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Galal Tarek M. Essa Basma Al-Yasi Hatim 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2021,28(28):37158-37171
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Heavy metals are well known for their toxicity and become significant environmental pollution with a continually rising technology and public outcry... 相似文献
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Wafa Feki-Sahnoun Asma Hamza Mabrouka Mahfoudi Ahmed Rebai Malika Bel Hassen 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2014,21(19):11481-11499
Microphytoplankton data along the southern Tunisian coasts have been monitored weekly since 1995. This study used the data collected during the period 2000–2007 to determine the temporal variability patterns and to characterize the geographical structures of microphytoplankton populations. The methodological approach consisted in isolating the temporal variability common to all sampled sites and in analyzing the “residual” site-specific component. Multivariate ordination methods were used to determine the seasonal and interannual variability. The temporal pattern shared by all sites was highlighted and the seasonal cycle of the most frequent phytoplankton communities contrasted the diatoms winter-spring species to the dinoflagellates summer-fall species. Multitable comparison allowed the identification of three areas exhibiting similar phytoplankton population variability. The results, despite the coastal location of sampling sites, indicated that hydrodynamic and geomorphologic properties of the different areas as well as anthropogenic activities play a key role in the structure of the phytoplankton communities. 相似文献
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Issaoui Wissal Aydi Abdelwaheb Mahmoudi Marwa Cilek Muge Unal Abichou Tarek 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2021,23(4):1490-1502
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The installation of an olive mill wastewater (OMW) disposal site without well-defined standards and constraints may cause undesirable long-term... 相似文献
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Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by fungal enzymes: A review 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Tayssir Kadri Tarek Rouissi Satinder Kaur Brar Maximiliano Cledon Saurabhjyoti Sarm Mausam Verma 《环境科学学报(英文版)》2017,29(1):52-74
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of chemicals. They represent an
important concern due to their widespread distribution in the environment, their
resistance to biodegradation, their potential to bioaccumulate and their harmful effects.
Several pilot treatments have been implemented to prevent economic consequences and
deterioration of soil and water quality. As a promising option, fungal enzymes are regarded
as a powerful choice for degradation of PAHs. Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Pleurotus ostreatus
and Bjerkandera adusta are most commonly used for the degradation of such compounds
due to their production of ligninolytic enzymes such as lignin peroxidase, manganese
peroxidase and laccase. The rate of biodegradation depends on many culture conditions,
such as temperature, oxygen, accessibility of nutrients and agitated or shallow culture.
Moreover, the addition of biosurfactants can strongly modify the enzyme activity. The removal of PAHs is dependent on the ionization potential. The study of the kinetics is not completely comprehended, and it becomes morem hallenging when fungi are applied for bioremediation. Degradation studies in soil are much more complicated than liquid cultures because of the heterogeneity of soil, thus, many factors should be considered when studying soil bioremediation, such as desorption and bioavailability of PAHs. Different degradation pathways can be suggested. The peroxidases are heme-containing enzymes having common catalytic cycles. One molecule of hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the resting enzyme withdrawing two electrons. Subsequently, the peroxidase is reduced back in two steps of one electron oxidation. Laccases are copper-containing oxidases. They reduce molecular oxygen to water and oxidize phenolic compounds. 相似文献
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The Distribution and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Sediments Along the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
El Nemr A Said TO Khaled A El-Sikaily A Abd-Allah AM 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2007,124(1-3):343-359
Coastal marine sediment samples were collected from 31 sampling stations along the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea coast. All sediment
samples were analyzed to determine aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as well as total organic carbon (TOC)
