Heavy metals in foods and beverages: Global situation, health risks and reduction methods

EC Scutarașu, LC Trincă - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals are chemical elements with a toxic effect on the human body. The expansion
of industries has led to significant increasing levels of these constituents in the environment …

Constructed wetlands as sustainable ecotechnologies in decentralization practices: a review

A Valipour, YH Ahn - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 - Springer
Recently, a range of novel and cost-effective engineered wetland technologies for
decentralization practices of domestic wastewater treatment have been developed with …

Impacts of design configuration and plants on the functionality of the microbial community of mesocosm-scale constructed wetlands treating ibuprofen

L Zhang, T Lyu, Y Zhang, M Button, CA Arias… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial degradation is an important pathway during the removal of pharmaceuticals in
constructed wetlands (CWs). However, the effects of CW design, plant presence, and …

Adsorption of industrial pollutants by natural and modified aluminosilicates

L Novikova, L Belchinskaya - Clays, clay minerals and ceramic …, 2016 - books.google.com
The adsorption ability of natural clay minerals and zeolites is a structurally caused
distinguished feature, which determines their physical–chemical properties and almost each …

Influence of ultrasound irradiation on cadmium cations adsorption by montmorillonite

Z Danková, A Mockovčiaková… - Desalination and Water …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this work is study of the influence of ultrasound irradiation on adsorption
properties of montmorillonite, contained in bentonite, mined in the Slovak deposit. First …

New insights into the effects of support matrix on the removal of organic micro-pollutants and the microbial community in constructed wetlands

L Zhang, T Lyu, CAR Vargas, CA Arias… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are an eco-friendly and cost-effective technology to remove
organic micro-pollutants (OMPs) from wastewater. The support matrix is an important …

Montmorillonite-anchored magnetite nanocomposite for recovery of ammonium from stormwater and its reuse in adsorption of Sc3+

J Song, V Srivastava, T Kohout, M Sillanpää… - Nanotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
The treatment of stormwater to remove and recover nutrients has received increasing
interest. The objective of this study was to develop a novel adsorbent that is easy to handle …

A mechanistic analysis of wetland biogeochemistry in response to temperature, vegetation, and nutrient input changes

C Pasut, FHM Tang, F Maggi - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wetlands represent the most significant natural greenhouse gas (GHG) source and their
annual emissions tightly depend on climatic and anthropogenic factors. Biogeochemical …

Breakdown, uptake and losses of human urine chemical compounds in barley (Hordeum vulgare) and soybean (Glycine max) agricultural plots: Effectiveness of …

FHM Tang, F Maggi - Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems, 2016 - Springer
Due to the increasing global demand of food and fibers, a comprehensive analysis was
conducted to assess:(1) if application of human urine to agricultural soil provides enough …

A review and perspective of constructed wetlands as a green technology in decentralization practices

A Valipour, YH Ahn - Green technologies and environmental sustainability, 2017 - Springer
Constructed wetlands (CWs) could be an environmentally acceptable option in treating
domestic sewage. But, the successful implementation of this technology in decentralization …