Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Emmanuel Oheix, Edmond Gravel, Eric Doris
Summary: Research on decontaminating sulfur mustard chemical warfare agent aims to neutralize ammunition, clean affected areas, and develop protective equipment. Different chemical routes, including catalytic procedures, are used to convert sulfur mustard into harmless products.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Namuun Ganbat, Ali Altaee, John L. Zhou, Thomas Lockwood, Raed A. Al-Juboori, Faris M. Hamdi, Elika Karbassiyazdi, Akshaya K. Samal, Alaa Hawari, Hadi Khabbaz
Summary: This study assessed the use of electrokinetic technology as an in-situ remediation method for removing PFOA from soil. The surfactant-enhanced electrokinetic technique showed promising results in effectively removing PFOA, especially when NaC was added.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Palle Bager
Summary: Nurses tend to use the expression 'a patient with cirrhosis' to emphasize respect and care for the individual patient.
NATURE REVIEWS GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Kaushik Londhe, Cheng-Shiuan Lee, Carrie A. McDonough, Arjun K. Venkatesan
Summary: This paper highlights the importance of considering the isomeric distribution of PFASs in contaminated matrices when designing appropriate remediation strategies. It also summarizes the known occurrence and variation in the physicochemical properties of PFAS isomers that influence their detection, fate, toxicokinetics, and treatment efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yanhua Wu, Hong Wang
Summary: A CuMoO4/MnO2/tourmaline (CMT) heterogeneous photocatalyst was constructed and applied for organic contaminant degradation using visible light illumination. The CMT catalyst exhibited impressive degradation efficiencies and the degradation mechanisms were investigated through various experiments and tests.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Si-Ying Yu, Zhi-Hui Xie, Xiaoyu Wu, Yun-Zhe Zheng, Yang Shi, Zhao-Kun Xiong, Peng Zhou, Yang Liu, Chuan-Shu He, Zhi-Cheng Pan, Kai-Jun Wang, Bo Lai
Summary: This review provides a comparison and overview of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for hospital wastewater treatment. It elaborates on the mechanisms, removal efficiencies, and advantages/disadvantages of different AOPs systems. It also includes some novel and potential technologies and summarizes their capacity and economic cost.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Annachiara Berardinelli, Abdessalem Hamrouni, Sandra Dire, Riccardo Ceccato, Giovanni Camera-Roda, Luigi Ragni, Leonardo Palmisano, Francesco Parrino
Summary: The study explores the combination of dielectric barrier discharge plasma and photocatalysis as tools for decontamination of process water in the food industry. Results show that the efficiency of the integrated process is lower than that of the two processes acting separately. Afterglow species can be activated by UVA light irradiation, producing hydroxyl radicals in the liquid phase. Despite TiO2 limiting this additional effect, its decontamination efficiency under certain conditions remains higher than that obtained with plasma systems.
Review
Toxicology
Saisha Nandamuri, Aileen M. Feschuk, Howard Maibach
Summary: Soap and water are often considered the gold standard for dermal decontamination, but they may result in incomplete decontamination and contaminant absorption. Dry decontamination has been shown to decrease contamination, and the manner in which it is used is crucial. Combination protocols of wet and dry decontamination are more effective than dry decontamination alone.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tian Xie, Zhi Dang, Jian Zhang, Qian Zhang, Rong-Hai Zhang, Chang-Jun Liao, Gui-Ning Lu
Summary: Groundwater remediation is challenging due to the complexity of treatment areas and the presence of various pollutants. A combined pump-and-treat and in situ chemical oxidation system can effectively remove DNAPLs from groundwater. The pollutant concentration during remediation positively correlates with pH, electrical conductivity, and dissolved oxygen concentration, and negatively correlates with SO42- concentration.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John Archer, Anne Mikelonis, Barbara Wyrzykowska-Ceradini, Eric Morris, Jonathan Sawyer, Timothy Chamberlain, Ahmed Abdel-Hady, Mariela Monge, Abderrahmane Touati
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused supply chain issues, especially in the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for high-risk occupations like healthcare workers. This research study examines different disinfection methods for PPE items and finds that multiple methods can effectively reduce viral loads, providing simple and effective cleaning/disinfection methods for use during current and future pandemics.
Article
Acoustics
Eric Brandao, Edna S. O. Santos, Viviane S. G. Melo, Roberto A. Tenenbaum, Paulo H. Mareze
Summary: The research aims to compare the accuracy of different algorithms for room acoustics simulation by simulating monaural room impulse responses of a concert hall and calculating four acoustic parameters. The results show deviations of all software relative to the measured data.
Article
Physics, Applied
Liyang Zhang, Dongheyu Zhang, Yuntao Guo, Qun Zhou, Haiyun Luo, Jinfeng Tie
Summary: In this study, the surface decontamination of bacteria by argon atmospheric-pressure plasma jet was systematically investigated. The chemical modifications and etching characteristics of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were analyzed through in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. It was found that etching, rather than chemical modifications, dominates the infrared spectral variations. The etching rate of bacteria is comparable to the cell wall constituents. The destruction of the cellular envelope by plasma etching is identified as the main cause of bacterial inactivation. The limited penetration depth of reactive species into bacterial deposits was also observed.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhihong Ye, Roger Oriol, Chao Yang, Ignasi Sires, Xiao-Yan Li
Summary: Process intensification based on membrane microfiltration and catalytic oxidation technologies is a promising strategy for water treatment. In this study, a metal-organic framework (MOF) was grown in situ on a catalytic ceramic membrane (CM) to remove naproxen from water matrices. The NH2-MIL-88B(Fe) layer on the CM provided a large amount of active sites for generating hydroxyl radicals. Membrane fouling was effectively mitigated by combining hot water backwash with self-cleaning. The degradation routes of naproxen were proposed, and the fabricated CM showed potential for continuous wastewater treatment.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Elise Sales, Nail Mulatier, Louise Wittmann, Antoine Fernandes, Beatrice Vacher, Jose Penuelas
Summary: The study shows that dry heat treatment of surgical masks at certain temperatures does not cause significant changes, but at high temperatures the masks melt and harden, becoming completely unusable.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Salvador Herrando-Perez
Summary: The variability in bone C-14 dating results is largely due to different laboratory pretreatment protocols. A survey of 132 experts from 25 countries showed that while many were wary of contamination, a significant portion relied on laboratories to choose the pretreatment method and could not rank the reliability of different methods. Ultrafiltration was popular, while purification by XAD resins was mainly used by American researchers. Amino acid hydroxyproline isolation and dating was considered the most reliable but expensive and time-consuming.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2021)
