Heavy metals in wastewater and sewage sludge from selected municipal treatment plants in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

MA Agoro, AO Adeniji, MA Adefisoye, OO Okoh - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the distribution of five heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Fe) across the
various stages of treatment in three selected sewage treatment facilities and their receiving …

Recent advances in endocrine disrupting compounds degradation through metal oxide-based nanomaterials

C Imparato, A Bifulco, B Silvestri, G Vitiello - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) comprise a class of natural or synthetic molecules
and groups of substances which are considered as emerging contaminants due to their …

Profiles of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in bottled water, tap water, lake water, and wastewater samples collected from Hanoi, Vietnam

TM Le, HMN Nguyen, VK Nguyen, AV Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination levels and distribution patterns of ten typical phthalic acid esters (PAEs) were
investigated in various types of water samples collected from Hanoi metropolitan area in …

Occurrence, fate and ecological risks of 90 typical emerging contaminants in full-scale textile wastewater treatment plants from a large industrial park in Guangxi …

SS Liu, WD You, CE Chen, XY Wang, B Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent industrial relocation in China causes lots of environment concerns including risks of
emerging contaminants (ECs). Herein, the occurrence, fate, removal and ecological risks of …

A review on the removal of phthalate acid esters in wastewater treatment plants: from the conventional wastewater treatment to combined processes

L Bai, X Dong, F Wang, X Ding, Z Diao… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
In the past decades, phthalate acid esters (PAEs), as a new class of recalcitrant
environmental contaminant, have attracted increasing concern due to their potential hazards …

Boron‐doped diamond for hydroxyl radical and sulfate radical anion electrogeneration, transformation, and voltage‐free sustainable oxidation

J Cai, T Niu, P Shi, G Zhao - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Boron‐doped diamond‐based electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (BDD‐
EAOPs) have attracted much attention. However, few systematic studies concerning the …

Evaluation of occurrence, fate and removal of priority phthalate esters (PAEs) in wastewater and sewage sludge by advanced biological treatment, waste stabilization …

B Nas, H Ateş, T Dolu, E Yel, ME Argun, S Koyuncu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Phthalate Esters (PAEs), detected in high concentrations generally in treated
wastewater discharged from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), are important pollutants …

Designing of waste fruit peels extracted cellulose supported molybdenum sulfide nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of RhB dye and industrial effluent

N Tavker, M Sharma - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste fruit peels which are usually discarded as agricultural wastes were utilized to isolate
cellulose. The varied amount of isolated cellulose was used as sustainable support with …

The fate of phthalate acid esters in wastewater treatment plants and their impact on receiving waters

C Wang, J Wang, W Gao, X Ning, S Xu, X Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phthalates (PAEs) are gaining attention and being researched as an endocrine disruptor as
global plastic use surge. There is an urgent need to explore the key factors affecting the …

Occurrence and correlation of microplastics and dibutyl phthalate in rivers from Pearl River Delta, China

D Wang, SY Jiang, C Fan, L Fu, HD Ruan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as the novel contaminants in various environments.
Phthalates would be released from plasticized microplastics into a riverine environment …