Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering最新文献

{"title":"A novel circular approach to analyze the challenges associated with micro-nano plastics and their sustainable remediation techniques.","authors":"Tejaswini Mssr,&nbsp;Pankaj Pathak,&nbsp;Lakhveer Singh,&nbsp;Deep Raj,&nbsp;D K Gupta","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2208507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2208507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mismanagement of consumer-discarded plastic waste (CDPW) has raised global environmental concerns about climate change. The COVID-19 outbreak has generated ∼1.6 million tons of plastic waste per day in the form of personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, face shields, and sanitizer bottles). These plastic wastes are either combustible or openly dumped in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Open dumping upsurges emerging contaminants like micro-nano plastics (MNPs) that directly enter the ecosystem and cause severe impacts on flora and fauna. Therefore, it has become an utmost priority to determine sustainable technologies that can degrade or treat MNPs from the environment. The present review assesses the sources and impacts of MNPs, various challenges, and issues associated with their remediation techniques. Accordingly, a novel sustainable circular model is recommended to increase the degradation efficiency of MNPs using biochemical and biological methods. It is also concluded that the proposed model does not only overcome environmental issues but also provides a sustainable secondary resource to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs).</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9651148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"One-pot synthesis of ion-imprinted three-dimensional porous material based on graphene oxide for the selective adsorption of copper(II).","authors":"Zhifeng Xu,&nbsp;Lizhen Li,&nbsp;Junhua Li,&nbsp;Peihong Deng","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2199650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2199650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic polymers with predetermined selectivity for a given analyte. One major problem associated with MIPs is the inaccessibility of a large fraction of the recognition sites that remain buried within the polymeric matrix. To address this problem, the high selectivity imparted by the imprinting technique and the porosity of three-dimensional (3D) graphene oxide (GO)-based porous materials were utilized in this work to prepare a 3D GO-based Cu(II)-ion-imprinted material (hereafter denoted as IIM) via one-pot reactions of GO, chitosan (CS), and glutaraldehyde in the presence of Cu(II). Results of equilibrium binding experiments show that IIM has a high template-ion binding capacity (1.75 mmol g^-1) and good imprinting factor (2.19). Further, results of selectivity tests indicate that IIM has a high Cu(II)-recognition ability. IIM also has a fast binding rate and satisfactory reusability. In addition, the Langmuir isotherm model was well fitted with the experimental data, indicating the monolayer adsorption of Cu(II) ions. The present work provided a convenient approach to prepare 3D GO-based imprinted materials that are promising for enrichment or recycling of target compounds from wastewater.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9520603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In situ capping of silver nanoparticles with cellulosic matrices from wheat straws in enhancing their antimicrobial activity: Synthesis and characterization.","authors":"Shappo Tlou,&nbsp;Evans Suter,&nbsp;Mitema Alfred,&nbsp;Hilary Rutto,&nbsp;Wesley Omwoyo","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2260295","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2260295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silver nanoparticles have gained worldwide attention in the scientific community due to their high antimicrobial activity. However, they tend to agglomerate and lose their shape and properties, thus capping agents necessary to protect their shapes, sizes, and properties. To enhance their antimicrobial activity, this research aimed to cap silver nanoparticles with cellulosic matrices from wheat straws. The wheat straw was delignified with 6% HNO_3, and the residual was treated with 1% NaOH and NaClO: CH₃COOH (1:1), then used to synthesize cellulose nanocrystals <i>via</i> acid hydrolysis. AgNPs were incorporated into the CPC and CNCs by in-situ synthesis using NaHB₄ as the reducing agent. Fourier Transform Infrared, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used to investigate their features. The findings exhibited crystallinity increased with subsequent treatments, according to XRD analysis. Ultraviolet-visible, FTIR, TEM, and XRD analysis confirmed the capping of AgNPs onto the cellulosic materials. Antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli,</i> with CNCs-AgNPs composite, exhibited higher activity compared to CPC-AgNPs composite due to the increased surface area and excellent binding on the surface of the composite.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41130923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of phthalate and non-phthalate plasticizers on reproductive endocrine system-related gene expression profiles in Japanese medaka (<i>Oryzias latipes</i>).","authors":"Yoshifumi Horie, Dorcas Uaciquete","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2273690","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2273690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plasticizers containing phthalates have the potential to alter endocrine function in vertebrates. While non-phthalate plasticizers were previously considered to be environmentally friendly and safe, our research team discovered that bis-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) and acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) disrupt thyroid hormones in Japanese medaka (<i>Oryzias latipes</i>). We assessed reproductive- and estrogen-responsive gene expression patterns in Japanese medaka to determine whether the phthalate plasticizers bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP, positive control) and the non-phthalate plasticizers DEHA and ATBC disrupt endocrine signaling. The results showed that the levels of choriogenin H (<i>chgH</i>) and vitellogenin (<i>vtg</i>) genes increased after exposure to DEHP and ATBC, suggesting that these plasticizers may have estrogenic activity. Exposure to DEHP and DEHA resulted in the upregulation of kisspeptin (<i>kiss</i>), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (<i>gnrh</i>), and follicle-stimulating hormone beta (<i>fshβ</i>) genes, suggesting that these plasticizers may interfere with reproductive function. