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A comprehensive study on the physicochemical characteristics of faecal sludge from septic tank and single pit latrine facilities in a typical semi-urban Indian town: a case study of Rajasthan, India

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2906-2928
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00127C, Paper
Open Access
Harishvar Jothinathan, Ajit Pratap Singh
Faecal sludge (FS) samples were analysed to assess their characteristics. FS has high chemical oxygen demand, ranging from 4406 to 160 000 mg l−1, influenced by sludge age, sanitation type, and inflow/outflow to onsite sanitation contaminants.
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Investigating water quality and preservation strategies in Abuja's distribution system: a Nigerian case study

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2869-2881
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00613E, Paper
Begmyrat Kulmedov, Lucy Achobe Akaiku, Onyebuchi Nwabueze Mogbo
The study explores how treated water quality degrades during distribution due to pipe material release and biofilm formation, with a focus on intermittent supply systems and the decreasing effectiveness of disinfectants.
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Mathematical modeling to size anaerobic stabilization ponds intended for slaughterhouse wastewater treatment – the role of temperature and hydraulic retention time

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2882-2896
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00557K, Paper
P. E. S. Soldera, R. F. Dantas, E. Fagnani
A new mathematical model for constructing anaerobic stabilization pond treatment systems for high organic load wastewater, based on biochemical oxygen demand, temperature and hydraulic retention time, is discussed.
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Ultrafiltration behavior of CuO particles synthesized without and with different surfactants using PAN and PES membranes

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2981-2996
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00462K, Paper
Olabimpe Genevieve Badru, Ime Akanyeti
Four different CuO particles were synthesized, with no surfactant (CuO/NS) and with three surfactants: Triton X-100 (CuO/TX100), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CuO/CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (CuO/SDS).
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Environmental and private property contamination following the Norfolk Southern chemical spill and chemical fires in Ohio

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,3007-3023
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00456F, Paper
Open Access
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Paula B. Coelho, Gracie Fitzgerald, Kristofer Isaacson, Rasul Diop, Gouri Prabhakar, Stephanie Heffner, Akshat Verma, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Youn Jeong Choi, Stefanie Surdyka, Samuel A. Spears, Marty D. Frisbee, Katherine R. Del Real, Lauren A. Gustafson, Ana María Núñez-Torres, Caitlin R. Proctor, Linda S. Lee, Heather D. Whitehead, Kyle Doudrick, Brock A. Harpur, Andrew J. Whelton
In February 2023, a train derailment in Ohio caused a chemical spill and fires releasing contaminants into the air, soil, waterways, and buildings.
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Different routes of bismuth mineral transformation during pertechnetate and perrhenate uptake for subsurface remediation

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2646-2654
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00496E, Communication
Open Access
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D. Boglaienko, M. E. Bowden, N. M. Escobedo, Q. M. Collins, A. R. Lawter, T. G. Levitskaia, C. I. Pearce
Removal of pertechnetate 99TcO4 and perrhenate ReO4 during mineral transformation of the non-toxic basic bismuth subnitrate for subsurface remediation.
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Concurrent boron removal from reverse osmosis concentrate and energy production using a microbial desalination cell-Donnan dialysis hybrid system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00621F, Paper
A. Yagmur Goren, H. Eser Okten
The removal of boron from aqueous solutions offers an important opportunity to improve the management of sustainable resources.
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Removal of Cu2+ from AMD by goethite modified biochar combined with sodium alginate: characterization, performance and mechanisms

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00664J, Paper
Hong Yang, Ruixue Zhang, Li An, Pan Wu, Yuran Fu, Jiajun Zou, Min Yu
An innovative method for resource utilization of agricultural waste crops.
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Applicability of β-lactamase entrapped agarose discs for removal of doripenem antibiotic: reusability and scale-up studies

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00572D, Paper
Huma Fatima, Amrik Bhattacharya, Sunil Kumar Khare
Schematic diagram illustrating antibiotic removal via β-lactamase-entrapped agarose discs in a fixed-bed column bioreactor, highlighting the potential for scale-up.
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Simultaneous removal of acetaminophen, sulfamethoxazole, and iohexol from real wastewater in continuous mode by an immobilized sulfur-doped Bi2O3/MnO2 photocatalyst

