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1. Editorial of the VSI “Antibiotics and heavy metals in the environment: Facing the challenge”

Author:
Núñez-Delgado, Avelino; Zhou, Yaoyu; Necibi, Chaker; Xu, Yanbin; Fernández-Calviño, David
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.678 pp. 30-32
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; antibiotics; databases; pollutants;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Virtual Special Issue (VSI) “Antibiotics and Heavy Metals in the Environment: Facing the Challenge” received more than 100 submissions from research teams around the world. Finally, more than 50 papers were accepted and published. These very interesting research papers allow going ahead in the knowledge of different aspects which determine the fate of antibiotics and heavy metals in the enviro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.421

2. Multi-colour bipolar electrochemiluminescence for heavy metal ion detection

Author:
Moghaddam, Mohammad Reza; Carrara, Serena; Hogan, Conor F.
Source:
Chemical communications 2019 v.55 no.8 pp. 1024-1027
ISSN:
1364-548X
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; chemical reactions; electrochemiluminescence;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... We report a new approach to heavy metal ion detection based on bipolar electrochemiluminescence (BP-ECL), which is simple and low cost yet highly sensitive. By using potential-resolved multicolour electrochemiluminescence (3D ECL) as the sensor readout, both qualitative and quantitative information on the sample is obtained. ...
DOI:
10.1039/c8cc08472f

3. pDobz/pDobb protected diaminodiacid as a novel building block for peptide disulfide-bond mimic synthesis

Author:
Liu, Chao; Zou, Yan; Hu, Honggang; Jiang, Yunyun; Qin, Luping
Source:
RSC advances 2019 v.9 no.10 pp. 5438-5444
ISSN:
2046-2069
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; disulfide bonds; peptides; synthesis;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The diaminodiacid strategy has been widely studied in the chemical synthesis of peptide disulfide bond mimics. Diaminodiacid building blocks, which are key intermediates, are currently under the spotlight. However, one technical bottleneck inherent in existing building blocks is the contamination problem caused by the heavy metal reagents during the deprotection process, which makes the peptides l ...
DOI:
10.1039/c8ra09761e

4. Diagnosis of soil contamination using microbiological indices: A review on heavy metal pollution

Author:
Tang, Jiayi; Zhang, Jiachao; Ren, Liheng; Zhou, Yaoyu; Gao, Jun; Luo, Lin; Yang, Yuan; Peng, Qinghui; Huang, Hongli; Chen, Anwei
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.242 pp. 121-130
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; ecotoxicology; monitoring; soil; soil pollution; soil quality; toxicity;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heavy metal contamination of soil has become a serious global issue because of their persistence in the environment and the non-biodegradable nature leading to their accumulation to toxic levels. In order to achieve early warning and prevent soil quality from deteriorating, it is necessary to select suitable indices to diagnose heavy metal pollution. Microbiological indices for monitoring soil pol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.061

5. Barrier-free patterned paper sensors for multiplexed heavy metal detection

Author:
Zhang, Liming; Guan, Liyun; Lu, Zhuoxuan; Li, Miaosi; Wu, Jing; Cao, Rong; Tian, Junfei
Source:
Talanta 2019 v.196 pp. 408-414
ISSN:
0039-9140
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; copper; hydrophobicity; iron; nickel; paper; physical properties;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Patterned paper sensors such as letter- and barcode-shaped sensors have become a subject of growing interest due to the potential in information embedding and data interpretation, which brings a requirement on easily fabricating these paper-based analytical devices. The answer, in part, may lie in the influence of paper structure on the performance of paper-based analytical devices. After investig ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.talanta.2018.12.096

6. Expression of concern: One-pot synthesis of O-doped BN nanosheets as a capacitive deionization electrode for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from water

Author:
Keltie, Sam
Source:
Journal of materials chemistry A 2019 v.7 no.6 pp. 2919
ISSN:
2050-7496
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; deionization; electrodes; metal ions; nanosheets; synthesis;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Expression of concern for ‘One-pot synthesis of O-doped BN nanosheets as a capacitive deionization electrode for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from water’ by Ming Ming Chen et al., J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 17029–17039. ...
DOI:
10.1039/c9ta90025j

7. The upper size limit of the dust samples in road dust heavy metal studies: Benefits of a combined sieving and air classification sample preparation procedure

Author:
Lanzerstorfer, Christof; Logiewa, Agata
Source:
Environmental pollution 2019 v.245 pp. 1079-1085
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; air; coal; dust; mining; particle size; rain; sieving;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The concentrations of heavy metals and other components in road dust from a Polish coal mining district were investigated. The sample was split into eight size fractions ranging from <5 μm to 1–2 mm applying the combined classification procedure of dry sieving and air classification. For most elements, significantly higher concentrations were found in the finest size fractions. In combination with ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.131

