Role of heterotrophic aerobic denitrifying bacteria in nitrate removal from wastewater

A Rajta, R Bhatia, H Setia… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
With the increase in industrial and agricultural activities, a large amount of nitrogenous
compounds are released into the environment, leading to nitrate pollution. The perilous …

Excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers: an unawareness causing serious threats to environment and human health

M Ahmed, M Rauf, Z Mukhtar, NA Saeed - Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Springer
Farmers occasionally need to add nitrogen fertilizer to their farms and gardens to make
available just the precise nutrients for their plants' growth. The applications of inorganic …

Achieving high selectivity for nitrate electrochemical reduction to ammonia over MOF-supported Ru x O y clusters

J Qin, K Wu, L Chen, X Wang, Q Zhao, B Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrate (NO3−) electroreduction to ammonia (NH4+) is a sustainable alternative strategy for
NH4+ synthesis, and it can be used to solve the water pollution problem by simultaneously …

Evaluation of shallow groundwater contamination and associated human health risk in an alluvial plain impacted by agricultural and industrial activities, mid-west …

J Wu, Z Sun - Exposure and health, 2016 - Springer
Intensive human activities have caused contamination to groundwater quality which
consequently affects human health. In this study, an evaluation of groundwater quality was …

Introducing an amine functionalized novel conjugate material for toxic nitrite detection and adsorption from wastewater

MR Awual, MM Hasan, A Islam, MM Rahman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, 4-nitro-1-naphthylamine ligand functionalized porous conjugate
material was prepared for efficient nitrite (NO 2−) monitoring and removal from water …

Nutrients removal and recovery in bioelectrochemical systems: a review

PT Kelly, Z He - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Nutrient removal and recovery has received less attention during the development of
bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for energy efficient wastewater treatment, but it is a critical …

Assessment of enhanced nitrite removal and monitoring using ligand modified stable conjugate materials

MR Awual, AM Asiri, MM Rahman… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, stable conjugate material was fabricated by functional organic ligand
embedded onto the porous silica for efficient detection and adsorption of toxic nitrite (NO 2−) …

Powering denitrification: the perspectives of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

M Duca, MTM Koper - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Imbalances in the nitrogen cycle caused by human activities (combustion, fertiliser-intensive
agriculture) have resulted in alarmingly increased levels of nitrate in groundwater and other …

Efficient toxic nitrite monitoring and removal from aqueous media with ligand based conjugate materials

RM Kamel, A Shahat, WH Hegazy, EM Khodier… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop a highly selective conjugate material for efficient optical detection
and adsorption of nitrite (NO 2−) ion from waste solutions. In the present study, 1 …

Environmental pollution in Africa

AO Fayiga, MO Ipinmoroti, T Chirenje - Environment, development and …, 2018 - Springer
Africa is blessed with natural and mineral resources, but exploitation of these resources has
led to extreme pollution of the environment. Population growth and urbanization due to …