in pakistan besides pesticide contamination from agricultural field, the manufacturing industriesare also contributing relatively high quantities of toxic pesticides into the environment. these pesticides maybe toxic, mutagenic or carginogenic and may be bioaccumulated or biomagnified by the biota. because ofpersistent nature of pesticides, its removal from environmental system become difficult...

Organic phosphate pesticides are of great enviro-nmental concern primarily because they are toxic to mammals and birds, and are relatively soluble in water to contaminate surface water and groundwater [1,2]. In this study, the decomposition of phorate, a widely used organic phosphate insecticide, in aqueous solutions by Boron doped diamond(BDD) electrode was examined. The LD50 of phorate was re...

Source apportionment of river water pollution is critical in water resource management and aquatic conservation. Comprehensive application of various GIS-based multivariate statistical methods was performed to analyze datasets (2009-2011) on water quality in the Liao River system (China). Cluster analysis (CA) classified the 12 months of the year into three groups (May-October, February-April a...

BACKGROUND Interleukin-8 (IL-8) functions as a major chemoattractant and plays pivotal roles in the initiation and development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and tobacco smoke is a most risk factor contributing to the development of COPD. Hence, we have screened some of the tobacco smoke-derived chemical compounds that potentially induce the production of IL-8 in human bronchi...

To investigate the potential for the geologic storage of CO2 in saline sedimentary aquifers, 1600 t of CO2 were injected at 1500 m depth into a 24-m-thick sandstone section of the Frio Formation, a regional brine and oil reservoir in the U.S. Gulf Coast. Fluid samples obtained from the injection and observation wells before CO2 injection showed a Na-CaCl–type brine with 93,000 mg/L total dissol...

Over the years, environmental degradation of ecological resources from crude oil pollution and its human health impacts is receiving more global attention. The utilization models capable predicting fate, transport, toxicity chemicals in spilt can provide essential knowledge required to deal with complexity associated fate volatile petroleum environment. This paper explores toxic organics an spi...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous in indoor environments. Inhalation of VOCs can cause irritation, difficulty breathing, and nausea, and damage the central nervous system as well as other organs. Formaldehyde is a particularly important VOC as it is even a carcinogen. Removal of VOCs is thus critical to control indoor air quality (IAQ). Photocatalytic oxidation has demonstrated f...

Abstract Conventional methods to clean wastewater actually lead incomplete treatments, calling for advanced technologies degrade recalcitrant pollutants. Herein we review solar photo-oxidation the contaminants in industrial wastewater, with focus on photocatalysts, reactor design and photo-Fenton process. We discuss limitations due low visible-light absorption, catalyst collection reusability, ...