Recent advances in toxicological research of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate: Focus on endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway
This study offers possible targets and approaches for addressing various DEHP-induced toxicity.PMID:38593956 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141922 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jiten Singh Ashok Jangra Dinesh Kumar Source Type: research

Integrated AI-driven optimization of Fenton process for the treatment of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole: Insights into mechanistic approach
This study delves into modeling and optimizing conventional Fenton degradation of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and total organic carbon (TOC) under varying levels of H2O2, Fe2+ concentration, pH, and temperature removal using both statistical and artificial intelligence techniques including Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA), Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). In statistical analysis, ANN model showcased an elevated predictive accuracy compared to its counterparts due to having lowest RMSE values of 0.986 and 1.173 for both SMX and TOC, respectively. Sensitivity showcased H2O2/Fe2+ ra...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Saima Gul Sajjad Hussain Hammad Khan Muhammad Arshad Javaid Rabbani Khan Artur de Jesus Motheo Source Type: research

Landfill leachates as a significant source for emerging pollutants of phthalic acid esters: Identification, occurrence, characteristics, fate, and transport
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141873. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141873. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhthalic acid esters (PAEs) are byproducts released from various sources, including microplastics, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, waxes, inks, detergents, and insecticides. This review article provides an overview of the literature on PAEs in landfill leachates, exploring their identification, occurrence, characteristics, fate, and transport in landfills across different countries. The study emphasizes the influence of these substances on the environment, especially on water and soil. Various analytica...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Afsaneh Esmaeili Nasrabadi Bahman Ramavandi Ziaeddin Bonyadi Sima Farjadfard Mehdi Fattahi Source Type: research

Circular economical approach of extracting nanocarbons from waste pea peel for sensing of p-nitrophenol and its conversion into paracetamol
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141930. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141930. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAn important paradigm shift towards the circular economy is to prioritize waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and recovery before disposal is necessary. In this context, a sustainable protocol of converting waste pea peel (wPP) into low-cost carbon nanomaterials for sensing and conversion of p-nitrophenol (p-NP) into value-added paracetamol is being reported. Two fractions of the carbonaceous nanomaterials were obtained after the hydrothermal treatment (HT) of wPP, firstly an aqueous portion containing water-soluble carbon...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Harshita Laddha Priya Yadav Priya Sharma Madhu Agarwal Ragini Gupta Source Type: research

Insights into the growth and biochemical defense responses associated with fenitrothion toxicity and uptake by freshwater cyanobacteria
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141909. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141909. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe extensive use of fenitrothion (FNT) in agricultural practices induces its persistence in soil and waterways. Therefore, it is essential to implement effective management practices such as using cyanobacteria for FNT removal and accumulation, particularly under accidental contamination. To this end, we evaluated the responses of two freshwater cyanobacteria taxa, Nostoc muscorum and Anabaena laxa to mild (7.5 mg L-1) and high (15 mg L-1) levels of FNT over a period of 7 d. Compared to N. muscorum, A. laxa was more toler...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Seham M Hamed Marwa Yousry A Mohamed Badriah Saleh Alammari Hamada AbdElgawad Source Type: research

Probiotics Pediococcus acidilactici GR-1 promotes the functional strains and remodels gut microbiota to reduce the Cr(VI) toxicity in a dual-chamber simulated intestinal system
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141927. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141927. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNumerous animal studies have demonstrated the toxicity of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] and the bioremediative effects of probiotics on the composition and functions of gut microbiota. Since the precise mechanisms of Cr(VI) detoxification and its interactions with human gut microbiota were unknown, a novel dual-chamber simulated intestinal (DCSI) system was developed to maintain both the stability of the simulated system and the composition of the gut microbiota. Probiotic GR-1 was found to regulate intestinal gut microbiot...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xing Wang Zemin Wang Shaochen Su Ying Wu Jingjing Fan Xiaoxiao Hou Kunyue Zhang El-Sayed Salama Saurabh Kulshrestha Zhenmin Ling Pu Liu Xiangkai Li Source Type: research

Untapped Potential of Food Waste Derived Biochar for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater
This study implies the introduction of novel method of converting food waste (FW) to biochar through pyrolysis, examine its physiochemical characteristics, and investigate its adsorption potential for the removal of heavy metals from water. The results revealed that biochar yield decreased from 18.4 % to 14.31 % with increase in pyrolysis temperature from 350 to 550 ºC. Likewise, increase in the pyrolysis temperature also resulted in the increase in the ash content from 39.87 % to 42.05 % thus transforming the biochar into alkaline nature (pH 10.17). The structural and chemical compositions of biochar produced at various ...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Asma Moureen Muhammad Waqas Naeem Khan Fariha Jabeen Cosimo Magazzino Nargis Jamila Dilek Beyazli Source Type: research

Recent advances in toxicological research of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate: Focus on endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway
This study offers possible targets and approaches for addressing various DEHP-induced toxicity.PMID:38593956 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141922 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jiten Singh Dinesh Kumar Ashok Jangra Source Type: research

