scholarly journals Environmental impact of emerging contaminants from battery waste: A mini review

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 100104
Author(s):  
Elda M. Melchor-Martínez ◽  
Rodrigo Macias-Garbett ◽  
Alonso Malacara-Becerra ◽  
Hafiz M.N. Iqbal ◽  
Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Emerging Contaminants

scholarly journals Biosensors based on oxidative enzymes for detection of environmental pollutants

Biocatalysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgette Rebollar-Pérez ◽  
José Campos-Terán ◽  
Nancy Ornelas-Soto ◽  
Alia Méndez-Albores ◽  
Eduardo Torres
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Pharmaceutical Compounds ◽  
Present Review ◽  
Oxidative Enzymes ◽  
Polyphenol Oxidases ◽  
Recognition Elements ◽  
Interesting Alternative

AbstractIn recent years, the continuous and accumulative discharge of toxic and contaminating compounds to the environment makes necessary to propose precise and quick methods for their detection and quantitation. Especially when one considers that the environmental impact of some of these emerging contaminants has not been clearly determined. Enzyme-based biosensors are an interesting alternative when inspecting different pollutants present in the environment in a quick, efficient, automatized, and economic way. Oxidative enzymes such as peroxidases and polyphenol oxidases (laccases and tyrosinases) are versatile and highly functional enzymes used for analyte recognition. Therefore, these enzymes are considered attractive and interesting biomolecules to act as recognition elements in biosensors. In this regard, detection of pollutants such as pesticides, phenols, heavy metals, and pharmaceutical compounds by using oxidative enzymes as recognition elements in biosensors is a versatile field, and it is the focus of the present review.

Reduced environmental impact of a reusable soft mist inhaler

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Hänsel ◽  
T Bambach ◽  
H Wachtel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact

Biodiesel production from non-edible oils: A review

2020 ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
Jatinder Kataria ◽  
Saroj Kumar Mohapatra ◽  
Amit Pal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Edible Oils ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
The World

The limited fossil reserves, spiraling price and environmental impact due to usage of fossil fuels leads the world wide researchers’ interest in using alternative renewable and environment safe fuels that can meet the energy demand. Biodiesel is an emerging renewable alternative fuel to conventional diesel which can be produced from both edible and non-edible oils, animal fats, algae etc. The society is in dire need of using renewable fuels as an immediate control measure to mitigate the pollution level. In this work an attempt is made to review the requisite and access the capability of the biodiesel in improving the environmental degradation.

A history of botanical collections in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-291
Author(s):  
P.S.M. PHIRI ◽  
D.M. MOORE
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Peak Activity ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Made In

Central Africa remained botanically unknown to the outside world up to the end of the eighteenth century. This paper provides a historical account of plant explorations in the Luangwa Valley. The first plant specimens were collected in 1897 and the last serious botanical explorations were made in 1993. During this period there have been 58 plant collectors in the Luangwa Valley with peak activity recorded in the 1960s. In 1989 1,348 species of vascular plants were described in the Luangwa Valley. More botanical collecting is needed with a view to finding new plant taxa, and also to provide a satisfactory basis for applied disciplines such as ecology, phytogeography, conservation and environmental impact assessment.

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