Recent advances in the source identification and remediation techniques of nitrate contaminated groundwater: A review

A Richa, S Touil, M Fizir - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Researchers have long been committed to identify nitrate sources in groundwater and to
develop an advanced technique for its remediation because better apply remediation …

Performance efficiency of conventional treatment plants and constructed wetlands towards reduction of antibiotic resistance

M Hazra, LM Durso - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Domestic and industrial wastewater discharges harbor rich bacterial communities, including
both pathogenic and commensal organisms that are antibiotic-resistant (AR). AR pathogens …

The overlooked role of denitrifying bacteria in mediating vanadate reduction

Y Fei, B Zhang, D Chen, T Liu, H Dong - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microbial vanadate [V (V)] reduction is the key process of vanadium geochemical
cycling, while the identified functional microbes are rather limited. Considering the structural …

Comprehensive metagenomic and enzyme activity analysis reveals the inhibitory effects and potential toxic mechanism of tetracycline on denitrification in groundwater

Y Zhang, J Bao, J Du, Q Mao, B Cheng - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread use of tetracycline (TC) inevitably leads to its increasing emission into
groundwater. However, the potential risks of TC to denitrification in groundwater remain …

Prioritization of antibiotic contaminants in China based on decennial national screening data and their persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity

F Huang, L Chen, C Zhang, F Liu, H Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential adverse impacts of antibiotic contamination on environmental quality are
generating increasing concern. Given that an alarming amount and variety of antibiotics …

Oxygen-vacancy-embedded 2D/2D NiFe-LDH/MXene Schottky heterojunction for boosted photodegradation of norfloxacin

Y Ma, D Xu, W Chen, Y Tang, X Wang, L Li… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we have successfully constructed an oxygen-vacancy-embedded NiFe-LDH/Ti 3 C 2
T x MXene 2D/2D sheet-like heterostructure that can serve as efficient photocatalysts for the …

S-Scheme BaTiO3/TiO2 heterojunctions: Piezophotocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin

Z Zhao, Q Ling, Z Li, K Yan, C Ding, P Chen… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The combination of light energy and mechanical energy is thought to be an effective way to
manage environmental resources and create sustainable energy. In this study, thin-film …

Sediments alleviate the inhibition effects of antibiotics on denitrification: Functional gene, microbial community, and antibiotic resistance gene analysis

R Zhang, X Xu, D Jia, Y Lyu, J Hu, Q Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Both antibiotics and sediments can affect the denitrification in aquatic systems. However,
little is known how antibiotics influence the denitrification in the presence of sediments …

Complementary biotransformation of antimicrobial triclocarban obviously mitigates nitrous oxide emission toward sustainable microbial denitrification

L Zhang, X Ma, Q Li, H Cui, K Shi, H Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable nitrogen cycle is an essential biogeochemical process that ensures ecosystem
safety and byproduct greenhouse gas nitrous oxide reduction. Antimicrobials are always co …

Deciphering the effects of antibiotics on nitrogen removal and bacterial communities of autotrophic denitrification systems in a three-dimensional biofilm electrode …

Q Sun, G Zhu - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, three-dimensional biofilm electrode reactors (3D-BERs) were constructed, and
the effects of metronidazole (MNZ) on the nitrogen removal performance and bacterial …