Potassium doped titanium oxide (KTiOx) nanowires were prepared by the wet corrosion process (WCP) and their photocatalytic effects were systematically characterized. For the synthesis of KTiOx, the potassium hydroxide concentration of the WCP was varied in order to obtain nanostructures with different surface area and surface charge. Structural and...
An association between pollution (e.g., from traffic emissions) and the increased prevalence of respiratory allergies has been observed. Field-realistic exposure studies provide the most relevant assessment of the effects of the intensity and diversity of urban and industrial contamination on pollen structure and allergenicity. The significance of ...
There is growing concern globally about the occurrence of anthropogenic organic contaminants in the environment, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products. This concern extends to groundwater, which is a critical water resource in Europe, and its protection is a priority to the European Commission, the European Union (EU) Member States a...
This paper assesses the level of phenols and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Nandoni dam situated in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. About 55 villages are supplied with water sourced from the dam which is prone to contamination by different pollutants other than phenols and PAHs, due to its exposure to agricultur...
We present a second-generation wastewater treatment inventory model, WWLCI 2.0, which on many fronts represents considerable advances compared to its previous version WWLCI 1.0. WWLCI 2.0 is a novel and complete wastewater inventory model integratingWWLCI 1.0, i.e. a complete life cycle inventory, including infrastructure requirement, energy consum...
Published in Environmental toxicology and chemistry
Urban regions of the world are expanding rapidly, placing additional stress on water resources. Urban water bodies serve many purposes, from washing and sources of drinking water to transport and conduits for storm drainage and effluent discharge. These water bodies receive chemical emissions arising from either single or multiple point sources, di...
Photocatalytic water splitting is one of the most important renewable paths and a reliable hydrogen production system. In most successful molecular and supramolecular biomimetic hydrogen production methods, a photosensitizer and a catalyst were constructed where the photoexcited electron in the photosensitizer is transferred either inter- or intram...
Photocatalytic water splitting is one of the most important renewable paths and a reliable hydrogen production system. In most successful molecular and supramolecular biomimetic hydrogen production methods, a photosensitizer and a catalyst were constructed where the photoexcited electron in the photosensitizer is transferred either inter- or intram...
Photocatalytic ozonation has great potential in wastewater treatment. However, the role of ozone and the contribution of photogenerated hole in this process have not been fully understood. Here three WO3 materials are synthesized and used as model catalysts in visible-light photocatalytic ozonation for the mineralization of pharmaceutical pollutant...
Low cost sensors are becoming increasingly available for studying urban air quality. Here we show how such sensors, deployed as a network, provide unprecedented insights into the patterns of pollutant emissions, in this case at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Measurements from the sensor network were used to unequivocally distinguish airport emissio...
