Adsorption of organic pollutants by natural and modified clays: a comprehensive review

AM Awad, SMR Shaikh, R Jalab, MH Gulied… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adsorption process has been widely used for treatment of wastewaters due to its simplicity
and lower costs as compared to other traditional technologies. Among the alternative …

Adsorption of organic pollutants by nanomaterial-based adsorbents: An overview

AM Awad, R Jalab, A Benamor, MS Nasser… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial-based adsorbents have garnered increasing attention in water and
wastewaters treatment applications due to their attractive properties and strong adsorption …

Exclusive detection of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons using bilayer oxide chemiresistors with catalytic overlayers

SY Jeong, YK Moon, J Wang, JH Lee - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
The accurate detection and identification of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons, which are highly
toxic pollutants, are essential for assessing indoor and outdoor air qualities and protecting …

Exploring the effectiveness of microbial fuel cell for the degradation of organic pollutants coupled with bio-energy generation

MO Idris, HC Kim, AA Yaqoob, MNM Ibrahim - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ongoing global industrialization has contributed in a significant increase in the release
of toxic pollutants into the environment, the majority of which are primarily organic pollutions …

Characteristics and health effects of BTEX in a hot spot for urban pollution

M Dehghani, M Fazlzadeh, A Sorooshian… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study reports a spatiotemporal characterization of toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene, and
xylenes concentrations (BTEX) in an urban hot spot in Iran, specifically at an bus terminal …

Highly Selective Detection of Benzene and Discrimination of Volatile Aromatic Compounds Using Oxide Chemiresistors with Tunable Rh‐TiO2 Catalytic Overlayers

YK Moon, SY Jeong, YM Jo, YK Jo, YC Kang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Volatile aromatic compounds are major air pollutants, and their health impacts should be
assessed accurately based on the concentration and composition of gas mixtures. Herein …

Occupational exposure of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) to pump attendants in Ghana: Implications for policy guidance

FA Kuranchie, PN Angnunavuri, F Attiogbe… - Cogent …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Gasoline plays an important role as fuel for engines, but its use is replete with a high
probability of adverse health to persons along the distribution chain, especially pump …

Temperature-modulated sensing characteristics of ultrafine Au nanoparticle-loaded porous ZnO nanobelts for identification and determination of BTEX

SS Chen, XX Chen, TY Yang, L Chen, Z Guo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The identification and determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)
has always been a formidable challenge for chemiresistive metal oxide sensors owing to …

Health risk assessment of ambient air concentrations of benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) in service station environments

B Edokpolo, QJ Yu, D Connell - International journal of environmental …, 2014 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive evaluation of the adverse health effects of human exposures to BTX from
service station emissions was carried out using BTX exposure data from the scientific …

BTEX compositions and its potential health impacts in Malaysia

MT Latif, HH Abd Hamid, F Ahamad, MF Khan… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine the composition of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and
xylene) and assess the risk to health at different sites in Malaysia. Continuous monitoring of …