It is well established that organophosphate pesticides, such as diazinon, pose environmental and health risks. Diazinon is prone to rapid acidic hydrolysis, forming the less toxic compound 2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinol (IMP). In this study, diazinon surface catalyzed hydrolysis was achieved by its adsorption to a composite, based on protonated poly (4-vinyl-pyridine-co-styrene) (HPVPcoS) a...

We report here on the extension of Passive Flux Meter (PFM) applications for measuring fluxes of oxyanions in groundwater, and present results for laboratory and field studies. Granular activated carbon, with and without impregnated silver (GAC and SI-GAC, respectively), was modified with a cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium (HDTMA), to enhance the anion exchange capacity (AEC). La...

This study examines a water-based system, coupling an adsorber and a photoreactor, for regeneration of granular activated carbon (GAC) saturated with acetone and isopropyl alcohol (IPA). Through water recirculation the regeneration reaction was operated in both intermittent and continuous ultraviolet illumination modes. With a periodic dosage of hydrogen peroxide not only was regeneration effic...

Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water sources is significant interest as many states have established limits. Three granular activated carbons (GACs) a clay-based adsorbent, Fluoro-sorb® 200 (FS200), were tested using rapid small scale column tests (RSSCTs) to compare relative performance the media for PFAS removal. FS200 effluent was below detection all except PFHxA ...

Abstract In recent days, the waste productions from industries are increased and direct discharge of wastes causes various pollution to environment. Wastewater treatment in textile dye industry mainly involves highly colored wastewater containing variety dyes different concentrations. The dyeing using types pigments concentration during their several production steps. These a which contains org...

This study investigated the effect of oxides on removal As when present in simple mixtures with granular activated carbon (GAC) particles. The performance these was compared other reported GAC-based adsorbents. A standard curve for ultraviolet adsorption vs. concentration obtained using silver diethyldithiocarbamate (SDDC) method to evaluate various samples. preliminary carried out find optimal...

The recovery and removal of the most organic acids in liquid solutions is usually treated with fixed-bed adsorption processes. Among many adsorbents, Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) is used to remove organic pollutants such as Benzoic Acid (BA) from wastewaters conventionally. In this research, adsorption isotherm curves of BA onto GAC at varying temperatures 25-60 °C are developed and the ...

The occurrence of four beta blockers, one antiepileptic drug, one lipid regulator, four anti-inflammatories, and three fluoroquinolones was studied in a river receiving sewage effluents. All compounds but two of the fluoroquinolones were observed in the water above their limit of quantification concentrations. The highest concentrations (up to 107 ng L(-1)) of the compounds were measured during...

Micropollutants have been increasingly detected at low concentrations in surface waters and may harmful effects on humans, organisms, the environment. As wastewater treatment plants are one of main sources micropollutants, conventional methods (mainly to three cleaning stages) must be improved through an advanced (fourth) stage. The optimal fourth stage should determined based not only removal ...