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that the non-phthalate plasticizers DEHA and ATBC can disrupt reproduction-related hormonal activity in fish.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61563145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The ability of drinking water treatment sludge to degrade methylene blue in water through combined adsorption/photo Fenton-like process.","authors":"Zaina Izghri, Karima Ennaciri, Ghizlane Enaime, Chaima Sekkouri, Fatima Ezzahra Yaacoubi, Lhoussaine Chahid, Layla El Gaini, Abdelaziz Bacaoui, Abdelrani Yaacoubi","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2277622","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2277622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, drinking water treatment sludge (DWTS) was reused as a catalyst in advanced oxidation processes for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. After determining their chemical and mineralogical compositions by X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), BET surface area, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), and FT-IR spectra. DWTS has been used as a heterogeneous photo Fenton-Like catalyst for the oxidation of MB under different parameters, including pH (3-6), H₂O₂ concentration (9.79-29.37 mM), and dose (1-2.5 g/L). The results showed that within 180 min and under UV light irradiation, more than 86% of MB having a concentration of 50 mg/L were removed using a catalyst loading of 1.5 g/L, a H₂O₂ dosage of 23.17 mM and a solution pH of 5. The DWTS has a satisfactory stability as the catalyst is stable and have very less iron leaching property.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71482229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comprehensive review on artificial intelligence in water treatment for optimization. Clean water now and the future.","authors":"Machodi Mathaba, JeanClaude Banza","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2024.2309102","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2024.2309102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given the severe effects that toxic compounds present in wastewater streams have on humans, it is imperative that water and wastewater streams pollution be addressed globally. This review comprehensively examines various water and wastewater treatment methods and water quality management methods based on artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning (ML) and AI have become a powerful tool for addressing problems in the real world and has gained a lot of interest since it can be used for a wide range of activities. The foundation of ML techniques involves training of a network with collected data, followed by application of learned network to the process simulation and prediction. The creation of ML models for process simulations requires measured data. In order to forecast and simulate chemical and physical processes such chemical reactions, heat transfer, mass transfer, energy, pharmaceutics and separation, a variety of machine-learning algorithms have recently been developed. These models have shown to be more adept at simulating and modeling processes than traditional models. Although AI offers many advantages, a number of disadvantages have kept these methods from being extensively applied in actual water treatment systems. Lack of evidence of application in actual water treatment scenarios, poor repeatability and data availability and selection are a few of the main problems that need to be resolved.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139642274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bioaccumulation and distribution of Pb, Ni, Zn and Fe in stinging nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i>) tissues and heavy metal-contamination assessment in the industrial zone of smelter Ferronikeli (Drenas-Kosovo).","authors":"Hazbije Sahiti,&nbsp;Kemajl Bislimi,&nbsp;Nazmije Abdurrahmani Gagica,&nbsp;Teuta Bajra Brahimaj,&nbsp;Enis Dalo","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2236535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2236535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here, we determined the concentrations of Pb, Ni, Zn and Fe in the soil and in vegetative organs of stinging nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i>) collected from the banks of the Drenica River in the vicinity of the Ferronikeli smelter. The results were compared with samples collected from the banks 20 km (Shalë village) upriver. In addition, the bioaccumulation factor (BCF) and translocation factor (TF) were determined. Meanwhile, to evaluate the level of pollution in the study area was used the contamination factor (CF), potential ecological risk factor (<math><mrow><msubsup><mrow><mi>E</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math>) and the potential ecological risk index (RI). The order of heavy metals according to their concentration in the soil samples at both sampling sites was as follows: Fe > Ni > Zn > Pb. Concentrations in excess of the limits allowed for soils in the samples collected in the vicinity of the smelter were recorded for Pb (173.13 mg kg^-1), Zn (1217.48 mg kg^-1), and Ni (1443.93 mg kg^-1), while at the control site, Zn (270.82 mg kg^-1) and Ni (375.47 mg kg^-1) were found in excess concentrations. But lead (Pb) level was under allowed limit. The data showed that the stinging nettle is not a hyperaccumulator because BCF < 1 at both sites for all metals under study. Furthermore, analysis of the translocation factor (TF_steam/root) showed that at low of heavy metal concentrations, their mobility was higher (TF > 1). The lowest mobility (TF < 1) was observed at site I (Poklek), where the concentration of heavy metals was higher, except for Fe. The opposite was shown for mobility of metals from stems to leaves (TF_leave/steam). The evaluation of CF showed that the area near the Ferronikeli smelter had low degree of Pb, moderate degree of Zn and considerable degree of Ni contamination. The values of RI indicate low potential ecological risk index.