Reverse osmosis (RO) water purifiers produce a large volume of reject water, which is typically discarded, leading to water wastage and resource inefficiency. This work proposes a novel approach to reusing RO effluent as a cooling medium in a water-c...
The need to assess reasons why households do not want to conserve water or use purified water is critical when facing water scarcity during the climate change crisis. This study aimed to provide an analysis of perceptions of the public in Czechia tow...
This study investigated the presence and concentration of selected phthalates in municipal tap waters and purified waters sourced from domestic water purifiers and municipal reverse osmosis-based supplies. Five target compounds: Diethyl phthalate (DE...
Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of consuming formula powder prepared with tap water or purified water during the first 4 to 6 months of life on the subsequent development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Study desig...
This study investigated purified water from four different filter types for removing minerals, anions, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and affecting sensory perception and consumer acceptability. Ultrafiltration (UF), CSM-ultrafiltration (CU),...
The consumption of low-mineral water has been increasing worldwide. Drinking low-mineral water is associated with cardiovascular disease, osteopenia, and certain neurodegenerative diseases. However, the specific mechanism remains unclear. The liver m...
Despite the known association between calcium and magnesium in drinking water and stone risk, the difference in stone prevention of purified water remineralized with varying calcium-to-magnesium ratios (Ca:Mg) remains unclear. Objectives: This study...
Purified water from vending machines offers consumers an alternative source of clean, safe water. However, data regarding its microbiological quality are limited, particularly concerning the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa harboring virulence tr...
In this study, 104 purified water samples were collected from vending machines in the three main cities of Michoacan, Mexico, to assess microbiological quality and the occurrence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes (DEP) and nontuberculous m...
This study employs a constructivist grounded theory approach based on 69 in-depth interviews conducted between March 2022 and December 2023 to examine socio-cognitive dynamics in Korea’s bottled water and household water purifier markets. The s...
The electrochemical behavior of metallic rhenium was investigated using voltammetry and ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in aqueous acidic methanol solutions. Capacitance–potential analysis revealed that the double-layer current i...
Grouting is widely used in the treatment works of goaf, which can enhance the foundation bearing capacity, reduce deformation, and ensure the stability of the construction of goaf. As the goaf is located below the water table line, the mechanical pro...
This paper presents the development and implementation of a centralized industrial network for an automatic purified water production system used in the pharmaceutical industry. This implementation is part of a project to adapt an industrial plant to...
Background/Objectives: Drinking natural bicarbonate water (NBW) has been associated with decreased bone resorption, improved lipid profile, and reduced cardiovascular risk. However, the specific molecular mechanisms underlying these effects remain un...
Fossil shell flour (FSF), also known as Diatomaceous earth, or diatomite, consists of amorphous silicates with important physical and chemical characteristics, including porosity and permeability, low density and thermal conductivity, tiny particle s...
Indian households connected to improved water sources still need to purify their water before drinking. In this study, environmental impacts of three purification options in urban India were compared: (a) boiling water, (b) bottled, purified water, a...
Research is lacking on the health risks of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in water dropwort grown in livestock wastewater. Our results showed that antibiotics from livestock wastewater were absorbed and bioaccumulated by water dro...
Citrate anticoagulant concentration affects the results of coagulation tests. Until now, the end user had no direct insight into the quality of evacuated blood collection tubes. By introducing an easy-to-perform UV spectrometric method for citrate de...
In this study, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) samples from Singapore, Korea, and the United Arab Emirates were hydrated with purified water to estimate the cementing capabilities without activators. Raw GGBFS samples and hardened pastes...
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) are longstanding aquatic hazards worldwide, of which the mechanism is not yet fully understood, i.e., the process in which cyanobacteria establish dominance over coexisting algae in the same eutrophic w...
A detailed assessment of the cumulative cost of clean water production by a natural circulation solar thermal system is presented. The system is designed and sized for sufficient residence time for pasteurisation, in a buoyancy-driven self-compensati...
The provision of clean water to remote communities is a major goal of both the World Health Organization and the United Nations. We report on the long-term sustainability of filter-sterilizing polluted water in remote villages in Ghana that lack elec...
The production of titanium dioxide in China generates substantial waste acid and ferrous sulfate, which are repurposed into polyferric sulfate for industrial wastewater treatment. However, this water purification agent contains heavy metals like Ti,...
Water pollution is one of the main challenges currently facing scientists around the world because of the rapid growth in industrial activities. On this basis, 2D nanolayered and nanohybrid structures, which are based on a ternary system of nickel&nd...
In the immediate vicinity of a slaughterhouse, a fishpond was built that uses treated wastewater from the slaughterhouse, and in this way integrates a new value chain in the form of purification and use of slaughterhouse wastewater in an aquaculture...
