Biochars as media for air pollution control systems: Contaminant removal, applications and future research directions

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura, T Wenga, M Mtisi - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars are low-cost and renewable biomaterials with several applications, including soil
amendment, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and removal of both inorganic and …

Extraction and GC-MS analysis of phthalate esters in food matrices: a review

MV Russo, P Avino, L Perugini, I Notardonato - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
According to the Scopus database, using “phthalate” and “GC” as keywords, 758 papers
have been found between 1990 and 2014, showing strong and increasing interest in this …

Intake estimates of phthalate esters for South Delhi population based on exposure media assessment

MT Das, P Ghosh, IS Thakur - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
An indirect estimation method was followed to derive exposure levels of fifteen phthalate
congeners in urban population of Delhi, India. The exposure media samples were collected …

Emerging contaminants in the atmosphere: Analysis, occurrence and future challenges

PJ Barroso, JL Santos, J Martín, I Aparicio… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The presence of emerging contaminants (EC) in the atmospheric environment of urban, rural
or even remote areas has become a significant issue for environmental science. This has …

Phthalate esters contamination in soils and vegetables of plastic film greenhouses of suburb Nanjing, China and the potential human health risk

TT Ma, LH Wu, L Chen, HB Zhang, Y Teng… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
The contamination of phthalate esters (PAEs) has become a potential threat to the
environment and human health because they could be easily released as plasticizers from …

Review of progress in solvent-extraction techniques for the determination of polyaromatic hydrocarbons as airborne pollutants

JE Szulejko, KH Kim, RJC Brown, MS Bae - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this review, we concentrate on sample-pretreatment options with the main emphasis on all
aspects of solvent extraction prior to GC-based analysis of airborne polyaromatic …

Microfluidic electrochemical immunosensor for the trace analysis of cocaine in water and body fluids

NA Abdelshafi, J Bell, K Rurack… - Drug Testing and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Quick but accurate testing and on‐the‐spot monitoring of cocaine in oral fluids and urine
continues to be an important toxicological issue. In terms of drug testing, a number of …

Quantification of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate released by medical devices during respiratory assistance and estimation of patient exposure

Y Bouattour, M Wasiak, L Bernard, J Pinguet… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) migration from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has
been studied with infusion, transfusion and extracorporeal oxygenation devices, but no …

Role of photo-and biodegradation of two PAHs on leaves: Modelling the impact on air quality ecosystem services provided by urban trees

E Terzaghi, F De Nicola, BEL Cerabolini… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban trees provide important ecosystem services, including air quality improvement.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most important pollutants in air …

A review of monitoring of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: An African perspective

CF Munyeza, ER Rohwer, PBC Forbes - Trends in Environmental Analytical …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review, we focus on the status of the monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in ambient air as well as in living (indoor) and working environments in Africa from …