Removal of cefixime from wastewater using a superb nZVI/copper slag nanocomposite: optimization and characterization

A Moridi, S Sabbaghi, J Rasouli, K Rasouli… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, hospital wastewater contains a high concentration of toxic pharmaceutical
contaminants, posing a significant threat to the environment, and human and animal life …

A fast adsorption of azithromycin on waste-product-derived graphene oxide induced by H-bonding and electrostatic interactions

BP Upoma, S Yasmin, MA Ali Shaikh, T Jahan… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) was prepared from the graphite electrode of waste dry cells, and the
application of the prepared GO as a potential adsorbent for rapid and effective removal of an …

[HTML][HTML] Photo-mediated and advanced oxidative processes applied for the treatment of effluents with drugs used for the treatment of early COVID-19

LL Albornoz, VD Soroka, MCA Silva - Environmental Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be one of the most challenging health and social
crises ever faced by humanity. Several drugs have been proposed as potential antiviral …

Environmentally azithromycin pharmaceutical wastewater management and synergetic biocompatible approaches of loaded azithromycin@ hematite nanoparticles

MF Al-Hakkani, GA Gouda, SHA Hassan… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Pharmaceutical wastewater contamination via azithromycin antibiotic and the continuous
emergence of some strains of bacteria, cancer, and the Covid-19 virus. Azithromycin …

Adsorption removal and photocatalytic degradation of azithromycin from aqueous solution using PAC/Fe/Ag/Zn nanocomposite

A Mehrdoost, RJ Yengejeh, MK Mohammadi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The improper use of antibiotics and their discharge into the environment can have serious
and hazardous consequences. The purpose of this research is to synthesize an activated …

Cefixime wastewater management via bioengineered Hematite nanoparticles and the in-vitro synergetic potential multifunction activities of Cefixime@ Hematite …

MF Al-Hakkani, GA Gouda, SHA Hassan… - Surfaces and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current paper evaluates the adsorption performance of the biofabricated Alpha Hematite
nanoparticles (α-HNPs) for the removal of the Cefixime (Cfx) drug from the pharmaceutical …

Detoxification of fluoroglucocorticoid by Acinetobacter pittii C3 via a novel defluorination pathway with hydrolysis, oxidation and reduction: performance, genomic …

Y Xiang, S Li, ER Rene, X Lun, P Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological dehalogenation degradation was an important detoxification method for the
ecotoxicity and teratogenic toxicity of fluorocorticosteroids (FGCs). The functional strain …

Particulate matter exposure in construction sites is associated with health effects in workers

E Sekhavati, RJ Yengejeh - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Exposure to suspended particulate matters (PMs) at high concentrations,
mainly observed in the construction workplace, is found to be a risk factor for major health …

Response surface optimised photocatalytic degradation and quantitation of repurposed COVID-19 antibiotic pollutants in wastewaters; towards greenness and …

HT Elbalkiny, OM El-Borady, SS Saleh… - Environmental …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context The consumption of repurposed antibiotics increased due to the
management of COVID-19, which in turn led to their increased presence in wastewater and …

Comparison of escherichia coli and klebsiella removal efficiency in aquatic environments using silver and copper nanoparticles

M Ghanavat Amani… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - jhsss.sums.ac.ir
Background: The main aspect of water purification to serve the human drinking purpose is
the elimination of microbial agents and pathogens using the disinfectants. Although …