scholarly journals Exposure Route of TiO2 NPs from Industrial Applications to Wastewater Treatment and Their Impacts on the Agro-Environment

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Zahra ◽  
Zunaira Habib ◽  
Sujin Chung ◽  
Mohsin Ali Badshah
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Tio2 Nps ◽  
Potential Exposure ◽  
Exposure Route ◽  
Exposure Pathways

The tremendous increase in the production and consumption of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) in numerous industrial products and applications has augmented the need to understand their role in wastewater treatment technologies. Likewise, the deleterious effects of wastewater on the environment and natural resources have compelled researchers to find out most suitable, economical and environment friendly approaches for its treatment. In this context, the use of TiO2 NPs as the representative of photocatalytic technology for industrial wastewater treatment is coming to the horizon. For centuries, the use of industrial wastewater to feed agriculture land has been a common practice across the globe and the sewage sludge generated from wastewater treatment plants is also used as fertilizer in agricultural soils. Therefore, it is necessary to be aware of possible exposure pathways of these NPs, especially in the perspective of wastewater treatment and their impacts on the agro-environment. This review highlights the potential exposure route of TiO2 NPs from industrial applications to wastewater treatment and its impacts on the agro-environment. Key elements of the review present the recent developments of TiO2 NPs in two main sectors including wastewater treatment and the agro-environment along with their potential exposure pathways. Furthermore, the direct exposure routes of these NPs from production to end-user consumption until their end phase needs to be studied in detail and optimization of their suitable applications and controlled use to ensure environmental safety.

Biofilters: flexible, reliable biological reactors

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pujol ◽  
M. Hamon ◽  
X. Kandel ◽  
H. Lemmel
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Treatment Efficiency ◽  
High Treatment

More than fifty wastewater treatment plants worldwide (representing several millions p.e) are equipped with up-flow biofiltration reactors (BioforR). Their range of application encompasses municipal as well as industrial wastewater. A summary of the results achieved in a large number of plants is presented, accompanied by a description of the operating parameters and the treatment limitations with regard to various pollutants (C, N, P). The separation of functions into specific reactors combined with optimized wash conditions guarantees high treatment efficiency.

scholarly journals Emerging Compounds in Mexico: Challenges for Their Identification and Elimination in Wastewater

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Gustavo Ronderos-Lara ◽  
Hugo Saldarriaga-Noreña ◽  
Pedro Guillermo Reyes-Romero ◽  
Luis Alberto Chávez-Almazán ◽  
Josefina Vergara-Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Emerging Pollutants ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Emerging Compounds ◽  
Concentration Levels

In recent years, the presence of organic pollutants has received great attention due to their effects on public health and biota. Within this set of compounds, a new range of compounds that are characterized by their high persistence and low degradation have been identified, called Emerging Compounds. Emerging pollutants include a wide variety of products for daily use of different structures, domestic and industrial applications, such as: pesticides, industrial and personal hygiene products, hormones, and drugs, most of which are toxic, persistent and bioaccumulative. A characteristic of these types of pollutants is that current wastewater treatment plants are unable to remove them; they are designed to remove organic matter and nutrients in higher concentrations. In Mexico there is little information on the concentration levels of these compounds, due to the lack of public policies aimed at providing resources to institutions and researchers trained to carry out this type of study. On the other hand, the technological infrastructure of the wastewater treatment plants is insufficient for the country’s demand. This situation represents one of the greatest challenges for the authorities responsible for the management of water resources, in the immediate time if it is intended to preserve said resource and therefore take care of the health of the population.

Workers' Exposure to Airborne Bacteria and Endotoxins at Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants

AIHAJ ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 1055-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirpa Laitinen ◽  
Juhani Kangas ◽  
Marjut Kotimaa ◽  
Jyrki Liesivuori ◽  
Pertti J. Martikainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Airborne Bacteria ◽  
Industrial Wastewater Treatment

scholarly journals Microalgae Brewery Wastewater Treatment: Potentials, Benefits and the Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kwame Amenorfenyo ◽  
Xianghu Huang ◽  
Yulei Zhang ◽  
Qitao Zeng ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Brewery Wastewater ◽  
Alternative Energy Source ◽  
Organic Nutrients

Concerns about environmental safety have led to strict regulations on the discharge of final brewery effluents into water bodies. Brewery wastewater contains huge amounts of organic compounds that can cause environmental pollution. The microalgae wastewater treatment method is an emerging environmentally friendly biotechnological process. Microalgae grow well in nutrient-rich wastewater by absorbing organic nutrients and converting them into useful biomass. The harvested biomass can be used as animal feed, biofertilizer, and an alternative energy source for biodiesel production. This review discusses conventional and current brewery wastewater treatment methods, and the application and potential of microalgae in brewery wastewater treatment. The study also discusses the benefits as well as challenges associated with microalgae brewery and other industrial wastewater treatments.

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