Public health challenges as a result of contaminated water sources in Kumba, Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00375-7
Abstract: Kumba, the largest city in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, is characterized by the prevalence of waterborne diseases due to ingestion of contaminated water. Sixty-four water samples were collected from different sources including pipe-borne (PW),… read more here.
Keywords: water; water sources; water samples; contaminated water ... See more keywords
Potential of Magnetic Nanoferrites in Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Water: Mini Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10948-020-05657-1
Abstract: Water, being an essential element for the survival of living organisms, requires to be free from contaminants and pollutants. These contaminants are generally of organic, biological, microbial or inorganic nature, and all these contaminants pose… read more here.
Keywords: heavy metals; heavy metal; water; metal ions ... See more keywords
Purification of arsenic-contaminated water with K-jarosite filters
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1344-4
Abstract: The high toxicity and potential arsenic accumulation in several environments have encouraged the development of technologies for its removal from contaminated waters. However, the arsenic released into aquatic environment comes mainly from extremely acidic mining… read more here.
Keywords: water; arsenic contaminated; contaminated water; purification arsenic ... See more keywords
Purifying arsenic and fluoride-contaminated water by a novel graphene-based nanocomposite membrane of enhanced selectivity and sustained flux
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1829-1
Abstract: A novel graphene-based nanocomposite membrane was synthesized by interfacial polymerization (IP) through chemical bonding of the graphene oxide (GO) layer to polyethersulfone surface. Detailed characterization of the composite membrane through AFM, SEM, ATR-FTIR, XRD analysis,… read more here.
Keywords: graphene based; water; contaminated water; novel graphene ... See more keywords
Potential of four aquatic plant species to remove 60Co from contaminated water under changing experimental conditions
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2759-7
Abstract: This study aimed to compare the potential of Lemna minor, Spirodela sp., Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes to remove 60Co from a realistic aquatic environment. Although all four plant species performed similarly well after 3 days… read more here.
Keywords: plant species; lemna minor; 60co contaminated; contaminated water ... See more keywords
Detoxification of dye contaminated water by Mn$$^{2+}$$2+-doped ZnS nanostructures
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DOI: 10.1007/s12034-019-1738-z
Abstract: Chemical co-precipitation route was successfully employed to synthesize polyethylene glycol-coated pure and doped $$\hbox {Zn}_{1-x}\hbox {Mn}_{x}\hbox {S}\,(0\le x \le 0.1)$$Zn1-xMnxS(0≤x≤0.1) nanoparticles. The crystallographic and morphological analyses have been done by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; hbox hbox; contaminated water; detoxification dye ... See more keywords
Wheat and ryegrass biomass ashes as effective sorbents for metallic and organic pollutants from contaminated water in lab-engineered cartridge filtration system.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124044
Abstract: Three plant biomasses (miscanthus, ryegrass and wheat) have been considered for the preparation of five different sorbents evaluated for their potential to sorb cadmium and lead and four emergent organic compounds (diclofenac, sulfamethoxazole, 17α-ethynylestradiol and… read more here.
Keywords: activated charcoal; wheat; contaminated water; ryegrass ... See more keywords
Use of laterite as a sustainable catalyst for removal of fluoroquinolone antibiotics from contaminated water.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.165
Abstract: Although there is a growing interest in Fenton oxidation processes based on natural catalysts, the use of laterite soil to promote sequential adsorption/oxidation treatments of fluoroquinolone antibiotics has been scarcely investigated. In this work, the… read more here.
Keywords: oxidation; fluoroquinolone antibiotics; removal; contaminated water ... See more keywords
Synthesis of magnetite from raw mill scale and its application for arsenate adsorption from contaminated water.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.150
Abstract: The magnetite particles were chemically synthesized from the waste of hot rolling steel industry. The characterization of the synthesized magnetite was done by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive… read more here.
Keywords: adsorption; arsenate; contaminated water; magnetite raw ... See more keywords
Electrochemical activation of peroxides for treatment of contaminated water with landfill leachate: Efficacy, toxicity and biodegradability evaluation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130610
Abstract: Contaminated water with landfill leachate (CWLL) with high salinity and high organic content (total organic carbon (TOC) = 649 mg/L and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) = 1175 mg/L) is a toxic and non-biodegradable effluent. The present research aimed to assess the… read more here.
Keywords: water landfill; landfill leachate; contaminated water; cwll ... See more keywords
Adsorption of uranium from uranium mine contaminated water using phosphate rock apatite (PRA): Isotherm, kinetic and characterization studies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.01.055
Abstract: Abstract Adsorption of uranium (U) from real mine contaminated water (U 1.652 mg/L) by phosphate rock apatite (PRA) was investigated in the batch experiment and flow column test system. In batch experiment, the equilibrium adsorption amount… read more here.
Keywords: adsorption; water; contaminated water; adsorption uranium ... See more keywords