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Recent Advances in Environmental Pollution Control and Environmental Impact Assessment

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2021) | Viewed by 13381

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Arkadiusz Telesiński

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Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 17 Słowackiego St., 71‐434 Szczecin, Poland
Interests: environmental science; soil chemistry and biochemistry; biotests and bioindicators; renewable energy sources; soil and water conservation; xenobiotics in environment; sewage and sludge management
Dr. Agata Borowik

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Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 3, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland
Interests: environmental science; microbiological and biochemical properties of soils; soil biochemistry; environmental microbiology; microbiome; microbial communities; soil contamination; biofuels; biomass for energy purposes
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Dr. Robert Biczak

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Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, 13/15 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland
Interests: ecotoxicity tests; antioxidant stress in organisms; degradation of polymeric materials in environment; pesticides in environment; phytoremediation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The basis of modern environmental sciences is knowledge of the size and extent of pollution. Without the reliable determination of these quantities, it is practically impossible to carry out any effective actions to improve the state of the environment. Industrial and agricultural development have caused the degradation and disintegration of the environment on a global scale. Soil (mainly heavy metals, radioactive nuclides, and pesticides), water, and air are polluted. The effects of high levels of human intervention in the environment may be irreversible and threaten biological life, including human health.

This Special Issue on “Recent Advances in Environmental pollution control and Environmental Impact Assessment” will collect high-quality research addressing challenges in the broad area of environmental pollution and assessing the impact of xenobiotics on different elements of the environment. Topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Environmental fate studies including biodegradation and bioaccumulation of contaminants;
  • Distribution studies of pollutants in different environmental media;
  • Remediation (including phytoremediation) employing novel strategies, findings, or interpretations;
  • Adverse effects of pollutants in environmental, aquatic and terrestrial, organisms;
  • Soil and water chemistry focused on interaction, degradation and speciation aspects of environmental contaminants;
  • Environmental impact of agriculture;
  • Impact of pollutants on human and animal health;
  • Environmental microbiology. 
Prof. Arkadiusz Telesiński
Dr. Agata Borowik
Dr. Robert Biczak
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Ecotoxicological studies
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Environmental dissipation and distribution
  • Exposure and bioaccumulation
  • Microbial studies
  • Remediation
  • Risk assessment
  • Wildlife toxicology

