Pesticide residues in drinking water, their potential risk to human health and removal options

I El-Nahhal, Y El-Nahhal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of pesticides in agricultural and public health sectors has resulted in
substantially contaminated water resources with residues in many countries. Almost no …

Spent coffee grounds: A review on current utilization

J McNutt - Journal of industrial and engineering chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Coffee, one of the world's most popular beverages, carries with it a large economic and
environmental burden in the form of spent coffee grounds (SCG), the unutilized portion of the …

Endocrine-disrupting compounds: Occurrence, detection methods, effects and promising treatment pathways—A critical review

WT Vieira, MB de Farias, MP Spaolonzi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increase in the anthropogenic impact has induced a constant discharge of new
substances into the environment. Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) belong to this …

Bioresource-based graphene quantum dots and their applications: a review

N Sohal, S Singla, SJ Malode, S Basu… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental worsening, energy crises, and various other factors have enhanced the
demand for facile, cheap, and green approaches for creating emerging materials from …

An analysis of the versatility and effectiveness of composts for sequestering heavy metal ions, dyes and xenobiotics from soils and aqueous milieus

A Mudhoo, DL Ramasamy, A Bhatnagar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The persistence and bioaccumulation of environmental pollutants in water bodies, soils and
living tissues remain alarmingly related to environmental protection and ecosystem …

Multianalytical characterization of biochar and hydrochar produced from waste biomasses for environmental and agricultural applications

E Taskin, C de Castro Bueno, I Allegretta, R Terzano… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) and hydrochar (HC) are solid by-products obtained from various types of
biomasses through the processes of pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization, respectively …

Converting environmental risks to benefits by using spent coffee grounds (SCG) as a valuable resource

M Stylianou, A Agapiou, M Omirou, I Vyrides… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Coffee is perhaps one of the most vital ingredients in humans' daily life in modern world.
However, this causes the production of million tons of relevant wastes, ie, plastic cups …

Facile synthesis and characterization of multi walled carbon nanotubes for fast and effective removal of 4‑tert‑octylphenol endocrine disruptor in water

ZA ALOthman, AY Badjah, I Ali - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Facile synthesis and characterization of multi walled carbon nanotubes (MCNTs) were
obtained. The particle size and surface area were 10–40 nm and 9.1 m 2/g. 4‑Tert …

The applications of graphene oxide quantum dots in the removal of emerging pollutants in water: An overview

CS Tshangana, AA Muleja, AT Kuvarega… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide quantum dots (GQDs) are an emerging class of zero-dimensional, oxygen-
rich materials with dimensions of less than 20 nm. GQDs exhibit the phenomena of quantum …

Synthesis a graphene-like magnetic biochar by potassium ferrate for 17β-estradiol removal: effects of Al2O3 nanoparticles and microplastics

N Liu, Y Liu, X Tan, M Li, S Liu, X Hu, P Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
A graphene-like magnetic biochar (GLMB) was synthesized using lotus seedpod and
potassium ferrate with simple step and applied for E2 adsorption. GLMB was characterized …