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
Pb(II) solid-phase extraction in wastewater samples prior to flame atomic absorption spectrometry analysis using chitosan and alginate modified carbon
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DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2024.2376900
Abstract: ABSTRACT The sustainability concept was kept in view by designing and synthesising a novel adsorbent for Pb(II) ion, using natural and metal-free precursors which are renewable and biodegradable, i.e. alginate, chitosan, and carbon. The study… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; solid phase; phase extraction; analysis ... 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
Spatiotemporal structure of SARS-CoV-2 mutational frequencies in wastewater samples from Ontario
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DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.23.25326084
Abstract: Starting October 2021, the Ontario wastewater surveillance initiative has used next-generation sequencing (NGS) to monitor SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater samples. The fragmented and heterogeneous nature of these data precludes using comparative methods that require full-length… read more here.
Keywords: sars cov; mutation frequencies; wastewater samples; spatiotemporal structure ... See more keywords
Unsupervised detection of novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations and lineages in wastewater samples using long-read sequencing
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DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-11255-z
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of virus surveillance in public health and wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a non-invasive, cost-effective method for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 and its variants at the community level. Unfortunately,… read more here.
Keywords: sars cov; mutations lineages; read sequencing; detection novel ... 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