A state-of-the-art review on wastewater treatment techniques: the effectiveness of adsorption method

R Rashid, I Shafiq, P Akhter, MJ Iqbal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The world's water supplies have been contaminated due to large effluents containing toxic
pollutants such as dyes, heavy metals, surfactants, personal care products, pesticides, and …

Potential hazards of biochar: The negative environmental impacts of biochar applications

L Xiang, S Liu, S Ye, H Yang, B Song, F Qin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely used as an environmentally friendly material for soil improvement
and remediation, water pollution control, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and other …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments: aggregation, deposition, and enhanced contaminant transport

OS Alimi, J Farner Budarz, LM Hernandez… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor
management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of recent concern is …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review

Q Abbas, B Yousaf, MU Ali, MAM Munir… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ever increasing production and use of nano-enabled commercial products release the
massive amount of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment. An increasing …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

The role of nanotechnology in the treatment of viral infections

L Singh, HG Kruger, GEM Maguire… - Therapeutic …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with viruses in particular
making global impact on healthcare and socioeconomic development. In addition, the rapid …

Carbon-based nanomaterials for removal of chemical and biological contaminants from water: A review of mechanisms and applications

SC Smith, DF Rodrigues - Carbon, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, significant discoveries related to antimicrobial and adsorption properties of
carbon-based nanomaterials have led to new avenues for removal of various biological and …

A review of removal of pollutants from water/wastewater using different types of nanomaterials

MT Amin, AA Alazba, U Manzoor - Advances in materials …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …

Flocculation with heterogeneous composition in water environments: a review

QN Ho, M Fettweis, KL Spencer, BJ Lee - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a key process for controlling the fate and transport of suspended particulate
matter (SPM) in water environments and has received considerable attention in the field of …

Antibacterial activity of graphite, graphite oxide, graphene oxide, and reduced graphene oxide: membrane and oxidative stress

S Liu, TH Zeng, M Hofmann, E Burcombe, J Wei… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Health and environmental impacts of graphene-based materials need to be thoroughly
evaluated before their potential applications. Graphene has strong cytotoxicity toward …