A review on the application of clay minerals as heavy metal adsorbents for remediation purposes

BO Otunola, OO Ololade - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Clay minerals are affordable, abundant, naturally occurring minerals found in many parts of
the world that have been used effectively for remediation of many contaminants. This review …

Technologies for arsenic removal from water: current status and future perspectives

NR Nicomel, K Leus, K Folens, P Van Der Voort… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
This review paper presents an overview of the available technologies used nowadays for
the removal of arsenic species from water. Conventionally applied techniques to remove …

As (III) adsorption onto different-sized polystyrene microplastic particles and its mechanism

Y Dong, M Gao, Z Song, W Qiu - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
We systematically investigated the surface characteristics of polystyrene microplastic
particles (PSMPs) prepared by ball milling to impart a porous surface structure and special …

Arsenic biogeochemical cycling in paddy soil-rice system: Interaction with various factors, amendments and mineral nutrients

MM Hussain, I Bibi, NK Niazi, M Shahid, J Iqbal… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination is a well-recognized environmental and health issue, threatening
over 200 million people worldwide with the prime cases in South and Southeast Asian and …

Emerging technologies for arsenic removal from drinking water in rural and peri-urban areas: Methods, experience from, and options for Latin America

R Kumar, M Patel, P Singh, J Bundschuh… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Providing drinking water with safe arsenic levels in Latin American (LA) countries (a total of
22 countries) is a major current challenge. Arsenic's presence in water has been neglected …

Natural arsenic in global groundwaters: distribution and geochemical triggers for mobilization

I Herath, M Vithanage, J Bundschuh, JP Maity… - Current Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The elevated concentration of arsenic (As) in the groundwaters of many countries worldwide
has received much attention during recent decades. This article presents an overview of the …

Adsorption mechanism of As (III) on polytetrafluoroethylene particles of different size

Y Dong, M Gao, Z Song, W Qiu - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics exhibit active environmental behavior and unique surface characteristics, and
act as carriers for the migration of trivalent arsenic (As (III)) in the environment. Herein, the …

Efficient removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by continuous adsorption onto iron-coated cork granulates

MA Carneiro, AMA Pintor, RAR Boaventura… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The search for low-cost technologies for arsenic removal from water is in high demand due
to its human toxicity, even at low concentrations. Adsorption can be a cost-effective water …

[HTML][HTML] Shellfish waste-derived mesoporous chitosan for impressive removal of arsenic (V) from aqueous solutions: A combined experimental and computational …

REK Billah, MA Islam, H Lgaz, EC Lima… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Novel shellfish waste-derived chitosan (CS) has been developed to adsorb As (V) from
simulated wastewater under evaluating adsorption process parameters. The coexistence of …

Microwave activated and iron engineered biochar for arsenic adsorption: life cycle assessment and cost analysis

J Norberto, KZ Benis, KN McPhedran… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans are exposed to arsenic (As) from various sources such as food, drinking water, and
air, thus, treatment of water matrices contaminated with As is a worldwide challenge. In this …