8. Laboratory spiking process of soil with various uranium and other heavy metals

Author:
Chen, Liangmei; Larson, Steven L.; Ballard, John H.; Ma, Youhua; Zhang, Qinku; Li, Jiangxia; Wu, Linchun; Arslan, Zikri; Han, Fengxiang X.
Source:
MethodsX 2019 v.6 pp. 734-739
ISSN:
2215-0161
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; adsorption; grinding; particulates; safety equipment; soil heterogeneity; uranium;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Laboratory studies using metal spiked soils are challenging due to soil heterogeneity. This work provides an easy, quick, precise, and accurate technique for the preparation of spiked soils for laboratory research. The process described spiking soil with various uranium species and other heavy metals for laboratory scale pilot experiments under various biogeochemical conditions. The procedure invo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2019.03.026

9. Polymer-enhanced ultrafiltration: Fundamentals, applications and recent developments

Author:
Huang, Yifeng; Feng, Xianshe
Source:
Journal of membrane science 2019 v.586 pp. 53-83
ISSN:
0376-7388
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; artificial membranes; ionic strength; pH; polymers; solutes; temperature; toxicity; ultrafiltration; wastewater; water solubility;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper provides a comprehensive review of the fundamentals and recent progresses in polymer-enhanced ultrafiltration (PEUF) for the removal of environmentally toxic contaminants from wastewaters. The general principles, the selection of ultrafiltration membranes as well as the criteria of functional water-soluble polymers used in PEUF are firstly discussed. The interactions between water-solub ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.037

10. Degradation of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether by Pycnoporus sanguineus in the presence of copper ions

Author:
Wang, Meiqian; Yin, Hua; Peng, Hui; Feng, Mi; Lu, Guining; Dang, Zhi
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2019 v.83 pp. 133-143
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; Pycnoporus sanguineus; copper; extracellular enzymes; fungal proteins; hydroxylation; metabolites; polybrominated diphenyl ethers;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The degradation of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) by Pycnoporus sanguineus was investigated in order to explore the impact of the heavy metal Cu2+ on BDE-47 decomposition and the subsequent formation of metabolites, as well as to further elucidate the degradation mechanism of BDE-47. An increase in degradation rate from 18.63% to 49.76% in the first four days and its stabilization at ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2019.03.020

11. Determination of toxic heavy metals in rice samples using ultrasound assisted emulsification microextraction combined with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy

Author:
Ebrahimi-Najafabadi, Heshmatollah; Pasdaran, Ardalan; Rezaei Bezenjani, Rasoul; Bozorgzadeh, Elahe
Source:
Food chemistry 2019 v.289 pp. 26-32
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; 2-naphthol; carbon tetrachloride; emulsifying; metal ions; microextraction; reference standards; rice; solvents; spectroscopy; toxicity;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... A straightforward and efficient method was developed by ultrasound assisted emulsification microextraction (USAEME) combined with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP/OES) to trace some toxic heavy metal ions in eight select farmed and four select imported rice samples. In this study, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and 1-(2-pyridylazo)2-naphthol (PAN) were used as the extract ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.03.046

12. Using sequential extraction and DGT techniques to assess the efficacy of plant- and manure-derived hydrochar and pyrochar for alleviating the bioavailability of Cd in soils

Author:
Han, Lanfang; Zhao, Xingjuan; Jin, Jie; Gao, Bo; Yang, Yan; Sun, Ke; Li, Fangbai
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.678 pp. 543-550
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; Lolium; adsorption; bioavailability; biochar; cadmium; hydrochars; polluted soils; pyrolysis; swine;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Biochar has emerged as a useful tool to reduce the bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soils. However, limited research has been directed towards determining the effects of pyrolysis conditions and feedstock types of biochar on the bioavailability of heavy metals in biochar-treated soils. This work evaluated the efficacy of plant- and manure-derived hydrochar and pyrochar for alleviati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.039

13. A general stirred-flow model for time-dependent adsorption and desorption of heavy metal in soils

Author:
Sun, Wenguang; Selim, H. Magdi
Source:
Geoderma 2019 v.347 pp. 25-31
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; adsorption; desorption; molybdenum; reaction kinetics; simulation models; soil; solutes; vanadium;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Quantitative understanding of kinetics and mechanisms heavy metal adsorption-desorption and transport processes, batch and stirred-flow experiments were carried out with vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo) on soils at different reaction conditions and time scale. Batch experiments indicated that adsorption of V and Mo on soils was highly nonlinear and time-dependent, where V and Mo retention showed t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.03.034

14. A magnetofluorescent boron-doped carbon dots as a metal-free bimodal probe

Author:
Zhao, Xiuxiu; Dong, Luxi; Ming, Yali; Wang, Miao; Lu, Zechao; Xu, Yang; Li, Huanrong
Source:
Talanta 2019 v.200 pp. 9-14
ISSN:
0039-9140
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; biocompatibility; boron; carbon quantum dots; fluorescence; image analysis; magnetism; metal ions; toxicity;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... High-resolution observation of biological process is vital for biological researches and diagnosing diseases, which requires accurate diagnosis that involves coordinating imaging technologies such as fluorescence and magnetic resonance (MR). Nowadays, metal-based labels have been used for dual modality imaging. However, heavy metal ions are not environment-and organism-friendly. Therefore, it is a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.talanta.2019.03.022

