Improving the efficiency of wastewater treatment plants: Bio-removal of heavy-metals and pharmaceuticals by Azolla filiculoides and Lemna minuta

E Bianchi, A Biancalani, C Berardi, A Antal… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the removal of Fe (III), Cr (VI), Al (III), diclofenac, and
levofloxacin from treated wastewater in the presence of the free-floating plants Azolla …

Global occurrence and aquatic hazards of antipsychotics in sewage influents, effluent discharges and surface waters

AR Wronski, BW Brooks - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite increasing reports of pharmaceuticals in surface waters, aquatic hazard information
remains limited for many contaminants, particularly for sublethal, chronic responses …

[HTML][HTML] Duckweed as a future food: Evidence from metabolite profile, nutritional and microbial analyses

N Yahaya, NH Hamdan, AR Zabidi, AM Mohamad… - Future Foods, 2022 - Elsevier
Duckweed species are nutritionally meaningless plant which grow wildly in unattended
areas. Therefore, understanding the metabolites content in duckweed species is essential …

Evaluation of ketoprofen toxicity in two freshwater species: Effects on biochemical, physiological and population endpoints

GD Alkimin, AMVM Soares, C Barata, B Nunes - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Among the most used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ketoprofen (KTF)
assumes an important position. Nevertheless, its ecotoxicological effects in non-target …

UV-activated persulfates oxidation of anthraquinone dye: Kinetics and ecotoxicological assessment

RK Ramakrishnan, A Venkateshaiah, K Grübel… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) are gaining popularity as a
feasible alternative for removing recalcitrant pollutants in an aqueous environment …

Ecotoxicological and genotoxic effects of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) on Lemna minor L. and Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. plants under a short-term laboratory assay

F Pietrini, V Iannilli, L Passatore, S Carloni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The environmental occurrence of phthalates (PAE) is of great concern for the ecosystem and
human health. Despite of their recognized toxicity on biota, a lack of knowledge is still …

[HTML][HTML] Ketoprofen as an emerging contaminant: occurrence, ecotoxicity and (bio) removal

E Tyumina, M Subbotina, M Polygalov, S Tyan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ketoprofen, a bicyclic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used in human and
veterinary medicine, has recently been cited as an environmental contaminant that raises …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological and Biochemical Effects of an Aqueous Extract of Lemna minor L. as a Potential Biostimulant for Maize

D Del Buono, ML Bartucca, E Ballerini… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Biostimulants are receiving increasing attention for their beneficial effects on crops, driving
interest in identifying new plant extracts that could exert such stimulatory effects. This work …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of diclofenac and naproxen and their mixture on spring barley seedlings and Heterocypris incongruens

B Pawłowska, A Telesiński, R Biczak - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a popular group of drugs used
worldwide. These drugs are also available over the counter, which implies that their …

[HTML][HTML] Combined toxicity of therapeutic pharmaceuticals to duckweed, Lemna minor

M Markovic, PA Neale, B Nidumolu, A Kumar - … and environmental safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, which are designed to be biologically active at low concentrations, are
found in surface waters, meaning aquatic organisms can be exposed to complex mixtures of …