Pesticide residues in drinking water, their potential risk to human health and removal options

I El-Nahhal, Y El-Nahhal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of pesticides in agricultural and public health sectors has resulted in
substantially contaminated water resources with residues in many countries. Almost no …

The concentration of persistent organic pollutants in water resources: A global systematic review, meta-analysis and probabilistic risk assessment

Y Vasseghian, S Hosseinzadeh, A Khataee… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are environmentally stable and highly toxic
chemicals that accumulate in living adipose tissue and have a very destructive effect on …

Distribution of agricultural pesticides in the freshwater environment of the Guayas river basin (Ecuador)

A Deknock, N De Troyer, M Houbraken… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid increase and transition to more intensive agricultural activities in developing
nations are often leading to misuse and overuse of pesticides, making their environment …

[HTML][HTML] Highly efficient removal of diazinon pesticide from aqueous solutions by using coconut shell-modified biochar

NA Baharum, HM Nasir, MY Ishak, NM Isa… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the adsorption of diazinon from aqueous solutions onto coconut shell-
modified biochar using a batch system. The amount of dosage and initial pH are the main …

Persistence, toxicological effect and ecological issues of endosulfan–a review

P Sathishkumar, K Mohan, AR Ganesan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Endosulfan, an organochlorine pesticide, is categorized as persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) in the Stockholm Convention and phased out globally. In this review, the distribution …

Chlorination disinfection by-products in Southeast Asia: a review on potential precursor, formation, toxicity assessment, and removal technologies

M Qadafi, RT Rosmalina, MM Pitoi, DR Wulan - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses disinfection by-products'(DBPs) potential precursors, formation, and
toxicity, alongside available research on the treatment of DBPs in Southeast Asian countries' …

Pollutant toxicology with respect to microalgae and cyanobacteria

T Lu, Q Zhang, Z Zhang, B Hu, J Chen, J Chen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are fundamental components of aquatic ecosystems.
Pollution in aquatic environment is a worldwide problem. Toxicological research on …

[HTML][HTML] Toward harmonizing global pesticide regulations for surface freshwaters in support of protecting human health

Z Li, P Fantke - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
To promote international collaboration on environmental pollution management and human
health protection, we conducted a global-level study on the management of pesticides for …

Legacy and new chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in the rivers of south India: Occurrences, sources, variations before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 …

KR Rex, P Chakraborty - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
During pre-pandemic time, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) were investigated in the surface water of Periyar River (PR) and Bharathappuzha …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impact, health hazards, and plant-microbes synergism in remediation of emerging contaminants

V Kumar, S Agrawal, SA Bhat… - Cleaner chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are chemicals occurring naturally or by anthropogenic
activities that have the possibility to go through the environment and pose detrimental …