolved heavy metals and metalloids in a tropical river basin system

S Shil, UK Singh - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
River water is too much vulnerable to pollution as it is exposed to a large number of
pollutants through natural and anthropogenic activities. Mahananda River is an important …