Concerns have been raised about the risks that pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) in aquatic environments posed to humans and the environment. In recent …

As drinking water travels from its source, through various treatment processes, hundreds to
thousands of kilometres of distribution network pipes, to the taps in private homes and public …

Impacts of manure application on the soil fungal community in agricultural systems have
been extensively explored. However, the contribution of manure-sourced exogenous …

Determining the drivers of microbial community assembly is a central theme of microbial
ecology, and chemical ecologists seek to characterize how secondary metabolites mediate …

Bio-slow sand filters (BSSFs) are widely employed in rural drinking water treatment
ascribing to its economic applicability, easy operation and high efficiency. This study …

Biomass was assessed as a new approach for evaluating backwashed slow sand filters
(BSF). Slow sand filtration (SSF) is a simple technology for water treatment, where biological …

While slow sand filters (SSFs) have produced drinking water for more than a hundred years,
understanding of their associated microbial communities is limited. In this study, bacteria in …

Sand biofilters (SBFs) are commonly used to remove manganese (Mn (II)) from drinking
water. Mn (II) load variation frequently occurs in SBFs due to fluctuating influent Mn (II) …

The negative effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on humans' health and the
environment have boosted the enforcement of regulations, resulting in the need of effective …

Slow sand filters (SSFs) are widely applied to treat potable water; the removal of
contaminants (eg, particles, organic matter, and microorganism) occurs primarily in the top …