Domestic water purification devices (point-of-use) are important choices for people to deal with sudden drinking water contamination. Especially for sudden heavy metal and arsenic contamination, home water purification units can play a key role as a...
Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis are very serious diseases all over the world. We prepared noodles from ‘Kitanokaori’ (newly developed wheat) (KITs) using weakly acidic hard water, which showed a higher amount of resistant starch (9.0-fol...
The ability of a number of microorganisms isolated from highly magnetic soil of the city Mednogorsk to oxidize Fe (II) under conditions of periodic cultivation in a liquid medium was studied. Among the studied microorganisms, two microbial isolates w...
The quality of drinking water is an extremely important factor in public health. The main sources of drinking water in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are bottled water, purified groundwater, and desalinated seawater. This study aimed to assess dri...
Little is known about the preference for defensive consumption goods and their defensive attributes under environmental risks in developing countries. The paper takes the water purifier as an example of defensive consumption goods against heavy metal...
Conventional polymers, endowed with specific functionalities, are extensively utilized for filtering and extracting a diverse set of chemicals, notably metals, from solutions. The main structure of a polymer is an integral part for designing an effic...
Integrated systems for water recovery from laundry wastewater were investigated to close the water cycle loop. The grey water from the washing cycle of cotton fabrics with a softening detergent was prefiltered, purified in a low-pressure membrane pro...
The hot-water extraction, purification and characterization of polysaccharides from defatted peanut cake (PPC) were investigated in this study. A Box-Behnken factorial design (BBD) was used to investigate the effects of three independent variables, n...
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The present study was performed to quantitatively evaluate the effects of air purifiers on the spread of COVID-19 and to suggest guidelines for their safe use. To simulate respiratory droplet nuclei and nano-sized virus aggregates, deionized water co...
The primary objective of the water purification process is to remove harmful chemical compounds and microorganisms from water sources in order to produce water suitable for human consumption. Water purification satisfies the demand for drinkable wate...
This work proposes an integrated production of whey protein concentrate (WPC) and lactose and the recovery of water from diafiltration (DF) steps. Whey protein and lactose can be concentrated using ultrafiltration and nanofiltration, respectively, an...
All the urban areas of developed countries have hydric distribution grids and sewage systems for collecting municipal wastewater to treatment plants. In this way, the municipal wastewater is purified from human excreta and other minor contaminants wh...
Alkaline electrolysis is already a proven technology on land, with a high maturity level and good economic performance. However, at sea, little is known about its economic performance toward hydrogen production. Alkaline electrolysis units operate wi...
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The biosand filter (BSF) is widely applied in developing counties as an appropriate technology-based product for supplying “safe” water. Biosand filters exhibit relatively high purifying efficiency because of the schmutzdecke (biofilm) embedded in th...
The occurrence of health-relevant contaminants in water has become a severe global problem. For treating heavy-metal-polluted water, the use of zeolite materials has been extended over the last decades, due to their excellent features of high ion exc...
The fluoroquinolone-type antibiotic ofloxacin is regularly detected in wastewaters. In this work, its hydroxyl radical (•OH) induced degradation was studied at a concentration of 0.1 mmol dm−3 in three water matrices, pure water, tap water...
The demand for bioplastic material for industrial applications is increasing. However, moisture absorption and low mechanical strength have limited the use of bioplastic in commercial-scale applications. Macroalgae is no exception to these challenges...
This work aimed to develop and characterize a water-soluble, high-release active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) composite based on the practically water-insoluble API N-butyl-N-methyl-1-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-3-carboxamide (GML-3), a substance...
Water scarcity is currently one of the world’s major issues. Water treatment technologies are a solution to the water crisis problems. In this study, the outcomes of pre-pilot scale testing of solar-powered Ion-exchange resin technology is pres...
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of using a river as a water source for purification of soil damaged by the tsunami in a pine forest in Enjugahama, Mihama town, Wakayama prefecture, and to create a “purification map&rdqu...
Microplastics (MPs) are reported as ubiquitous in the environment. In recent years, these microplastic particles have been found in table salt, seafood, and honey, as well as in drinking water. However, the process by which water reaches households f...
Saliva is far less popular as a diagnostic material than blood. This has resulted in a lack of procedures for the sampling and handling of saliva, e.g., effective ways to purify endogenous compounds from saliva to enable a simultaneous determination...
In the face of escalating environmental challenges, innovative solutions for purifying air and water are more critical than ever [...]
Rainwater is a potential source of drinking water, but has various components of dissolved organic matter (DOM). DOM is a reservoir of potential hazards in drinking water. Therefore, a new method is required to purify rainwater as a drinking water so...
Clean water scarcity in developing countries like South Africa poses significant health risks. This study investigated the effectiveness of a simple water purification device using Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds as active beads, offering a novel, low-co...
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