contents and grain size analysis. Total concentrations of 16 EPA-PAHs in the sediments were varied from 88 to 6338 ng g−1 with an average value of 154 ng g−1 (dry weight). However, the concentrations of total aliphatic were varied from 1.3 to 69.9 ng g−1 with an average value of 15.6 ng g−1 (dry weight). The highest contents of PAHs were found in the Eastern harbor (6338 ng g−1), Manzala (5206 ng g−1) and El-Jamil East (4895 ng g−1) locations. Good correlations observed between a certain numbers of PAH concentrations allowed to identify its origin. The
average total organic carbon (TOC) percent was varied from 0.91 to 4.54%. Higher concentration of total pyrolytic hydrocarbons
(∑COMB) than total fossil hydrocarbons (∑PHE) declared that atmospheric fall-out is the significant source of PAHs to marine
sediments of the Egyptian Mediterranean coast. The selected marked compounds, a principal component analysis (PCA) and special
PAHs compound ratios (phenanthrene/anthracene vs fluoranthene/pyrene; ∑COMB/∑EPA-PAHs) suggest the pyrogenic origins, especially
traffic exhausts, are the dominant sources of PAHs in most locations. Interferences of rather petrogenic and pyrolytic PAH
contaminations were noticed in the harbors due to petroleum products deliveries and fuel combustion emissions from the ships
staying alongside the quays. 相似文献
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Rim Khlifi Pablo Olmedo Fernando Gil Molka Feki-Tounsi Bouthaina Hammami Ahmed Rebai Amel Hamza-Chaffai 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2014,21(3):2032-2042
Chronic exposure to heavy metals has long been recognized as being capable of increasing head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence, such as laryngeal (LC) and nasopharyngeal (NPC), among exposed human populations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the concentrations of arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) in the blood of 145 patients (LC and NPC) and 351 controls in order to establish a potential relationship between these factors and the occurrence of LC and NPC. Mean blood levels of As and Cd in patients (5.67 and 3.51 μg/L, respectively) were significantly higher than those of controls (1.57 and 0.74 μg/L, respectively). The blood levels of As and Cd were mostly significantly higher than those of controls (p?<?0.05) after controlling the other risk factors of HNC including tobacco smoking and chewing, and alcohol drinking. Cd levels in blood increase significantly with the number of occupational exposure years for patients (p?<?0.05). However, seafood was not found to be contributing as an exposure source. Among these risk factors, smoking (>30 pack years) and occupational exposure (>20 years) presented the most significant association with HNC (OR?=?10.22 and 10.38, respectively, p?<?0.001). Cd level in blood sample of cases that are occupationally exposed/tobacco users (smokers and chewers) were higher than that of non-occupationally exposed/nontobacco users (p?<?0.001). The logistic regression model illustrated that HNC (LC?+?NPC) was significantly associated with blood levels of As (OR?=?2.41, p?<?0.001) and Cd (OR?=?4.95, p?<?0.001). 相似文献
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Methane emissions, concentrations, and oxidation were measured on eleven MSW landfills in eleven states spanning from California to Pennsylvania during the three year study. The flux measurements were performed using a static chamber technique. Initial concentration samples were collected immediately after placement of the flux chamber. Oxidation of the emitted methane was evaluated using stable isotope techniques. When reporting overall surface emissions and percent oxidation for a landfill cover, central tendencies are typically used to report “averages” of the collected data. The objective of this study was to determine the best way to determine and report central tendencies. Results showed that 89% of the data sets of collected surface flux have lognormal distributions, 83% of the surface concentration data sets are also lognormal. Sixty seven percent (67%) of the isotope measured percent oxidation data sets are normally distributed. The distribution of data for all eleven landfills provides insight of the central tendencies of emissions, concentrations, and percent oxidation. When reporting the “average” measurement for both flux and concentration data collected at the surface of a landfill, statistical analyses provided insight supporting the use of the geometric mean. But the arithmetic mean can accurately represent the percent oxidation, as measured with the stable isotope technique. We examined correlations between surface CH4 emissions and surface air CH4 concentrations. Correlation of the concentration and flux values using the geometric mean proved to be a good fit (R2 = 0.86), indicating that surface scans are a good way of identifying locations of high emissions. 相似文献
