An overview and evaluation of highly porous adsorbent materials for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols removal from wastewater

ZU Zango, NS Sambudi, K Jumbri, A Ramli… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phenolic compounds had been widely
recognized as priority organic pollutants in wastewater with toxic effects on both plants and …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in household dust: A systematic review on spatio-temporal distribution, sources, and health risk assessment

X Yu, B Liu, Y Yu, H Li, Q Li, Y Cui, Y Ma - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Much attention has been paid on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in household
dust due to their ubiquitous occurrences in the environment. Based on the data from 59 …

Spatial distribution, bioconversion and ecological risk of PCBs and PBDEs in the surface sediment of contaminated urban rivers: a nationwide study in China

Q Lu, Y Liang, W Fang, KL Guan, C Huang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surface sediments of polluted urban rivers can be a reservoir of hydrophobic persistent
organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, we comprehensively assessed the contamination of …

Ecological risk assessment of the wetlands in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration

Z Li, W Jiang, W Wang, Z Chen, Z Ling, J Lv - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Wetlands are some of the most highly productive ecosystems on earth and are one of the
most important environments for human survival and development. However, with the …

Spatio-temporal variation and dynamic scenario simulation of ecological risk in a typical artificial oasis in northwestern China

Q Song, B Hu, J Peng, H Bourennane, A Biswas… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Landscape ecological risk assessments have played a critical role in measuring and
predicting the quality and dynamic evolution of the ecological environment. In this study, a …

Exploring the relative changes in dissolved organic matter for assessing the water quality of full-scale drinking water treatment plants using a fluorescence ratio …

T Maqbool, Y Qin, QV Ly, J Zhang, C Li, MB Asif… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to extend and demonstrate the application of fluorescence spectroscopy for
monitoring the water quality of three differently operated full-scale drinking water treatment …

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in China over the past half-century: stocks, flows, fates, and ecological risks

Z Chen, T Ma, W Liu, G Yuan, X Pan… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
China is a significant producer and consumer of various brominated flame retardants
(BFRs), raising environmental concerns due to their widespread presence and potential …

PAEs and PBDEs in plastic fragments and wetland sediments in Yangtze estuary

H Deng, R Li, B Yan, B Li, Q Chen, H Hu, Y Xu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phthalates (PAEs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as
additives in various plastic products. Because of their ubiquity and potential hazards to the …

Effect of sorption properties on the content, ecotoxicity, and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in bottom sediments

K Skic, P Boguta, A Klimkowicz-Pawlas… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) tend to accumulate in the sediment due to their
high hydrophobicity. Despite PAHs have been the subject of several reviews, PAH sorption …

Application of constructed wetlands in the PAH remediation of surface water: A review

C Zhao, J Xu, D Shang, Y Zhang, J Zhang, H Xie… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose adverse risks to ecosystems and public
health because of their carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. As such, the extensive occurrence …