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Eco-friendly Strategies of Remediation in the Marine System
(CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, 2020)
Indirect pollution is responsible for most of the environmental issues in the marine ecosystem. Marine systems are polluted by metals, oil, pesticides, radionuclides, gasoline additives and other substances that pose several ...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Africa: acclaimed home remedies
At last the WHO declared the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) now known as COVID-19 a pandemic. Amidst uncertainty both in the
pathophysiology and the management of COVID-19, many African ...
Perchlorate Contamination: Sources, Effects, and Technologies for Remediation
(Cartagena de Indias, 2021-12-10)
Perchlorate is a persistent pollutant, generated via natural and anthropo genic processes, that possesses a high potential for endocrine disruption in humans
and biota. It inhibits iodine fixation, a major reason for ...
Optimization of the electrocoagulation process for the removal of copper, lead and cadmium in natural waters and simulated wastewater
(ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2006-12)
Chemical, electrochemical and flow variables were optimized to examine the effectiveness of the electrocoagulation process for the removal of copper, lead and cadmium. The electrochemical process, which uses electrodes of ...
Application of Natural Organic Residues as Adsorbents to Remove Lead from Waters
(2019-08-01)
The contamination of the environment by potentially toxic metals is highlighted by possible impacts of their high availability. Thus, the development of alternative absorbents that can be used in the remediation of ...
Remediation of Chilean Mining Acid Wastewaters using a Practical Adsorption Process
(2017)
In most mining countries, the management of acid wastewaters produced by hydrometallurgical processes and/or by the natural generation of acid mine
drainages (AMD) is a challenge of increasing complexity. Mine waters have ...
Zinc removal by Chlorella sp. biomass and harvesting with low cost magnetic particles
(Elsevier Science, 2018-07)
Remediation of an environment affected by metals based on the use of algae is an important technological breakthrough, where biomass harvesting is the limiting key-point. In this research, iron oxide particles (IOPs) and ...
Remediation efficiency of three treatments on water polluted with endocrine disruptors: Assessment by means of in�vitro techniques
(2017-01-01)
Chemical substances with potential to disrupt endocrine systems have been detected in aquatic environments worldwide, making necessary the investigation about water treatments able to inhibit such potential. The present ...