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Arsenic(V) Removal from Water by Resin Impregnated with Cyclodextrin Ligand
by Iwona Zawierucha, Anna Nowik-Zajac, Tomasz Girek, Jakub Lagiewka, Wojciech Ciesielski, Barbara Pawlowska and Robert Biczak
Processes 2022, 10(2), 253; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/pr10020253 - 27 Jan 2022
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More rigorous environmental rules on hazardous metals release require the implementation of diverse methods to remove them from contaminated streams. The adsorption process is the most attractive method for removal of toxic metal ions from different aqueous solutions. In the present study, batch [...] Read more.
More rigorous environmental rules on hazardous metals release require the implementation of diverse methods to remove them from contaminated streams. The adsorption process is the most attractive method for removal of toxic metal ions from different aqueous solutions. In the present study, batch and fixed bed column experiments were carried out to investigate the performance of permethylated β-cyclodextrin impregnated resin for the removal of As(V) ions from aqueous solutions. Sorption of As(V) ions was performed in groups under a variety of pH and metal concentrations. It was noted that removal efficiency was the highest (98%) at pH 6.0, and at an initial As(V) concentration equal to 0.1 mg/L. Sorption model use for experimental data indicates that the removal mechanism of As(V) by the permethylated β-cyclodextrin impregnated resin was the physical sorption. The adsorption capacity of the cyclodextrin ligand immobilized onto Amberlite XAD-4 resin was 19 mg/g. In addition, the impregnated resin was regenerable, thus was able to be used over and over. Full article
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Effect of Soil Aggregate Separation Methods on the Occurrence Characteristics of Typical Pollutants
by Nan Zheng, Min Luo, Danyang Meng, Diandou Xu, Zhiming Liu, Yang Shao and Lingling Ma
Processes 2022, 10(2), 216; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/pr10020216 - 24 Jan 2022
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To study the distribution characteristics of typical pollutants in soil aggregates using different sieving methods, urban and arable soils were collected from Beijing and separated to different sizes by dry and wet sieving methods, to analyze present concentrations of inorganic chlorine and nine [...] Read more.
To study the distribution characteristics of typical pollutants in soil aggregates using different sieving methods, urban and arable soils were collected from Beijing and separated to different sizes by dry and wet sieving methods, to analyze present concentrations of inorganic chlorine and nine typical heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, As, and Pb). Results revealed that the distribution of wet-sieved aggregates was biased towards microaggregates (<250 μm), while the contrary result was found for the dry sieving method. Inorganic chlorine was more likely to be enriched in <53 μm fractions attained by both sieving methods. However, the content of inorganic chlorine in wet-sieved aggregates was significantly lower than in those that were dry sieved, which means the water’s effect on soluble ions was more pronounced. Heavy metals in urban soils were preferentially enriched in microaggregates no matter what kind of sieving method was applied. As for Mn and As found in agricultural soils using the dry sieving method, they were preferentially enriched in the fractions of 1000–2000 μm and 250–1000 μm, while the other seven heavy metals were preferentially enriched in <53 μm fractions, indicating that Mn and As in agricultural soils were easily transferred in aggregates with different particle sizes. Samples with particle sizes <53 μm showed the highest distribution factors for all heavy metals when the wet sieving method was applied. The dry sieving method resulted in a higher mass loading of heavy metals in coarser fractions and lower proportions in finer fractions. Results of a potential ecological risk analysis showed that the ecological risk (Eri) value of Cd found in aggregates by the different sieving methods was significantly different (p < 0.05). The findings suggest that different sieving methods could result in different occurrence patterns of pollutants in the soil aggregates of different land use types. Full article
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Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Groenlandia densa Plant Reintroduced in Western Pomerania
by Joanna Podlasińska, Mariola Wróbel, Józef Szpikowski and Grażyna Szpikowska
Processes 2021, 9(5), 808; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/pr9050808 - 05 May 2021
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The phytoremediation role of aquatic plants in situ is extremely important today when, due to repeated droughts and periodical shrinkage of surface water resources, the load of biogenic and toxic substances in these waters is increasing dramatically. The aim of the study was [...] Read more.
The phytoremediation role of aquatic plants in situ is extremely important today when, due to repeated droughts and periodical shrinkage of surface water resources, the load of biogenic and toxic substances in these waters is increasing dramatically. The aim of the study was to assess the bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn and Zn) by the Groenlandia densa reintroduced in the area of its historical occurrence in the habitat of rivers characterized by Ranunculion fluitantis vegetation. Research material was collected from 3 sites in the Natura 2000 area in Western Pomerania on areas differing in anthropogenic load, from sites on streams in agricultural, urbanized and forested catchments. The study showed varying content of trace metals in Groenlandia densa. Plants and sediments collected from the site with the highest anthropogenic load, located in an urbanized catchment, contained more metals. The tolerance of Groenlandia densa to elevated Mn levels in water/sediment was confirmed. Full article
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Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of Chalan Beel Wetland Area in Bangladesh
by Mohammad Abdus Salam, Mohammad Ashraful Alam, Sulav Indra Paul, Fatama Islam, Dinesh Chandra Shaha, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Mohammad Arifur Rahman Khan, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Abul Kalam Mohammad Aminul Islam, Tofayel Ahamed, Golum Kibria Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Giashuddin Miah, Abdul Mannan Akanda and Tofazzal Islam
Processes 2021, 9(3), 410; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/pr9030410 - 25 Feb 2021
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This study aimed to determine the levels and possible sources of heavy metals (HMs) in the sediments of Chalan beel (a large lake-like aquatic ecosystem) area located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. The mean concentrations (mg kg−1) of two HMs, [...] Read more.
This study aimed to determine the levels and possible sources of heavy metals (HMs) in the sediments of Chalan beel (a large lake-like aquatic ecosystem) area located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. The mean concentrations (mg kg−1) of two HMs, Cd (6.22) and Pb (51.39) exceeded the world normal averages (WNA), whereas the mean concentrations (mg kg−1) of Ni (60.46), Zn (10.75), Mn (8.64) and Cu (4.71) were below the WNA. The sediments showed significant enrichment with Cd, Pb and Ni in the studied area. The geo-accumulation index values of Cd (3.72) and Pb (0.76) were significantly higher in the sediments. The contamination factor and potential ecological risk index values of Cd and Pb revealed that Chalan beel was extremely and moderately contaminated by these heavy metals, respectively. Analysis of dye complexes used in handlooms around the Chalan beel areas revealed that mean concentrations of Cd and Pb exceeded the WNA. Furthermore, analyses of principal component, cluster and correlation matrix indicated that the presence of the higher levels of Cd and Pb in the sediments might be linked to various anthropogenic activities like discharged dyes into the beel water from the nearby handloom dyeing factories. Full article
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Sorption of Organic Pollutants onto Soils: Surface Diffusion Mechanism of Congo Red Azo Dye
by Camelia Smaranda Bețianu, Petronela Cozma, Mihaela Roșca, Elena-Diana Comăniță Ungureanu, Ioan Mămăligă and Maria Gavrilescu
Processes 2020, 8(12), 1639; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/pr8121639 - 11 Dec 2020
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For the protection of human and ecological receptors from the effects of soil pollution with chemical compounds, we need to know the behavior and transport of pollutants in soil. This work investigated the Congo red (CR) acid dye sorption on three natural soils [...] Read more.
For the protection of human and ecological receptors from the effects of soil pollution with chemical compounds, we need to know the behavior and transport of pollutants in soil. This work investigated the Congo red (CR) acid dye sorption on three natural soils collected from central and northeastern regions of Romania, symbolized as IS-65, IS-T, and MH-13. To define the mechanism of sorption and identify the rate governing step, various diffusion models such as Weber–Morris intraparticle diffusion, Boyd, film and pores diffusion, and mass transfer analysis have been verified. The intraparticle diffusion analysis of Congo red sorption onto soils has been described by a multi-linear plots, showing that the sorption process takes place by surface sorption and intraparticle diffusion in macro, meso, and micropores. The values of intraparticle diffusion coefficient kid increased with any rise of the initial concentration of pollutant. The results show that the values of pore diffusion coefficient (Dp) and film diffusion coefficient (Df) are found to be from 10−8 to 10−10 cm2 s−1, indicating that film diffusion influences the sorption rate limiting step. The intraparticle diffusion analysis shows that the plots did not pass through the origin and have two distinct parts, confirming that intraparticle diffusion is not the single determining mechanism involved in the sorption of Congo red on soils IS-65, IS-T, and MH-13. The results revealed that the sorption process has a complex nature, since both external diffusion and internal diffusion are involved in the sorption of CR from solution onto the investigated soils. Full article
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