{"title":"Energy Transition in Malta: Understanding the Implications on the Environment and Public Perception","authors":"Nirvana Avellino, J. J. Bonello","doi":"10.11159/ijepr.2021.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11159/ijepr.2021.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":445341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation","volume":"373 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114875629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Automobile repair workshops are major anthropological sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in Nigerian cities. The extent of contamination of soil from workshops in Ibadan city was evaluated by contamination or pollution index (C/P index) assessment. The C/P index assessment indicated that the soils were categorized from moderately contaminated to severely polluted class with Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn and Mn. The concentration of 16 PAHs in the soil samples ranging from 245±21 to 23400±25 μg/kg were far above the levels in the control samples. Washing of soil from different automobile repair workshops using ethtylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) and ethanol was investigated. Since mixed contaminants are usually co-existing in the environment, additional experiments involving a combined solution were conducted to remove both PAHs and heavy metals. The results indicated that the removal efficiencies of the extractants were in the order 0.1M DTPA > 0.1M EDTA > 0.01M DTPA > 0.01M EDTA for the heavy metals removal. However, the combined extractants of EDTA and ethanol had much higher PAHs removal efficiency than ethanol alone. The use of mixed extractants was more effective for PAHs and had very little effect for the removal of heavy metals, especially zinc.
{"title":"Decontamination of Automobile Workshop Soils containing Heavy Metals and PAHs using Chelating Agents","authors":"A. Ipeaiyeda, Afolarin O. Ogungbemi","doi":"10.11159/ijepr.2020.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11159/ijepr.2020.005","url":null,"abstract":"Automobile repair workshops are major anthropological sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in Nigerian cities. The extent of contamination of soil from workshops in Ibadan city was evaluated by contamination or pollution index (C/P index) assessment. The C/P index assessment indicated that the soils were categorized from moderately contaminated to severely polluted class with Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn and Mn. The concentration of 16 PAHs in the soil samples ranging from 245±21 to 23400±25 μg/kg were far above the levels in the control samples. Washing of soil from different automobile repair workshops using ethtylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) and ethanol was investigated. Since mixed contaminants are usually co-existing in the environment, additional experiments involving a combined solution were conducted to remove both PAHs and heavy metals. The results indicated that the removal efficiencies of the extractants were in the order 0.1M DTPA > 0.1M EDTA > 0.01M DTPA > 0.01M EDTA for the heavy metals removal. However, the combined extractants of EDTA and ethanol had much higher PAHs removal efficiency than ethanol alone. The use of mixed extractants was more effective for PAHs and had very little effect for the removal of heavy metals, especially zinc.","PeriodicalId":445341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114754721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
- The microorganism and other amendments were immobilized in pellet carrier as microbial reverse screening model and were applied to the simulated Cd contaminated soil. Microbial flora (Streptomycete XW8, Actinomycetes XW3, ActinomycetesXW5) reduces Cd accumulation in rice when combined with biochar, humic acid and Carbon silicon functional liquid fertilizer. Microbial flora (Bacteria XW6, Actinomycetes XW3, Actinomycetes XW5) has highest TF and raises the bioavailability of Cd in soil. But Bacteria XW6 activate Cd in soil, which is a premium candidate for application in phytoremediation Cd farmland contamination. The compatibility of microbial flora had a significant effect in Cd reduction.
{"title":"Inoculation Of Soil With Cadmium-Resistant Actinomycetes Flora Reduces Cadmium Accumulation In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)","authors":"Shengping Xue, Xiaohuan Wang","doi":"10.11159/rtese20.132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11159/rtese20.132","url":null,"abstract":"- The microorganism and other amendments were immobilized in pellet carrier as microbial reverse screening model and were applied to the simulated Cd contaminated soil. Microbial flora (Streptomycete XW8, Actinomycetes XW3, ActinomycetesXW5) reduces Cd accumulation in rice when combined with biochar, humic acid and Carbon silicon functional liquid fertilizer. Microbial flora (Bacteria XW6, Actinomycetes XW3, Actinomycetes XW5) has highest TF and raises the bioavailability of Cd in soil. But Bacteria XW6 activate Cd in soil, which is a premium candidate for application in phytoremediation Cd farmland contamination. The compatibility of microbial flora had a significant effect in Cd reduction.","PeriodicalId":445341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation","volume":"137 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134161524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dietary inclusion of herbal components in animal feed is gaining interest due to the reduction of some antibiotic use to decrease drug resistance. Obtaining such products relies on their culture or gathering in a wild environment. Nowadays, pesticide use in agriculture is increasing despite different concerns about public health. The present study provides a pesticide residue assessment of herbal components dedicated to feed additive production. A total of 92 samples of different herbal components were analyzed by three private accredited institutions, PRIMORIS (Belgium), PHYTOCONTROL (France) and EUROFINS (France). These analyses were performed by using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods. Data revealed the presence of residues in 63% of the samples with 10% more than the European Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs). Both herbal components, from wild or culture systems, were contaminated in our samples, respectively 65% and 60%. Wild plants from preserved areas such as the Amazonia forest were found to be surprisingly contaminated. In addition to the detection of pesticides in all countries investigated from various continents, 45% of pesticides were not approved by the European Union Commission. This study provides useful information about plant based additives by giving awareness to all companies involved in this activity. Despite the low incorporation rate of these additives in feed, a regular monitoring strategy should be developed within each company to ensure safe food for consumers at the top level of the food chain.
{"title":"Pesticide residues in botanics used in feed additives:\u0000focusing on wild vs cultivable plants","authors":"Fagnon Mahougnon Simeon, Araujo Coralie, Leguay Clara, H. Johann, Kerros Sylvain","doi":"10.11159/IJEPR.2019.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11159/IJEPR.2019.004","url":null,"abstract":"Dietary inclusion of herbal components in animal feed is gaining interest due to the reduction of some antibiotic use to decrease drug resistance. Obtaining such products relies on their culture or gathering in a wild environment. Nowadays, pesticide use in agriculture is increasing despite different concerns about public health. The present study provides a pesticide residue assessment of herbal components dedicated to feed additive production. A total of 92 samples of different herbal components were analyzed by three private accredited institutions, PRIMORIS (Belgium), PHYTOCONTROL (France) and EUROFINS (France). These analyses were performed by using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods. Data revealed the presence of residues in 63% of the samples with 10% more than the European Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs). Both herbal components, from wild or culture systems, were contaminated in our samples, respectively 65% and 60%. Wild plants from preserved areas such as the Amazonia forest were found to be surprisingly contaminated. In addition to the detection of pesticides in all countries investigated from various continents, 45% of pesticides were not approved by the European Union Commission. This study provides useful information about plant based additives by giving awareness to all companies involved in this activity. Despite the low incorporation rate of these additives in feed, a regular monitoring strategy should be developed within each company to ensure safe food for consumers at the top level of the food chain.","PeriodicalId":445341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128479064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}