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1-151.8% in GC-MS/MS analysis. The validated analysis systems were applied to biomonitoring of ten agricultural workers, and residues of 28 target pesticides were detected in their hair.Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are a large group of chemicals mostly found in indoor environments such as homes and workplaces. Long term exposure to certain VOCs can cause symptoms in some individuals and therefore, monitoring and controlling air quality can help better manage chronic respiratory diseases. In this study, we aimed to develop an easy-to-use, economical, in house needle trap-based methodology to detect certain VOCs to be used for public and occupational health. For this purpose, a multi-bed (packed with PDMS/Carbopack-X/Carboxen-1000) needle trap device (NTD) was utilized for sampling, enrichment, and injection of the VOCs into the gas chromatography. The performance of the developed method was investigated for the analysis of the group known as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). Operational and instrumental parameters such as sampling flow rate and relative humidity, desorption time and temperature were optimized, and the analytical figures of merit of the proposed method have indicated that very low levels of BTEX in air samples can be easily determined by this new method. Overall results have shown that multi-bed NTD offers a high sensitive procedure for sampling and analysis of BTEX in concentration range of 0.002-0.298 mg/m3 in indoor air.In this study, we aimed to assess the possible reusability of native and surface-modified waste biomass of a novel ascomycetes fungi Trichoderma asperellum BPL MBT1 for the adsorption of triphenylmethane dyes. Spent biomass obtained from fermentation medium has been applied in the uptake of model cationic dyes viz., crystal violet and malachite green. Optimization of experimental parameters by batch mode studies revealed that dye adsorption is influenced by medium pH time, initial concentration of dyes, and adsorbent dosage. It was observed that pH 10 was optimum for cationic dye adsorption. Further, the adsorption process obeyed the bi-model (Langmuir-Freundlich model) isotherm and adhered to pseudo-second-order kinetics. The involvement of ion exchange as the dominant mechanism of dye adsorption was indicated by the mean free energy obtained from Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm. Cellular morphology and the involved functional groups were studied by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy that revealed the presence of carbon and oxygen containing groups on the surface. Maximum desorption efficiency was achieved using a 0.1 M solution of HCl and the stability of the biosorbent was confirmed through reusability analysis. Our results confirm the applicability of both native and surface-modified T. asperellum BPL MBT1 biomass as a potential biosorbent for the sustainable wastewater treatment and safe dye disposal.Heavy metal contamination in wetland ecosystems is a serious environmental and health concern. This study evaluated the cytogenotoxicity of a previously evidenced heavy metal contamination (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn ∼5 ppm each) in a polluted urban wetland, the Bellanwila-Attidiya sanctuary (BAS) in Sri Lanka, using a battery of cytogenotoxic assays. Micronucleus and comet assays evaluated the genotoxicity in erythrocytes of a common amphibian, the Indian green frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus), under natural metal exposure in the wetland, and in vitro exposure, respectively.The Allium cepa bioassay assessed the cytogenotoxicity of the heavy metal mixture and of the individual metals, under laboratory exposure. Although in vivo natural exposure showed no significant induction of micronuclei in frog erythrocytes (P > 0.1), a significant and dose dependent elevation of comets was evident with in vitro exposure to the metal mixture (P Zn2+). Thus, the test battery of micronucleus, comet and A. cepa assays that reveal differential aspects of cytogenotoxicity may serve as a valuable tool in environmental monitoring, primarily to screen for complex environmental mixtures of heavy metals that may impact ecological health.In this study, two Czech wetland soils enriched in authigenic sulfide minerals (especially realgar) were collected from the saturated zone (60-100 cm), flooded with local groundwater and allowed to dry for up to 98 days. The objective was to examine the mobility of As, Fe, S and trace metals using selective chemical extractions, S isotopes and X-ray diffraction through the drying process. During the initial stage of incubation (∼20 days), the re-flooding of the soils triggered a microbially-mediated SO42- reduction, which immobilized the Co, Cu and Ni. The reductive dissolution of As-bearing Fe (oxyhydr)oxides and the release of As were documented only in the Fe-rich/organic-low soil. Pimasertib nmr Over the next stage of incubation (∼75 days), the exposure and drying of the soils led to the oxidation of the Fe and As sulfides. The arsenic and trace metals released via oxidation of the sulfide phases (particularly Fe sulfides) were almost entirely sequestered by the Fe(III) (oxyhydr)oxides, but acidification during the oxidation stage of the incubation resulted in the pH-dependent release of the As and trace metals (Co, Cu, Ni) (especially in the Fe-rich/organic-low soil). These findings suggest that sulfidic soils in wetlands can be considered as long-term sources of As during major drought events.In this study, an integrated migration and transformation (IMT) model based on microbial action, plant absorption, sediment release and substrate adsorption was firstly established to evaluate the temporal-spatial distribution of N and P in Lingang hybrid constructed wetland (CW), Tianjin. Compared to the conventional transformation model that only considers the microbial action, the IMT model could accurately predict the occurrence characteristics of N and P. In Lingang CW, NO3--N (0.56-3.63 mg/L) was the most important form of N, and the TP was at a relatively low concentration level (0.04-0.07 mg/L). The spatial distribution results showed that a certain amount of N and P could be removed by CW. Form the temporal perspective, the N and P concentrations were greatly affected by the dissolved oxygen (DO). The simulated values obtained by IMT model indicated that the distribution of N and P was more affected by the temporality compared with the spatiality, which was consistent with measured values. Besides, the PCA indicated that TN, NO3--N and DO were important factors, which affected the water quality of CW. The Nemerow pollution index method based on the simulated values indicated that Lingang CW was overall moderately polluted, and the subsurface area was the main functional unit of pollutants removal in CW. This work provides a new model for accurately predicting the occurrence characteristics of N and P pollutants in CW, which is of great significance for identifying its environmental risks and optimizing the construction of wetlands.Saline-sodic soil is widely distributed around the world and has induced severe impacts on ecosystems and agriculture. Plant microbial desalination cell (PMDC) and soil microbial desalination cell (SMDC) were constructed to migrate excessive salt in the soil in this study. Compared with SMDC, PMDCs generated higher voltage ranging from 150 mV to 410 mV (500Ω) and the maximum power density reached 34 mW/m2. Higher desalinization efficiency was obtained by PMDCs, the soil conductivity reduced from initial 2.4 mS/cm to 0.4 ± 0.1 mS/cm and pH decreased from initial 10.4 to 8.2 ± 0.1. Soils desalination in PMDCs was achieved through multiple pathways, including ion migration in PMDCs driven by electrokinetic process, plant absorption and bioremediation by plant roots and anode microorganism activity. Geobacter was the dominant electrogenic bacteria at the PMDC anode. The electrochemical and desalinating performance of PMDCs was enhanced by plants and provided a new method for remediation of saline-sodic soil.Ibuprofen (IBP) is an emerging environmental contaminant having low aqueous solubility which negatively affects the application of advanced oxidation and adsorption processes. It was determined that as the temperature increased to 473 K, the mole fraction solubility increased considerably from 0.02 × 10-3 to 212.88 × 10-3 (10600-fold). Calculation of the thermodynamic properties indicated an endothermic process, ΔsolH > 0, with relatively high ΔsolS values. Spectroscopic, thermal and chromatographic analyses established the IBP stability at subcritical conditions. In the second part of the study, the degradation of IBP in H2O2-modified subcritical was studied and the effect of each process variable was investigated. The optimum degradation of 88% was reached at an IBP concentration of 15 mg L-1, temperature of 250 °C, 105 min treatment time and 250 mM H2O2. The process was optimized by response surface methodology and a mathematical model was proposed and validated. Temperature was determined as the most influential parameter, followed by H2O2 concentration. At temperatures higher than 230 °C, a small but noticeable reduction in degradation % suggested that the OH· radicals are consumed at a higher rate than they are produced, through side reactions with other radicals and/or IBP by-products. Finally, potential by-products were determined by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis and potential by-products were proposed.The current work highlights the potential aptitude of copper sulphide (CuS) nanoparticles as cost and energy-effective photo-catalyst for degrading methlyene blue dye under visible light. The surface modified CuS nanoparticles with dopamine (DOP) were prepared by using fast and cost effective microwave assisted methodology. Here, DOP act as biological ligand for the reduction and capping of CuS nanoparticles. The structural and morphological analyses revealed the size controlled synthesis of CuS in presence of DOP with higher thermal stability. The bio-compatibility and non-toxic behaviour of CuS@DOP nanoparticles was evaluated against L929 cell lines and on E. coli and S. aureus strains. The visible light driven photocatalytic activity of the synthesized CuS@DOP was scrutinized for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dyes, as a model of water contaminants. The photocatalytic degradation of MB by CuS@DOP attained 97% after 10 min of visible light irradiation. The effect of catalyst dose, pH, initial concentration of MB dye, electrolytes, contact time, synergic effect of photolysis and catalysis were studied in detail for optimizing the degradation efficiency of CuS@DOP. The mechanism of CuS@DOP photocatalysis and the formed degraded products were analyzed by using LC/MS technique. The reusability and stability of photocatalyst was confirmed by reusing the catalyst for six successive runs with catalytic performance as high as 80%. Thus, CuS@DOP NPs acted as cost effective, non-toxic visible light driven photo-catalyst for the degradation of organic dye from waste water.Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic compounds that can persist for extended periods in the environment. The marine environment is considered an important sink for POPs. However, information regarding POPs in deep-sea environments remains limited. In this study, surface sediments from depths below 2,000 m were collected in the western Pacific Ocean to analyze polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organic pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The concentrations of PAHs were highest (5.2-24.6 ng g-1 dw). Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) were the predominant organic pesticide (30-1,730 pg g-1 dw). Dicofol, chlorpyrifos, and malathion were detected only at a few sites. PCBs were not detected in the study area. A principal component analysis with multiple linear regression (PCA-MLR) indicated that PAHs in sediments mainly originated from biomass and coal combustion (∼62%) and petrogenic (∼38%) sources. This study revealed the distribution and potential sources of POPs in sediments of a deep-sea region in the western Pacific Ocean.
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