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2010

From green to clean: options for phytoremediation and phytoextraction of organic pollutants

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The use of green plants specifically chosen or tailored for the remediation of polluted soils and brownfields, the treatment of industrial wastewater or the removal of volatile organic compounds from indoor or outdoor air is becoming essential for sustaina ...

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Comparative evaluation of polymer surface functionalization techniques before iron oxide deposition. Activity of the iron oxide-coated polymer films in the photo-assisted degradation of organic pollutants and inactivation of bacteria

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From green to clean: a promising and sustainable approach towards environmental remediation

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Investigation of micropollutants in two laboratory-scale constructed wetlands: experimental data and modeling

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In recent years, new types of water contaminants have emerged. More and more focus is notably set on pharmaceuticals, personal care products or pesticides, as it has been observed that these substances are commonly found in surface water. This contaminatio ...

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Global Water Pollution and Human Health

Urs von Gunten, Bernhard Wehrli, Thomas Egli

Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century. Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health, and approaches to mitigate pollution of freshwater resources. Emphasis i ...

2010

Development of a Photo-Fenton Catalyst Supported on Modified Polymer Films

Félicien Mazille

The work presented in this thesis is a part of the European project INNOWATECH. The global objective of this project was to provide effective technological solutions for the treatment of industrial wastewater, to propose new concepts in wastewater treatmen ...

EPFL2010

Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in the Vidy Bay of Lake Geneva, part II: Micropollutant removal between wastewater and raw drinking water

Tamar Kohn, Dominique Grandjean, Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Chiara Perazzolo, Frédéric Bonvin

The occurrence and removal of 58 pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, and pesticides, were assessed in the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as in the effluent-receiving water ...

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Press2010

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Christof Holliger, Julien Maillard, Aurélie Duret

Dehalorespiration is an environmental-friendly bacterial anaerobic respiration that couples reductive dechlorination of chlorinated organic pollutants with energy conservation. Tetrachloroethene (PCE) respiration is encoded by the pce gene cluster in Desul ...

2010

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