Nature and the environment are affected by various human industrial and/or urban discharges. Remediation for this problem requires first and foremost an in-depth analysis and an overall characterization of the intrinsic properties of the pollution-receiving environments. Secondly it is necessary to predict in these environments the behavior of dang...
In this study, commercial cellulose membranes were surface coated with alpha‑zirconium phosphate nanoparticles (α-ZrP-n) to study their impact on the overall removal efficiency of heavy metals from synthetic metal mixture wastewater solution. A total of four homogeneous solutions (0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.00 wt%) of α-ZrP-n were prepared by sonicati...
The atmospheric pollutants cause adverse effects on plants, although the effect of PM10 on them is not known for sure, the present investigation aims to determine the phytotoxic effect of aqueous extracts of PM10 particulate material, coming from three sites of the urban area of the Cuenca- Ecuador canton, using the method described in the National...
Zafra Mejía, Carlos AlfonsoGutiérrez Malaxechebarría, Álvaro Martín...Hernández Peña, Yolanda
Introduction: Diseases such as asthma and lung cancer are associated with heavy traffic in urban areas. A deep understanding of the pollutants generated by road traffic is relevant to public health control.Objective: To analyze the correlation between vehicular traffic intensity and heavy metal concentrations in road sediments in the city of Bogota...
We analyzed the behavior of heavy metals, such as Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Hg, in air pollution control devices of a municipal solid waste incinerator. For this study, a municipal solid waste incinerator with a burning capacity of 2,400 kg/h was selected. A semi-dry reactor (SDR), fabric filter, and wet scrubber were installed to serve as air po...