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00501E, Paper
Vishal Kumar Parida, Mario Vino Lincy Gnanaguru, Suneel Kumar Srivastava, Shamik Chowdhury, Ashok Kumar Gupta
The photocatalytic potential of the Z-scheme 2S-Bi2O3/MnO2 immobilized photocatalyst for the simultaneous degradation of ACT, SMX, and IOX from MBBR-sand filter treated wastewater is studied for the first time, purely from a practical perspective.
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Sludge-derived novel Fe3O4–MgO@C composites for tetracycline abatement from wastewater using sustainable bio-electro-Fenton and nutrient recovery with co-precipitation: a waste-to-resource strategy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00684D, Paper
Azhan Ahmad, Monali Priyadarshini, Shraddha Yadav, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Rao Y. Surampalli
Developing efficient Fenton catalysts for the remediation of emerging pollutants is one of the challenges for researchers.
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Effects of human activities and climate change on water quality and health risks of typical urban river in arid/semi-arid areas, a ten-year historical analysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00689E, Paper
Xiang Zhu, Hanjie Zheng, Dezhi Zuo, Qingqing Pang, Lei Xie, Longmian Wang, Jin-Ying Xi, Lin-Feng Tian, Jing Wu, Wenjuan Jiang, Jiawei Sun, Hongyu Zhao, Jianhua Jin
Water resources are scarce in arid and semi-arid regions. Urban rivers, vital water sources, are susceptible to the influences of climate change and human activities. However, there have been few...
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Environmental application of dicarboxylated hairy cellulose crosslinked with calcium for removal and confining of Pb(II)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00720D, Paper
Tanese Montesinos-Vázquez, C. A. Galan-Vidal, Susana Rojas-Lima, Jose A. Rodriguez, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández
Cellulose can be oxidised with periodate to obtain hairy cellulose, which, thanks to the aldehyde groups, facilitates chemical modification with different functional groups, such as carboxylates, which enhance interaction with...
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Bank employees in Maharashtra to go on strike on November 16; demand staff security, action against ‘assaulters’

The bank unions forum cited events of abuse and assault on bankers across branches in Maharashtra since August 2024




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Govt to extend UDAN scheme for 10 more years: Naidu

UDAN, the regional air connectivity scheme, has transformed India’s aviation sector, says PM Modi




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CK Birla Group to sell Orient Cement to Adani Group at ₹8100 crore equity value

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, including approval by Competition Commission of India and mandatory open offer under the relevant SEBI regulations




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Supreme Court to pronounce verdict in Byju’s case on October 23

During back-to-back hearing in the case, the apex court had questioned whether the BCCI could be allowed to strike a “personal agreement” with Byju’s promoter and “walk away” with its money.




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Capgemini announces leadership changes, Anirban Bose named CEO, Americas SBU

Anirban Bose was head of Capgemini’s Financial Services Strategic Business Unit.




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On Boeing 737’s ‘defective’ rudder system | Explained

Why are certain variants of the Boeing 737 under the scanner? What did the investigation of the United States National Transportation Safety Board into the aircraft find? What is the function of a rudder rollout guidance actuator?




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Godrej Properties emerges as the highest bidder for luxury housing plot in Gurugram 

The housing plot, measuring 7.5 acres is located in the Golf Course Road micro-market and will offer a development potential of over 1.7 million square feet, comprising of luxury residential apartments of varied configurations




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Ambuja Cements Q2 net profit falls 42% to ₹456 crore

The company’s revenue from operations for the quarter ending September 30, 2024 grew marginally to ₹7,516 crore as compared with ₹7,424 crore in the same period last year




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Sugar sector demands hike in sale price and ethanol prices

The Minimum Sale Price (MSP) of sugar should be increased to ₹39.14 a kg for the sugar season 2024-2025 from ₹31 a kg that was fixed in 2019




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Dabur Q2 profit down 17.6% to ₹417.5 cr impacted by inflation, squeeze in urban demand

The company had posted a net profit of ₹507.04 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Dabur India said in a regulatory filing




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Lower sales realisation hit margins of cement makers in Q2

Industry observers said the increase in sales volume of UltraTech and Ambuja Cements is mainly due to the several acquisitions by both companies that consolidated their position further in the industry




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SEBI directs Embassy Office Parks to suspend CEO

Embassy REIT is India's first publicly listed Real Estate Investment Trust




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Solar cell manufacturing to outstrip global demand by 2024: report

