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Abeer S. Aloufi, Bahja Al Riyami, Mustafa A. Fawzy, Hatim M. Al-Yasi, Mostafa Koutb and Sedky H. A. Hassan
The release of heavy metals into the environment as a result of industrial and agricultural activities represents one of the century?s most significant issues. Cobalt is a hazardous metal that is employed in a variety of industries. In this study, respon...
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Amel Khalfaoui, Abderrezzaq Benalia, Zineb Selama, Amira Hammoud, Kerroum Derbal, Antonio Panico and Antonio Pizzi
The present work aims to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of orange peels as a low-cost biosorbent for removing Cr(VI) from an aqueous solution by the biosorbent process. The orange peels as adsorbent was characterized using different methods, suc...
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María Dolores Granado-Castro, María Dolores Galindo-Riaño, Jesús Gestoso-Rojas, Lorena Sánchez-Ponce, María José Casanueva-Marenco and Margarita Díaz-de-Alba
A new biosorbent obtained from Calabrese broccoli stalks has been prepared, characterised and used as an effective, low-cost and ecofriendly biomass to remove Pb(II) from aqueous solutions, without any complicated pretreatment. Structural and morphologic...
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Olga. A. Glazunova, Konstantin V. Moiseenko and Tatyana V. Fedorova
As a toxic xenobiotic compound, the anthraquinone dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR) poses a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, the ability of Trametes hirsuta to remove RBBR from the medium was investigated, and the role of ads...
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Okon-Akan Omolabake Abiodun, Oluwasogo Oluwaseun, Olaoye Kayode Oladayo, Omoogun Abayomi, Akpowu Arubi George, Emmanuel Opatola, Robinson Friday Orah, Efe Jeffery Isukuru, Ifunanya Chiamaka Ede, Oluwadara Temitayo Oluwayomi, Jude A. Okolie and Ibrahim Asiata Omotayo
This study aims to comprehensively investigate the current advances in water treatment technologies for the elimination of heavy metals using biomass-based adsorbents. The enhancement of adsorption capacity in biomass materials is achieved through surfac...
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Nikita Yushin, Inga Zinicovscaia, Liliana Cepoi, Tatiana Chiriac, Ludmila Rudi and Dmitrii Grozdov
The biosorption and bioaccumulation of gadolinium by Arthospira platensis in batch experiments was examined. In biosorption experiments, the influence of pH, gadolinium concentration, time of contact and temperature on Arthospira platensis sorption capac...
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Igor Karlovic, Tamara Markovic, Andrew C. Smith and Kre?imir Maldini
Gravel pits are considered potentially hazardous in terms of groundwater quality protection as they represent an open part of the aquifer system, increasing the aquifer?s vulnerability to contamination from the surface. The aim of this research was to de...
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Malgorzata Galczynska, Renata Gamrat and Artur Ciemniak
Macrophytes play an important role in assessing the condition of aquatic ecosystems. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of cadmium uptake by frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) for the phytoremediation of aquatic ecosystems. The study ex...
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Shaoqing Zhang, Hang Zhang, Yucheng Feng, Naga Raju Maddela, Shugeng Li and Liqiu Zhang
This study aimed at investigating the potential impacts of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure on the partial denitrification (PD) system. Our results indicated that nitrite accumulation rates were significantly decreased to 67.94 ± 1.25%?69.52 ± 3.13...
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Steven Jing-Liang Xu, Kam-Chau Wu, Winnie Lam and Fred Wang-Fat Lee
Biosorption is an effective method for removing heavy metal ions from wastewater. In the current study, the biosorption capacity of a microalgae Prorocentrum triestinum strain AD1 was investigated for cadmium removal. The efficient biomass concentration ...
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