COVID-19 drugs: a critical review of physicochemical properties and removal methods in water
Journal of environmental chemical engineering,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13(1), С. 115310 - 115310
Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2025
Язык: Английский
Supercritical water gasification for hospital wastewater
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 100651 - 100651
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
An innovative risk assessment framework for water reuse: The case study of Corleone (Italy)
Marika Carnesi,
Alida Cosenza,
Davide Calantoni
и другие.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
380, С. 125090 - 125090
Опубликована: Март 30, 2025
Water
reuse
practices
still
need
to
be
consistently
implemented
across
Europe
and
globally,
primarily
due
insufficient
social
trust
the
complexities
of
governance
surrounding
water
techniques.
Additionally,
for
uniformity
in
regulations
is
a
significant
factor.
To
address
these
challenges,
European
Parliament
recently
published
Regulation
2020/741,
which
establishes
minimum
requirements
standardise
legal
obligations
reclaimed
wastewater.
This
also
mandates
development
Reuse
Risk
Management
Plans
(WRRMPs)
all
Union
reclamation
facilities.
In
view
simplifying
risks
(both
environmental
health)
management,
this
manuscript
has
novelty
proposing
new
framework
based
on
semi-quantitative
approach.
The
allows
assessing
health
according
EU
2020/741.
proposed
framework,
first
time,
connects
severity
risk
with
quality.
was
applied
case
study
Corleone
(Sicily,
Italy),
considered
Class
A
2020/741/EU.
obtained
results
using
are
very
encouraging
regarding
future
agricultural
water.
Indeed,
score
were
equal
4
2,
respectively,
corresponding
low
risk.
result
aligns
quality
ultrafiltration
Corleone's
plant,
can
classified
as
A/Class
B
Язык: Английский
Quaternary Treatment of Urban Wastewater for Its Reuse
Processes,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(9), С. 1905 - 1905
Опубликована: Сен. 5, 2024
In
today’s
ongoing
rapid
urban
expansion,
deforestation
and
climate
changes
can
be
observed
mainly
as
unbalanced
rain
occurrence
during
the
year,
long
seasons
without
any
at
all
unordinary
high
temperatures.
These
adverse
affect
underground
water
levels
availability
of
surface
water.
addition,
quite
a
significant
proportion
drinking
is
used
for
non-drinking
purposes.
With
several
EU
countries
increasingly
suffering
from
droughts,
reusing
quaternary
treated
wastewater
help
address
scarcity.
At
European
level,
Regulation
2020/741
Parliament
Council
25
May
2020
on
minimum
requirements
reuse
was
adopted.
This
regulation
foresees
use
recycled
agricultural
irrigation.
article
provides
an
overview
various
processes,
such
filtration,
coagulation,
adsorption,
ozonation,
advanced
oxidation
processes
disinfection,
treatment
in
order
to
remove
micropollutants
achieve
reuse.
According
literature,
most
effective
method
with
acceptable
financial
costs
combination
membrane
filtration
(UF
or
NF)
UV
disinfection.
are
relatively
well
known
commercially
available.
also
helps
researchers
identify
key
themes
concepts,
evaluate
strengths
weaknesses
previous
studies
determine
areas
where
further
research
needed.
Язык: Английский
Monitoring (micro-)pollutants in wastewater treatment plants: Comparing discharges in wet- and dry-weather
Environmental Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
263, С. 120132 - 120132
Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024
Municipal
wastewater
treatment
plants
(WWTPs)
are
crucial
for
maintaining
good
quality
of
surface
water,
limiting
environmental
pollution.
However,
during
wet-weather
events,
WWTPs
become
an
important
point-source
discharge
due
to
the
activation
bypass,
which
releases
a
mix
untreated
and
stormwater.
This
work
aims
assess
how
WWTP
discharges
(effluent
bypass)
impact
on
receiving
water
body
dry-
wet-weather,
monitoring
78
pollutants
(7
conventional
pollutants,
19
heavy
metals,
52
micropollutants)
in
each
stream
dry-weather,
effluent
bypass
wet-weather),
including
influent
dry-weather
comparison.
The
occurrence,
concentration
levels
variability,
risk
were
addressed,
with
specific
focus
high-resolution
(up
20-min)
sampling
based
expected
relevant
temporal
dynamicity.