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9905282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emerging disinfection by-products formation of various molecular weight organic matter fractions in raw water contaminated with treated wastewater.","authors":"Dararat Keaonaborn,&nbsp;Warangkana Na-Phatthalung,&nbsp;Suthiwan Keawchouy,&nbsp;Juthamas Jaichuedee,&nbsp;Suthatip Sinyoung,&nbsp;Charongpun Musikavong","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2238588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2238588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Combining dissolved organic matter (DOM) in raw water (RW) with DOM in treated wastewater (TWW) can react with chlorine and pose emerging disinfection by-products (DBPs). This study evaluated DOM based on the molecular weight (MW) size fractionation, trihalomethane, iodinated-trihalomethane, haloacetonitrile, and trichloronitromethane formation potential (THMFP, I-THMFP, HANFP, and TCNMFP) of the RW from the U-Tapao Canal, Songkhla, Thailand and the RW mixed with TWW (RW + TWW) samples. The RW and RW + TWW were treated by coagulation with poly aluminum chloride. The DOM of RW and RW + TWW and their treated water was distributed most in the MW below 1 kDa. The MWs of 3-10 kDa and 1-3 kDa were the active DOM involved in the specific THMFP for the RW + TWW. The MW of < 1 kDa in the RW + TWW resulted in a slightly high specific I-THMFP and HANFP. The MW of 1 - 3 kDa in the coagulated samples had a high specific I-THMFP. The MW of > 10 kDa in the coagulated RW + TWW was a precursor for a particular HANFP. Monitoring systems for measuring the level of TWW mixed with RW and an effective process to enhance the efficiency of traditional water treatment must be set up to produce a consumer-safe water supply.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10027900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Polyethylene glycol-modified mesoporous zerovalent iron nanoparticle as potential catalyst for improved reductive degradation of Congo red from wastewater.","authors":"Ipsita Som,&nbsp;Mouni Roy,&nbsp;Rajnarayan Saha","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2215679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2215679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, bare zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) have been modified using polyethylene glycol (PEG) of various molecular weight in a facile technique. The synthesized nZVI modified with PEG, M.W. of 600 and 6000 was denoted by nZVI-PEG₆₀₀ and nZVI-PEG₆₀₀₀, respectively, and compared their catalytic activity towards the reductive degradation of Congo red (CR) using NaBH₄.The existence of PEG layer surrounds the nZVI core was confirmed by several characterization tools, such as XRD, FTIR, FESEM and TEM. Herein, both nZVI-PEG₆₀₀ and nZVI-PEG₆₀₀₀ exhibited remarkable removal efficiencies of 89.6% and 99.2% within 14 min of reaction time. The optimum reaction parameters were found to be as follows: 0.2 g L^-1 catalyst dose and initial dye concentration of 2 × 10^-5 molL^-1 etc. Kinetic studies of dye degradation were investigated which follow pseudo-1^st-order kinetics. The TOC analysis confirmed the complete mineralization of CR dye by nZVI-PEG₆₀₀₀ nanocatalyst. GCMS analysis of plausible degraded products was performed to elucidate a probable mechanistic pathway of CR degradation. Further, we have investigated the degradation of two anionic dyes mixture, i.e., CR and methyl orange (MO) using best catalyst, i.e., nZVI-PEG₆₀₀₀.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10188464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sorption of thiamin (vitamin B1) onto micro(nano)plastics: pH dependence and sorption models.","authors":"Mehmet Kilincer,&nbsp;Hasan Saygin,&nbsp;Mustafa Ozyurek,&nbsp;Asli Baysal","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2216123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2216123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the carrier of various inorganics and organics from various media, micro(nano)plastics have an impact on the environment and human health. Recently, many studies have examined the sorption of various organics including antibiotics. However, while vitamins have critical roles in the environment and microsystems from humans to plant life, the sorption of vitamins onto micro(nano)plastics are still uninvestigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the sorption of vitamin B1 onto various micro(nano)plastics from food packages under different pHs using batch technique; sorption kinetics and isotherms models were investigated as well. The results indicated that higher capacities were obtained between 360 min to 1440 min in polypropylene and polyethylene micro(nano)plastics, and similar kinetic behaviors observed in different pHs. However, the sorption responses (sorption capacity, equilibrium time) of polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene were varied. The sorption kinetics between vitamin B1 and micro(nano)plastics showed that the pseudo-first-order model was better to fit for polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene compared to the pseudo-second-order kinetics, however it was changed for polypropylene and polyethylene. Moreover, the obtained results suggest a complex nature of vitamin B1 sorption, including both chemical and physical sorption occur under various pHs and polymer types.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9885205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}