Metallic iron (Fe0)-based materials for aqueous phosphate removal: A critical review

B Konadu-Amoah, R Hu, AI Ndé-Tchoupé… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The discharge of excessive phosphate from wastewater sources into the aquatic
environment has been identified as a major environmental threat responsible for …

Organic contaminants in African aquatic systems: Current knowledge, health risks, and future research directions

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic contaminants (OCs) are increasingly being reported in African aquatic systems, yet
a critical evaluation of the literature is still lacking. The objectives of this review were to:(1) …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated water resource management: Rethinking the contribution of rainwater harvesting

Z Huang, EL Nya, MA Rahman, TB Mwamila, V Cao… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is generally perceived as a promising cost-effective alternative
water resource for potable and non-potable uses (water augmentation) and for reducing …

[HTML][HTML] Metallic iron for environmental remediation: the still overlooked iron chemistry

M Xiao, R Hu, R Tao, X Cui, B Konadu-Amoah… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) containing metallic iron (Fe0) as reactive materials are
currently considered as an established technology for groundwater remediation. Fe0 PRBs …

[HTML][HTML] Metallic iron for environmental remediation: The fallacy of the electron efficiency concept

R Hu, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, V Cao, W Gwenzi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The suitability of remediation systems using metallic iron (Fe0) has been extensively
discussed during the past 3 decades. It has been established that aqueous Fe0 oxidative …

Investigating the Fe0/H2O systems using the methylene blue method: Validity, applications, and future directions

B Konadu-Amoah, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, R Hu, W Gwenzi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
An innovative approach to characterize the reactivity of metallic iron (Fe 0) for aqueous
contaminant removal has been in use for a decade: The methylene blue method (MB …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Water Salinity on the Efficiency of Fe0-Based Systems for Water Treatment

R Tao, X Cui, M Xiao, R Hu, W Gwenzi, H Ruppert… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metallic iron (Fe0) is a reactive material for treating polluted water. The effect of water salinity
on the efficiency of Fe0-based remediation systems is not yet established. This work aims to …

[HTML][HTML] A novel and facile method to characterize the suitability of metallic iron for water treatment

M Lufingo, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, R Hu, KN Njau… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metallic iron (Fe0) materials have been industrially used for water treatment since the 1850s.
There are still many fundamental challenges in affordably and reliably characterizing the …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptualizing the Fe0/H2O System: A Call for Collaboration to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Fe0-Based Permeable Reactive Barrier Technology

V Cao, O Bakari, JF Kenmogne-Tchidjo… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Science denial relates to rejecting well-established views that are no longer questioned by
scientists within a given community. This expression is frequently connected with climate …

Prospects of genetic engineering utilizing potential genes for regulating arsenic accumulation in plants

P Kumari, A Rastogi, A Shukla, S Srivastava, S Yadav - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The rapid pace of industrial, agricultural and anthropogenic activities in the 20 th century has
resulted in contamination of heavy metals across the globe. Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous …