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Agronomy
Bin Xue, Li Huang, Xiaokun Li, Jianwei Lu, Ruili Gao, Muhammad Kamran, Shah Fahad
Summary: The interaction between soil organic carbon (SOC) and clay minerals is critical for soil fertility and long-term agricultural sustainability. This study found that straw incorporation promoted the accumulation of certain organic compounds in clay fractions within soil aggregates. Furthermore, long-term straw incorporation induced the transformation of clay minerals and iron oxides, selectively stabilizing organic compounds derived from straw in clay fractions.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Anastasia Sellier, Somar Khaska, Corinne Le Gal La Salle
Summary: This paper summarizes the knowledge on 455 investigated pharmaceuticals among 32 therapeutic categories in amendable sludge matrices. It highlights sorption as the main mechanism controlling the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in sludge matrices and reveals the high residual levels of pharmaceuticals. Antibiotics, stimulants, and antidepressants show the highest concentrations, while diuretics, anti-anxieties or anticoagulants present the lowest concentrations. Collected data show an increase in investigated compounds and underline emerging categories.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maella Le Gaudu, Thomas Thiebault, Katell Quenea, Fabrice Alliot, Elodie Guigon, Laurence Le Callonnec
Summary: This study investigates the occurrence of trace organic contaminants in various compartments of a river in France and assesses the impact of a wastewater treatment plant and hydrological conditions on sediment contamination. The study finds that the organic and mineral composition of solid matrices significantly affects the sorption of contaminants, and flood events can remobilize contaminated particles in sediments.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dong-Jin Son, Chang-Soo Kim, Jun-Won Park, Jae-Ho Lee, Soo-Hyung Lee, Sun-Kyoung Shin, Dong-Hwan Jeong
Summary: Overconsumption of pharmaceuticals is causing negative impacts on human and wildlife endocrine systems. Previous studies have investigated the occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), but the understanding of their removal mechanism in both liquid and solid phases is limited. This study assessed pharmaceuticals in both liquid and solid phases in three municipal WWTPs with different treatment configurations, providing valuable information for the evaluation of the fate of pharmaceuticals in biological processes of WWTPs.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marina Kryuchkova, Svetlana Batasheva, Farida Akhatova, Vasily Babaev, Daina Buzyurova, Anna Vikulina, Dmitry Volodkin, Rawil Fakhrullin, Elvira Rozhina
Summary: This study compared the adsorption properties of pristine montmorillonite and hydrophobically modified montmorillonite towards pharmaceuticals, showing that the hydrophobic montmorillonite was more efficient in removing carbamazepine, ibuprofen, and paracetamol. The adsorption isotherms followed the Freundlich model, with the optimal treatment conditions being a pharmaceutical concentration of 10-50 μg/mL at pH 6 and 25 degrees Celsius.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dragana Mutavdzic Pavlovic, Kristina Tolic Cop, Vendi Barbir, Mia Gotovusa, Ivan Lukac, Ana Lozancic, Mislav Runje
Summary: The widespread use of pharmaceuticals leads to increasing presence of them in the environment. This study investigated the behavior of four different drugs in soil and sediment, finding that cefdinir had the highest sorption affinity, while memantine and praziquantel tended to be present in water. pH and ionic strength had effects on the sorption of drugs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruta Ozola-Davidane, Juris Burlakovs, Toomas Tamm, Sindija Zeltkalne, Andrey E. Krauklis, Maris Klavins
Summary: The research aims to prepare an environmentally friendly new class of clay sorbents modified with ionic liquids for potential applications in wastewater treatment from the textile industry. Imidazolium-based ionic liquids with different alkyl chain lengths were successfully intercalated in sodium bentonite via an ion exchange reaction, enhancing the clay's sorption capacity for Congo red dye. The modified clays, especially those modified with 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, showed much higher Congo red sorption capacity compared to unmodified bentonite.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alan Puckowski, Weronika Cwiek, Katarzyna Mioduszewska, Piotr Stepnowski, Anna Bialk-Bielinska
Summary: The study found that microplastics have a complex nature of sorption on pharmaceuticals, including both hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. The ionic strength of the medium was identified as a significant factor influencing the sorption potential in common conditions of the natural environment.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antia Gomez-Armesto, Melissa Mendez-Lopez, Xabier Pontevedra-Pombal, Eduardo Garcia-Rodeja, Flora Alonso-Vega, Manuel Arias-Estevez, Juan Carlos Novoa-Munoz
Summary: Mercury content in podzols is mainly derived from the atmosphere rather than the parent material, with organic matter and aluminum and iron compounds being the key soil properties influencing soil formation. Predicted mercury levels in different soil horizons can be described by various specific variables, while the movement and precipitation of mercury in the soil is influenced by a complex interplay of biogeochemical reactions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anna S. Semenkova, Anna Yu. Romanchuk, Irina F. Seregina, Ivan Mikheev, Valentina S. Svitelman, Stepan N. Kalmykov
Summary: The present study investigated the sorption behavior of Eu(III) on kaolinite, focusing on two kaolinite samples with different origins and compositions. A high-purity natural sample of kaolinite was used to examine the dependence of sorption on ionic strength, pH, and radionuclide concentrations, and compared with another kaolinite sample containing admixtures of other clay minerals. The study also observed the effect of cations leaching from clay on the sorption. Based on experimental results, a thermodynamic sorption model of Eu(III) sorption onto kaolinite was developed, taking into account ion-exchange, surface complexation reaction, and competition with Al3+ sorption. The model was successfully tested on literature data for other kaolinite samples.
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jeonghwan Hwang, Weon Shik Han, Sungwook Choung, Jung-Woo Kim, Heejun Suk, Jaehyun Lee
Summary: The sorption of Cs+ on illitic clays is influenced by the multiple sorptive sites, including frayed edge, type II, and planar sites. The sorption capacities at these sites depend on the illite content and crystallinity of the clays. The frayed edge sites predominantly sorb Cs+ at low concentrations, while the type II and planar sites contribute to Cs+ sorption at higher concentrations.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuanbo Li, Jonathan Brett Sallach, Wei Zhang, Stephen A. Boyd, Hui Li
Summary: It is challenging to predict the uptake of pharmaceuticals by plants from soils due to the high variability of sorption/desorption and transformation processes. This study found that the concentration of pharmaceuticals in soil pore water is strongly correlated with their accumulation in radish, suggesting that pore water is the dominant fraction bioavailable to plant uptake. Root concentration factors based on soil pore water concentration showed more consistent results compared to those based on soil concentration, indicating that pore water-based factors are better for describing pharmaceutical accumulation in plants. The findings emphasize the importance of evaluating and including pharmaceuticals in soil pore water in models for plant uptake prediction.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jinlong Zhang, Hao Zheng, Xiaoyun Li, Nana Li, Yifan Liu, Tao Li, Yue Wang, Baoshan Xing
Summary: This study provides direct evidence for the formation of charge-assisted hydrogen bond (CAHB) between ionizable organic chemicals (IOCs) and functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by NMR, FTIR, and DFT analyses. It also investigates the contribution and irreversibility of CAHB to the sorption of pharmaceutical contaminants (PCs) on CNTs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Yanan Huang, Li Huang, Jusheng Gao, Mingjian Geng, Bin Xue, Huimin Zhang, Jing Huang
Summary: The application of green manure can increase the organic carbon content in paddy soils, especially in the mineral-associated organic carbon in macroaggregates. This process involves the transformation and alteration of specific minerals, leading to enhanced carbon sequestration.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Muhamad Sharafee Shamsudin, Azam Taufik Mohd Din, Lotfi Sellaoui, Michael Badawi, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Suzylawati Ismail
