Analysis, occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals in African water resources: A current status

LM Madikizela, S Ncube, L Chimuka - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are organic compounds used in medicines for alleviation of pain. Since
2017, there has been a steady increase on the availability of information on contamination of …

Antibiotic resistomes and their chemical residues in aquatic environments in Africa

A Ogunlaja, OO Ogunlaja, OD Olukanni, GO Taylor… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aquatic environment is a hotspot for the transfer of antibiotic resistance to humans and
animals. Several reviews have put together research efforts on the presence and distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic treatment on physicochemical properties of water-soluble protein from Moringa oleifera seed

SQ Tang, QH Du, Z Fu - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of ultrasonic power on the structure and functional properties of water-soluble
protein extracted from defatted Moringa oleifera seed were explored. The results showed …

Bioremediation of heavy metals from the aqueous environment using Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit) seed as a novel biosorbent

S Maity, PB Patil, S SenSharma, A Sarkar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biosorption is an environment-friendly and economic technique to remediate heavy metals
from aqueous systems. In the present study, Artocarpus heterophyllus seed powder was …

Biopolymer electrospun nanofibres for the adsorption of pharmaceuticals from water systems

TG Kebede, S Dube, MM Nindi - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
The focus of this study was on developing a method for the effective removal of non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (ketoprofen, fenoprofen, diclofenac and ibuprofen) and …

Isothermal and Kinetics Modeling Approach for the Bioremediation of Potentially Toxic Trace Metal Ions Using a Novel Biosorbent Acalypha wilkesiana (Copperleaf) …

P Dokania, S Maity, PB Patil, A Sarkar - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Springer
The presence of trace metals in wastewater brings serious environmental pollution that
threatens human health as well as the ecosystem throughout the world due to their non …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and adsorptive removal of sulfonamides and β-blockers in African and Asian water matrices: A comprehensive review

PP Mashile, TS Munonde, PN Nomngongo - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in water bodies have led to severe water pollution, posing adverse human
and ecological health effects. These pollutants enter water bodies through various sources …

Green Synthesis of Surface Modified Biochar for Simultaneous Removal of Steroidal Hormones and Heavy Metals from Wastewater: Optimisation by Central …

SO Amusat, TG Kebede, EN Nxumalo, S Dube… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The modification of pristine biochar derived from the waste of sweet prickly pear using the
green modification method to produce nano-sized biochar (nanobiochar) for the removal of …

Magnetic cellulose-chitosan nanocomposite for simultaneous removal of emerging contaminants: Adsorption kinetics and equilibrium studies

PP Mashile, PN Nomngongo - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
The presence of pharmaceuticals in water systems threatens both terrestrial and aquatic life
across the globe. Some of such contaminants are β-blockers and anticonvulsants, which …

Colocasia esculenta stem as novel biosorbent for potentially toxic metals removal from aqueous system

S Maity, S Nanda, A Sarkar - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Biosorption is an ingenious technique that uses biological materials to acquire trace metal
ions from wastewater. In the present study, the ability of Colocasia esculenta stem biomass …