Water contaminated by arsenic is a tremendous risk for health and environment due to its toxic and carcinogenic nature thus asking for more advanced and efficient removal strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to ...

In the wake of the worldwide water supply crisis, several methods are being used to optimize the use of water, mainly in agriculture, which is the main consuming factor. Magnetically treated water for agriculture is ...

The influence of the lateral size and the content of graphene oxide (GO) flakes in specific oxygenate functional groups on the anti-biofouling properties and performance of thin-film composite membrane (TFC) was studied. ...

Global warming has led to significant increases in melt rates of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) and runoff since the beginning of 1990, and the GrIS is expected to be a major contributor to global sea level rise in the ...

We study the structure and orientation of water molecules at model hydrophobic surfaces by means of molecular dynamics. We focus here on the role of geometry in water hydration by comparing the situation for a planar ...

To evaluate the environmental quality of bodies of water it is essential to know the risk that using it represents to human health, as well as to the floral and fauna present. This information is derived from knowledge of ...

The main disadvantage of biodegradable starch-based films is their hydrophilic character, which leads to low stability when these materials are submitted to different environmental conditions. The higher lipid content ...