The sector experienced huge growth in 2023 with solar cell, wafers and modules capacity nearly doubling in comparison with the previous year, says World Solar Market Report 2024




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Fintech Progcap to digitise supply chains of MSMEs to make them part of formal economy




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ED raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe

Amazon and Flipkart have for years faced allegations from Indian brick-and-mortar retailers that they violate foreign investment rules by working with select preferred sellers




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Ambuja Cements seeks CCI nod to acquire majority stake in Orient Cement

Assuming full acceptance of open offer, the stake of Ambuja Cements will stand at 72.8%, said a notice filed with the CCI on Friday




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Industrial output returns to positive trajectory in September

The Index of Industrial Production inched up 0.7% from August levels to touch 146.7, but this was still the second weakest output level since December 2023.




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Aurobindo arm CuraTeQ Biologics gets GMP certificate from EMA 

The GMP inspection, conducted by EMA representatives, assessed mammalian and microbial drug substance manufacturing facility sections, prefilled syringes and vials filling, packaging and QC testing and release laboratories.




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Digital University Kerala presents report on digital transformation study of judicial systems to Kerala High Court

DUK Vice-Chancellor emphasises the report’s focus on harnessing cutting-edge technology to streamline the judicial process, reduce case pendency and optimise case management workflows.




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Palakkad Assembly by-poll: CPI(M)-BJP move to exploit ‘dissension’ in Congress over Mamkootathil’s candidature

The parties spotlight a letter ostensibly written by the District Congress Committee to the party’s national leadership requesting K. Muraleedharan’s candidature in Palakkad. Mr. Muraleedharan later confirms that his name was on the DCC list.




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Women in Cinema Collective proposes autonomous statutory commission for Malayalam film industry

The WCC submits 41 recommendations for industry-wide reforms to committee constituted by the State govt. to frame the Kerala Film Policy




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Rozgar Mela a catalyst for employment generation, says Union Minister

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan inaugurates Mela at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, in Thiruvananthapuram, on October 29




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Congress takes strong exception to Kannur Collector’s ‘character statement’ about Naveen Babu

AICC general secretary, K. C. Venugopal, accused the Collector of attempting to tarnish the character of his deceased colleague at the instance of an influential coterie in the CPI(M) leadership




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Remembering a Deepavali-season solar eclipse ‘chase’

Dipankar Banerjee, the noted solar physicist who recently took over as Director, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), describes himself as one of the ‘global eclipse chasers.’ He is also part of a theatre group where he plays Ramakrishna Paramahansa on stage




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Ireland-based semiconductor firm Trasna’s office inaugurated in Technopark




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Water supply to 11 wards in Thiruvananthapuram to be disrupted till 10 a.m. on November 3




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Sreepadmanabhaswamy temple slapped with notice for pending tax payments

Temple authorities say the temple being a religious place and services rendered by it are not in the nature of commercial transactions, it has exemption from GST




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Fully implement capital rail station master plan: Tharoor




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Bose Krishnamachari emphasises the role of arts in education




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First meeting of the Indian Fisherwomen Assembly held in Thiruvananthapuram

Activists and leaders of various movements, families of Muthalapozhi victims participate. Vinesh Phogat, wrestler and Haryana MLA, will be chief guest at closing ceremony on November 6




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Kerala LSGD to introduce rating system for improved sanitation levels

New system to ensure better waste management practices in places not coming directly under the control of local bodies




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Poet Satchidanandan to gradually end his public life, cites memory issue




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Home visits to be implemented to create antibiotic literacy in Kerala




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Stalemate over protest of private waste collectors in front of Corporation office continues




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Kerala seeks to expand public health insurance scheme to cover ‘missing middle’

While this may move the State closer to the goal of universal health coverage, the expansion may hinge on additional funds to be generated by charging a premium to existing beneficiaries of the State scheme, which, at present, is in bad financial shape




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Agri dept. planning to launch pilot scheme under NAWO-DHAN

22 land owners and 149 cultivators have so far responded to an EoI floated for the scheme in which farmer groups will be engaged for cultivation




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Dead lizard found in meal sparks agitation at Digital University Kerala; mess temporarily closed

The contractor responsible for providing food to over 200 students has claimed to have purchased the pickle from outside