A
wider
range
occurred
included
undetected
compounds
influent.
Besides,
greater
inter-events
variability
concentrations
was
observed,
but
smaller
intra-event
only
some
exhibiting
distinct
first-flush
effect.
To
address
challenge
cost-effective
monitoring,
we
explored
applicability
readily
measurable
parameters
(total
suspended
solids
electrical
conductivity)
as
proxies
micropollutants.
Correlations
between
these
pollutant
groups
suggest
promising
path
further
investigation
broader
application.
magnitude
rain
event
also
affected
levels,
volume
clearly
affecting
dilution.
assessment
revealed
significantly
higher
associated
compared
effluent,
especially
terbutryn,
highlighting
urgency
improved
management
strategies.
Overall,
this
study
highlights
contribution
from
WWTPs,
emphasizing
importance
high-frequency
capture
peak
accurately
risk.
Язык: Английский
Global techno-economic analysis of MBR for hospital wastewater treatment
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
956, С. 177172 - 177172
Опубликована: Ноя. 5, 2024
Язык: Английский
On-Site Inactivation for Disinfection of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Effluent by UV and UV-LED
Antibiotics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(8), С. 711 - 711
Опубликована: Июль 29, 2024
The
problem
of
antimicrobial
resistance
(AMR)
is
not
limited
to
the
medical
field
but
also
becoming
prevalent
on
a
global
scale
in
environmental
field.
Environmental
water
pollution
caused
by
discharge
wastewater
into
aquatic
environments
has
concern
context
sustainable
development
modern
society.
However,
there
have
been
few
studies
focused
treatment
hospital
wastewater,
and
potential
consequences
this
remain
unknown.
This
study
evaluated
efficacy
inactivation
antimicrobial-resistant
bacteria
(AMRB)
genes
(AMRGs)
model
plant
(WWTP)
effluent
based
direct
ultraviolet
(UV)
light
irradiation
provided
conventional
mercury
lamp
with
peak
wavelength
254
nm
an
light-emitting
diode
(UV-LED)
emission
280
under
test
conditions
which
irradiance
both
was
adjusted
same
intensity.
overall
results
indicated
that
UV-
UV-LED-mediated
disinfection
effectively
inactivated
AMRB
types
(>99.9%
after
1-3
min
UV
3
UV-LED
treatment).
Additionally,
AMRGs
were
removed
(0.2-1.4
log
Язык: Английский
Sulfamethoxazole degradation in tri-electrode microbial electrochemical systems: Metabolomic and Metagenomic insights into organic pollution effects
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
370, С. 122410 - 122410
Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2024
Язык: Английский
Highly Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Walnut Shell Carbon for the Removal of Ciprofloxacin, Diclofenac, and Sulfamethoxazole from Aqueous Solutions and Real Wastewater
Processes,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(12), С. 2766 - 2766
Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2024
The
objective
of
this
study
is
to
assess
the
efficacy
walnut
shell-derived
activated
carbon
with
phosphoric
acid
(WSAC)
in
removal
ciprofloxacin
(CIP),
diclofenac
(DC),
and
sulfamethoxazole
(SMX)
from
aqueous
solutions
real
wastewater.
WSAC
was
characterized
using
various
analytical
techniques
such
as
specific
surface
area
pore
size
distribution
determination,
elemental
analysis,
SEM
images,
FT-IR
spectroscopy.
BET-specific
determined
be
1428
m2
g−1.
by
presence
irregular
pits
varying
dimensions
shapes.
adsorption
SMX,
CIP,
DC
tested
under
parameters,
including
contact
time,
adsorbent
dosage,
initial
concentration,
pH,
temperature.
found
accordance
Langmuir
isotherm
model,
which
suggests
that
monomolecular
predominant
mechanism.
maximum
capacities
towards
were
calculated
476.2,
185.2,
135.1
mg
g−1,
respectively.
consistent
pseudo-second-order
model.
Thermodynamic
analyses
demonstrated
spontaneous
endothermic
nature
onto
WSAC.
performances
on
60.2%,
77.4%,
74.2%,
respectively
effluent
municipal
wastewater
treatment
plant.
In
conclusion,
may
regarded
a
readily
available,
eco-friendly,
efficient
substance
for
extraction
solutions.
Язык: Английский