15. Formation mechanism of organo-chromium (III) complexes from bioreduction of chromium (VI) by Aeromonas hydrophila

Author:
Huang, Xue-Na; Min, Di; Liu, Dong-Feng; Cheng, Lei; Qian, Chen; Li, Wen-Wei; Yu, Han-Qing
Source:
Environment international 2019 v.129 pp. 86-94
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; Aeromonas hydrophila; aquatic environment; bioremediation; chromium; cost effectiveness; humic acids; salts;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Chromium is a common heavy metal widely present in aquatic environments. Cost-effective remediation of chromium-contaminated environment can be realized by microbial reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). The genus Aeromonas species is one of such Cr(VI) reducers, whose reduction mechanism remains unrevealed and the main factors governing the Cr(VI) reduction pathways are unknown yet. In this work, the p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.016

16. Inferring trophic groups of fish in the central-east Atlantic from eco-toxicological characterization

Author:
Lozano-Bilbao, Enrique; Clemente, Sabrina; Espinosa, José María; Jurado-Ruzafa, Alba; Lozano, Gonzalo; Raimundo, Joana; Hardisson, Arturo; Rubio, Carmen; González-Weller, Dailos; Jiménez, Sebastián; Gutiérrez, Ángel J.
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.229 pp. 247-255
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; aluminum; bioaccumulation; ecosystems; fish; habitats; herbivores; indicator species; iron; omnivores; pollution; predators; trophic levels;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The marine organisms are exposed to great human-induced alterations due to the indiscriminate discharges into the sea, which is why the study of marine pollution is of great value for each ecosystem. Each organism bioaccumulates distantly the heavy metals and trace elements in its organism. Because of this it is possible to classify different groups of fish according to their feeding with the cont ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.218

17. Heavy metal contents and magnetic properties of surface sediments in volcanic and tropical environment from Brantas River, Jawa Timur Province, Indonesia

Author:
Mariyanto, Mariyanto; Amir, Moh Faisal; Utama, Widya; Hamdan, Abd Mujahid; Bijaksana, Satria; Pratama, Aditya; Yunginger, Raghel; Sudarningsih, Sudarningsih
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.675 pp. 632-641
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; cobalt; drainage; iron; magnetic properties; magnetism; magnetite; pollutants; pollution; rivers; sediments; tropics; Indonesia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Brantas River is a largest urban river supplying raw water and drainage in Jawa Timur Province, Indonesia. Dense population along the river is a threat of pollution due to anthropogenic pollutants. In this study, we characterize the magnetic properties and heavy metal contents of surface sediments in various locations along the Brantas River. This study aims to enhance our understanding of the rel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.244

18. The removal efficiency and long-term hydraulic behaviour of zero valent iron/lapillus mixtures for the simultaneous removal of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+

Author:
Bilardi, Stefania; Calabrò, Paolo Salvatore; Moraci, Nicola
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.675 pp. 490-500
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; adsorption; aqueous solutions; copper; groundwater; hydraulic conductivity; iron; mathematical models; nickel; remediation; zinc;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Granular mixtures composed of zero valent iron (ZVI) and lapillus at two different weight ratios (i.e. 30:70 and 50:50) were tested through column experiments for the simultaneous removal of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ present in aqueous solutions at high concentrations. The results were used to evaluate the feasibility of the above-mentioned granular mixtures as reactive media in permeable reactive barri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.260

19. Accurately quantifying the reductive capacity of microbial extracellular polymeric substance by mediated electrochemical oxidation method

Author:
Lin, Zhi-Qi; Shao, Wei; Xu, Juan; Sheng, Guo-Ping
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.673 pp. 541-545
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; Escherichia coli; Shewanella oneidensis; activated sludge; electrochemistry; oxidation; pH; polymers; proteins; remediation;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The reductive capacity of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) plays important roles in environmental processes involved in heavy metal detoxification and organic contaminant degradation. However, the crucial parameter to evaluate the reductive capacity of EPS, electron donating capacity (EDC) lacks a quantitative approach. In this study, a novel mediated electrochemical oxidation (M ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.130

20. An experimental study of cotransport of heavy metals with kaolinite colloids

Author:
Won, Jongmuk; Wirth, Xenia; Burns, Susan E.
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2019 v.373 pp. 476-482
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
heavy metals,   etc   ; adsorption; colloids; copper; desorption; kaolinite; lead; models; sand; soil; zinc;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cotransport of heavy metals, Pb, Cu and Zn (multi-metal system), and transport of those metals (single-metal system) were investigated by performing laboratory soil column experiment under the presence of kaolinite colloids. Preequilibrated kaolinite colloids with heavy metal solution was injected to the column until 10 pore volumes under two different flow rates and three different concentration ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.110