Integrated AI-driven optimization of Fenton process for the treatment of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole: Insights into mechanistic approach
This study delves into modeling and optimizing conventional Fenton degradation of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and total organic carbon (TOC) under varying levels of H2O2, Fe2+ concentration, pH, and temperature removal using both statistical and artificial intelligence techniques including Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA), Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). In statistical analysis, ANN model showcased an elevated predictive accuracy compared to its counterparts due to having lowest RMSE values of 0.986 and 1.173 for both SMX and TOC, respectively. Sensitivity showcased H2O2/Fe2+ ra...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Saima Gul Sajjad Hussain Hammad Khan Muhammad Arshad Javaid Rabbani Khan Artur de Jesus Motheo Source Type: research

Landfill leachates as a significant source for emerging pollutants of phthalic acid esters: Identification, occurrence, characteristics, fate, and transport
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141873. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141873. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhthalic acid esters (PAEs) are byproducts released from various sources, including microplastics, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, waxes, inks, detergents, and insecticides. This review article provides an overview of the literature on PAEs in landfill leachates, exploring their identification, occurrence, characteristics, fate, and transport in landfills across different countries. The study emphasizes the influence of these substances on the environment, especially on water and soil. Various analytica...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Afsaneh Esmaeili Nasrabadi Bahman Ramavandi Ziaeddin Bonyadi Sima Farjadfard Mehdi Fattahi Source Type: research

Circular economical approach of extracting nanocarbons from waste pea peel for sensing of p-nitrophenol and its conversion into paracetamol
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141930. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141930. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAn important paradigm shift towards the circular economy is to prioritize waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and recovery before disposal is necessary. In this context, a sustainable protocol of converting waste pea peel (wPP) into low-cost carbon nanomaterials for sensing and conversion of p-nitrophenol (p-NP) into value-added paracetamol is being reported. Two fractions of the carbonaceous nanomaterials were obtained after the hydrothermal treatment (HT) of wPP, firstly an aqueous portion containing water-soluble carbon...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Harshita Laddha Priya Yadav Priya Sharma Madhu Agarwal Ragini Gupta Source Type: research

Insights into the growth and biochemical defense responses associated with fenitrothion toxicity and uptake by freshwater cyanobacteria
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141909. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141909. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe extensive use of fenitrothion (FNT) in agricultural practices induces its persistence in soil and waterways. Therefore, it is essential to implement effective management practices such as using cyanobacteria for FNT removal and accumulation, particularly under accidental contamination. To this end, we evaluated the responses of two freshwater cyanobacteria taxa, Nostoc muscorum and Anabaena laxa to mild (7.5 mg L-1) and high (15 mg L-1) levels of FNT over a period of 7 d. Compared to N. muscorum, A. laxa was more toler...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Seham M Hamed Marwa Yousry A Mohamed Badriah Saleh Alammari Hamada AbdElgawad Source Type: research

Probiotics Pediococcus acidilactici GR-1 promotes the functional strains and remodels gut microbiota to reduce the Cr(VI) toxicity in a dual-chamber simulated intestinal system
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 7:141927. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141927. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNumerous animal studies have demonstrated the toxicity of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] and the bioremediative effects of probiotics on the composition and functions of gut microbiota. Since the precise mechanisms of Cr(VI) detoxification and its interactions with human gut microbiota were unknown, a novel dual-chamber simulated intestinal (DCSI) system was developed to maintain both the stability of the simulated system and the composition of the gut microbiota. Probiotic GR-1 was found to regulate intestinal gut microbiot...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xing Wang Zemin Wang Shaochen Su Ying Wu Jingjing Fan Xiaoxiao Hou Kunyue Zhang El-Sayed Salama Saurabh Kulshrestha Zhenmin Ling Pu Liu Xiangkai Li Source Type: research

Untapped Potential of Food Waste Derived Biochar for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater
This study implies the introduction of novel method of converting food waste (FW) to biochar through pyrolysis, examine its physiochemical characteristics, and investigate its adsorption potential for the removal of heavy metals from water. The results revealed that biochar yield decreased from 18.4 % to 14.31 % with increase in pyrolysis temperature from 350 to 550 ºC. Likewise, increase in the pyrolysis temperature also resulted in the increase in the ash content from 39.87 % to 42.05 % thus transforming the biochar into alkaline nature (pH 10.17). The structural and chemical compositions of biochar produced at various ...
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Asma Moureen Muhammad Waqas Naeem Khan Fariha Jabeen Cosimo Magazzino Nargis Jamila Dilek Beyazli Source Type: research

Recent advances in toxicological research of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate: Focus on endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway
This study offers possible targets and approaches for addressing various DEHP-induced toxicity.PMID:38593956 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141922 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - April 9, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jiten Singh Dinesh Kumar Ashok Jangra Source Type: research