Global distribution of pesticides in freshwater resources and their remediation approaches

S Singh, M Rawat, SK Malyan, R Singh, VK Tyagi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of pesticides in enhancing global agricultural production is magnificent. However,
their unmanaged use threatens water resources and individual health. A significant …

Activated carbons in full-scale advanced wastewater treatment

AS Mestre, M Campinas, RMC Viegas… - Advanced materials for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Activated carbons are versatile adsorbents that can play a crucial role in the enhancement of
wastewater treatment, namely by controlling organic microcontaminants of emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Powdered activated carbon full-scale addition to the activated sludge reactor of a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Pharmaceutical compounds control …

M Campinas, RMC Viegas, CMM Almeida… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) dosing to a conventional activated sludge (AS) reactor is
a low-investment option for controlling pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) in municipal …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption on activated carbon combined with ozonation for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern in drinking water

B Cantoni, J Ianes, B Bertolo, S Ziccardi… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water is raising
concern for potential negative effects on human health. Ozonation and adsorption on …

Assessment of full-scale 4th treatment step for micro pollutant removal in Sweden: Sand and GAC filter combo

O Svahn, S Borg - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the 4th treatment step in Degeberga WWTP treatment plant, the first
full scale GAC filter in Sweden installed in April 2020 for removal of micropollutants. The two …

Key factors for activated carbon adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds from wastewaters: A multivariate modelling approach

RMC Viegas, AS Mestre, E Mesquita, M Machuqueiro… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Projection to Latent Structures (PLS) regression, a generalization of multiple linear
regression, is used to model two datasets (40 observed data points each) of adsorption …

Disinfection by-product formation and toxicity evaluation for chlorination with powered activated carbon

X Huang, Y Yu, H Chen, H Liang, M Geng, B Shi - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
With the deterioration of source water quality, pre-chlorination and pre-addition of powdered
activated carbon (PAC) have been widely applied to improve water treatment efficiency …

Immobilization of Microcystin by the Hydrogel–Biochar Composite to Enhance Biodegradation during Drinking Water Treatment

L Zhang, S Tang, S Jiang - ACS Es&t Water, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microcystin-LR (MC-LR), the most common algal toxin in freshwater, poses an escalating
threat to safe drinking water. This study aims to develop an engineered biofiltration system …

Enhanced biofiltration coupled with ultrafiltration process in marine recirculating aquaculture system: Fast start-up of nitrification and long-term performance

W Liu, Y Yang, X Li, X Fan - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In marine recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), the prolonged initiation of biological
nitrification and the proliferation of potential pathogens due to high salinity pose challenges …

Adsorption/coagulation/ceramic microfiltration for treating challenging waters for drinking water production

M Campinas, RMC Viegas, R Coelho, H Lucas… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pressurized powdered activated carbon/coagulation/ceramic microfiltration (PAC/Alum/MF)
was investigated at pilot scale for treating low turbidity and low natural organic matter (NOM) …