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Minimization of the formation of disinfection by-products 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The drinking water industry is required to minimize DBPs levels while ensuring adequate disinfection. In this study, efficient and appropriate treatment scheme for the reduction of disinfection by-product (DBPs) formation in drinking water containing natural organic matter has been established. This was carried out by the investigation of different treatment schemes consisting of enhanced coagulation, sedimentation, disinfection by using chlorine dioxide/ozone, filtration by sand filter, or granular activated carbon (GAC). Bench scale treatment schemes were applied on actual samples from different selected sites to identify the best conditions for the treatment of water. Samples were collected from effluent of each step in the treatment train in order to analyze pH, UV absorbance at 254 nm (UVA254), specific UV absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA254), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), haloacetic acids (HAAs) and trihalomethanes (THMs). The obtained results indicated that using pre-ozonation/enhanced coagulation/activated carbon filtration treatment train appears to be the most effective method for reducing DBPs precursors in drinking water treatment. 相似文献
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Cadmium in blood of Tunisian men and risk of bladder cancer: interactions with arsenic exposure and smoking 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Molka Feki-Tounsi Pablo Olmedo Fernando Gil Rim Khlifi Mohamed-Nabil Mhiri Ahmed Rebai Amel Hamza-Chaffai 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2013,20(10):7204-7213
Prior investigations identified an association between low-level blood arsenic (As) and bladder cancer risk among Tunisian men but questions remain regarding confounding by cadmium (Cd), a well-established bladder carcinogen. A case–control study of Tunisian men was re-examined to assess the levels of cadmium in blood and reparse the association between the simultaneous exposure to these metals and bladder cancer risk. Levels of blood Cd were significantly twice higher among cases than in controls (P?<?0.05) and were positively correlated with smoking and age. Additionally, analysis of metal levels among non-smokers according to the region of residence showed very high blood Cd and As levels for the coastal regions of Sfax and central Tunisia. After controlling for potential confounders, for low blood As levels (<0.67 μg/L), the OR for blood Cd was 4.10 (95 % CI 1.64–10.81), while for higher levels (>0.67 μg/L), it was reduced to 2.10 (CI, 1.06–4.17). Adjustment for Cd exposure did not alter the risk associated to As exposure. This study is the first to report the relationship between Cd exposure and risk of bladder cancer occurrence in interaction with smoking and As exposure. Smoking is shown to be the main exposure source to Cd in the Tunisian population but also environmental pollution seems to be responsible of Cd exposure among non-smokers. Exposure assessment studies encompassing a wider population are needed. 相似文献
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Rim Khlifi Pablo Olmedo Fernando Gil Molka Feki-Tounsi Amine Chakroun Ahmed Rebai Amel Hamza-Chaffai 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2013,20(11):8282-8294
Chronic exposure to chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) has long been recognized as being capable to increase head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence among exposed human populations. This study represents the first biomonitoring of Cr and Ni exposure in Tunisia and focuses on a possible association with HNC risk. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the concentrations of Cr and Ni in the blood of HNC patients and controls. Metals blood levels of 169 HNC patients and 351 controls were determined using a Perkin-Elmer Analyst 800 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. Mean blood levels of Cr and Ni in HNC cases (52.15 and 111.60 μg/L, respectively) were significantly higher than those of controls (37.04 and 30.50 μg/L, respectively). Cases’ blood levels of Cr and Ni were significantly higher than those of controls after controlling for the other risk factors of HNC, including smoking, shisha consumption, occupational exposure, and nearby environment (P?<?0.05). Among these risk factors, smoking and occupational exposure presented the most significant association with HNC (odds ratio (OR)?=?6.54 and 7.66, respectively, P?<?0.001). Cr and Ni levels in blood sample of cases and controls that are smoker/occupationally exposed were higher than that of non-smoker/non-occupationally exposed (P?<?0.05). Smokers who are occupationally exposed present the most significant association with HNC (OR?=?25.08, P?<?0.0001). High levels of blood Cr (OR?=?2.09) and high levels of blood Ni (OR?=?8.87) were strongly associated with HNC after other potential confounders were controlled (P?=?0.004 and P?<?0.0001, respectively). This study suggested a potential role of Cr and Ni in the mechanism of HNC development. 相似文献