Pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in wastewater samples in north-eastern Tunisia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8902-z
Abstract: Pharmaceutically active substances (PhACs) and drugs of abuse (DAs) are two classes of contaminants of emerging concern that have attracted great concern and interest by the scientific community during the last two decades. Numerous studies… read more here.
Keywords: wastewater samples; eastern tunisia; north eastern; illicit drugs ... See more keywords
A simple and effective determination of methyl red in wastewater samples by UV–Vis spectrophotometer with matrix matching calibration strategy after vortex assisted deep eutectic solvent based liquid phase extraction and evaluation of green profile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105850
Abstract: Abstract In this study, a green, simple and sensitive vortex assisted deep eutectic solvent based liquid phase extraction (VA-DES-LPE) method was developed to preconcentrate methyl red from wastewater samples before its determination by UV-Vis spectrophotometry.… read more here.
Keywords: methyl red; wastewater samples; deep eutectic; eutectic solvent ... See more keywords
Exploring magnetic particle surface embedded with imidazole-based deep eutectic solvent for diclofenac removal from pharmaceutical wastewater samples
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115809
Abstract: Abstract This article described the use of imidazole-based deep eutectic solvents (DES) as functionalization agent for magnetic particles (Fe3O4) to form novel adsorbent and its application for diclofenac removal from pharmaceutical wastewater samples. A DES… read more here.
Keywords: pharmaceutical wastewater; surface; wastewater samples; imidazole based ... See more keywords
Quantitative analysis of opioids and cannabinoids in wastewater samples
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DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2016.1270812
Abstract: ABSTRACT Wastewater-based epidemiology is an innovative approach that uses the analysis of human excretion products in wastewater to obtain information about exposure to drugs in defined population groups. We developed and validated an analytical method… read more here.
Keywords: wastewater samples; quantitative analysis; wastewater; oxymorphone hydromorphone ... See more keywords
Optimized Box-Behnken Design Combined Response Surface Methodology to Determine Calcium and Iron Contents Using Visible, Atomic Emission and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry in Vegetables and Wastewater Samples.
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DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac106
Abstract: BACKGROUND Calcium and iron are crucial essential minerals. Iron is mainly responsible for transporting oxygen in the body and the immune system. In comparison, calcium's primary function is in human bones and teeth. Due to… read more here.
Keywords: calcium; methodology; amount; calcium iron ... See more keywords
Evaluation of variant calling algorithms for wastewater-based epidemiology using mixed populations of SARS-CoV-2 variants in synthetic and wastewater samples
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000933
Abstract: Wastewater-based epidemiology has been used extensively throughout the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) pandemic to detect and monitor the spread and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and its variants. It has proven… read more here.
Keywords: wastewater based; wastewater; wastewater samples; based epidemiology ... See more keywords
VirPool: model-based estimation of SARS-CoV-2 variant proportions in wastewater samples
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.06.21.22276717
Abstract: Background The genomes of SARS-CoV-2 are classified into variants, some of which are monitored as variants of concern (e.g. the Delta variant B.1.617.2 or Omicron variant B.1.1.529). Proportions of these variants circulating in a human population… read more here.
Keywords: variant proportions; virpool model; wastewater; wastewater samples ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of enterovirus detected in cerebrospinal fluid and wastewater samples in Monastir, Tunisia, 2014–2017
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DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01770-w
Abstract: Background Enteroviruses (EVs) are considered the main causative agents responsible for aseptic meningitis worldwide. This study was conducted in the Monastir region of Tunisia in order to know the prevalence of EV infections in children… read more here.
Keywords: wastewater; molecular characterization; detected csf; wastewater samples ... See more keywords
A comparison of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli from clinical, recreational water and wastewater samples associated in time and location
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186576
Abstract: Extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) are excreted via effluents and sewage into the environment where they can re-contaminate humans and animals. The aim of this observational study was to detect and quantify ESBL-EC… read more here.
Keywords: water; esbl; wastewater samples; wastewater ... See more keywords
Detection of Enterovirus D68 in Wastewater Samples from the UK between July and November 2021
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DOI: 10.3390/v14010143
Abstract: Infection with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has been linked with severe neurological disease such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in recent years. However, active surveillance for EV-D68 is lacking, which makes full assessment of this association… read more here.
Keywords: july november; wastewater samples; enterovirus d68; november 2021 ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 Variants Detection Strategies in Wastewater Samples Collected in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region
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DOI: 10.3390/v15040876
Abstract: Wastewater surveillance is considered a promising approach for COVID-19 surveillance in communities. In this study, we collected wastewater samples between November 2020 and February 2022 from twenty-three sites in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region to detect… read more here.
Keywords: cov variants; bangkok metropolitan; wastewater samples; metropolitan region ... See more keywords