Summary: Trace pharmaceutical concentrations in wastewater pose a major threat to the environment and human health. Conventional treatment methods are ineffective in removing these organic pollutants. This study evaluates the use of kaolin modified with cetylpyridinium chloride for diclofenac removal, achieving a high removal rate of 93.53% and adsorption capacity of 392.3 μg/g.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shima Kouhi Dehkordi, Hamed Paknejad, Ludek Blaha, Helena Svecova, Roman Grabic, Zdenek Simek, Alena Otoupalikova, Michal Bittner
Summary: The study on the water quality of Zayandeh Rood river in central Iran revealed the presence of various pharmaceutical active compounds and hormone-like compounds, with higher concentrations detected in treated wastewater. Despite the presence of these compounds in surface water and drinking water, the overall human health risk is considered minor according to the relevant effect-based trigger values.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Giuseppe Brunetti, Radka Kodesova, Helena Svecova, Miroslav Fer, Antonin Nikodem, Ales Klement, Roman Grabic, Jiri Simunek
Summary: Soil pollution from emerging contaminants poses a significant threat to water resources management and food production. A multi scale biophysical model has been developed to predict the fate of ionizable compound in the soil-plant continuum, using a Bayesian probabilistic framework for calibration and evaluation, showing satisfactory fitting performance and limited predictive uncertainty. pH conditions in both soil and xylem play a crucial role in the uptake and translocation of ionizable compounds, according to the model results.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ganna Fedorova, Roman Grabic, Katerina Grabicova, Jan Turek, Tuyen Van Nguyen, Tomas Randak, Bryan W. Brooks, Vladimir Zlabek
Summary: Aquaculture is expanding globally, highlighting the importance of beneficial reuse of wastewater. The study showed that the TWP-AP system has the potential to reduce pharmaceutical compounds and decrease ecotoxicological and antibiotic resistance water quality hazards.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Wiebke Durig, Nikiforos A. Alygizakis, Frank Menger, Oksana Golovko, Karin Wiberg, Lutz Ahrens
Summary: Environmental monitoring studies often miss a large portion of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), but by analyzing archived samples from environmental specimen banks, new CECs can be identified. In this study, non-targeted high-resolution mass spectrometry was used to analyze white-tailed sea eagle muscle tissue samples collected over several decades. Through statistical analysis and molecular formula assignment, potential harmful compounds, including some of anthropogenic origin, were tentatively identified. This study demonstrates the feasibility of prioritizing new CECs in archived biological samples using univariate statistical approaches.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Marketa Pravdova, Jitka Kolarova, Katerina Grabicova, Tomas Randak, Michal Janac, Yurii Kvach, Pavel Jurajda, Marketa Ondrackova
Summary: Increasing levels of persistent pollutants in the aquatic environment may have serious impacts on host-parasite relationships. This study found that fish from the polluted site had better body condition but higher parasite load compared to fish from the control site, which had a more diverse and abundant natural parasite fauna.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Oksana Golovko, Michal Kaczmarek, Hakan Asp, Karl-Johan Bergstrand, Lutz Ahrens, Malin Hultberg
Summary: Organic micropollutants pose potential threats to environmental ecosystems and human health. This study investigated the uptake of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), pharmaceuticals, and paraben by edible oyster mushrooms. The results showed a negative correlation between PFAS uptake and perfluorocarbon chain length. The presence of micropollutants had an impact on fungal colonization but did not affect the production of fruiting bodies in oyster mushrooms. The potential human risk from ingestion of micropollutants was evaluated based on acceptable daily intake (ADI).
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Malnes, Lutz Ahrens, Stephan Kohler, Malin Forsberg, Oksana Golovko
Summary: This study assessed the occurrence and mass flows of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in Sweden's main lakes and associated rivers. The study found that the CEC concentration in river water was generally higher than in lake water. Seasonal variations of CECs were observed at urban lake sites. Further investigations are needed to understand the impact of CECs on the ecosystem and human health, as these lakes are used as drinking water reservoirs.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alberto Celma, Pablo Gago-Ferrero, Oksana Golovko, Felix Hernandez, Foon Yin Lai, Johan Lundqvist, Frank Menger, Juan Sancho, Karin Wiberg, Lutz Ahrens, Lubertus Bijlsma
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive water quality assessment on surface water samples from the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. It identified a number of organic micropollutants and found their association with wastewater streams.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adria Sunyer-Caldu, Oksana Golovko, Michal Kaczmarek, Hakan Asp, Karl -Johan Bergstrand, Ruben Gil-Solsona, Pablo Gago-Ferrero, M. Silvia Diaz-Cruz, Lutz Ahrens, Malin Hultberg
Summary: Recovering and reusing nutrients in agriculture is a challenge. Anaerobic digestion of food waste is a sustainable process that can recycle nutrients for use as fertilizers. However, the digestate may contain contaminants that pose risks to the environment and human health.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Radka Kodesova, Ganna Fedorova, Vit Kodes, Martin Kocarek, Oleksandra Rieznyk, Miroslav Fer, Helena Svecova, Ales Klement, Adam Borik, Antonin Nikodem, Roman Grabic
Summary: The sorption of organic contaminants in soils and sediment plays a vital role in their mobility in the vadose zone environment. This study evaluated Freundlich sorption isotherms for eleven micropollutants and correlated the sorption coefficients with soil properties to predict sorption behavior. Predicted distribution maps were then used to assess groundwater vulnerability. The results showed different sorption patterns among the compounds, emphasizing the importance of considering soil properties in understanding and managing contaminant mobility.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pavla Fialova, Roman Grabic, Katerina Grabicova, Petra Novakova, Helena Svecova, Sarit Kaserzon, Kristie Thompson, Branislav Vrana
Summary: An upscaled passive sampler variant based on diffusive gradients in thin films for polar organic compounds was tested in several field studies. The performance of the sampler was evaluated in the treated effluent of a municipal wastewater treatment plant and in the raw municipal wastewater influent. The sampler showed robustness and repeatability, but deteriorated after exposures longer than 14 days.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Daniel Malnes, Sylvia Waara, Romain Figuiere, Lutz Ahrens, Karin Wiberg, Stephan J. Kohler, Oksana Golovko
Summary: Persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) substances are receiving increasing attention from environmental researchers, the water sector, and environmental protection agencies. This study assessed the risk of emerging concern contaminants in Swedish surface waters using species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) and risk quotients (RQ). The results showed that some of the detected contaminants posed a moderate to high risk in Swedish rivers and lakes.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sunil Paul M. Menacherry, Radka Kodesova, Ganna Fedorova, Alina Sadchenko, Martin Kocarek, Ales Klement, Miroslav Fer, Antonin Nikodem, Alica Chronakova, Roman Grabic
Summary: This study systematically investigated the dissipation kinetics and half-lives of selected organic micropollutants in different soil types. Some pollutants disappeared rapidly, while others remained persistent. Venlafaxine showed the longest half-lives among stable compounds. Results showed the persistence of organic pollutants in agricultural soils, which could have significant environmental impacts.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sunil Paul M. Menacherry, Radka Kodesova, Helena Svecova, Ales Klement, Miroslav Fer, Antonin Nikodem, Roman Grabic
Summary: The accumulation and distribution of different pharmaceuticals in onion, spinach, and radish plants grown in six soil types were investigated. Neutral molecules showed higher accumulation and translocation to plant leaves compared to ionic molecules. The accumulation of carbamazepine (CAR) and its metabolite in plant leaves indicated the potential risk of pharmaceutical entrance into the food chain.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maritha Horsing, Henrik Rasmus Andersen, Roman Grabic, Jes la Cour Jansen, Anna Ledin
Summary: This study determined the sorption behavior of 71 pharmaceuticals on powdered activated carbon (PAC), providing data for designing and upgrading wastewater treatment plants. The results showed that small amounts of PAC can effectively reduce the concentration of certain pharmaceuticals, but alternative treatments are needed for others.
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)