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The hollow fiber ultrafiltration (HFUF)-based microbial concentration method is widely applied for monitoring pathogenic viruses and microbial indicators in environmental water samples. However, the HFUF-based method can co-concentrate substances that inte ...
SPRINGER2023Trends in mitigation of industrial waste: Global health hazards, environmental implications and waste derived economy for environmental sustainability
Majority of industries, in order to meet the technological development and consumer demands generate waste. The untreated waste spreads out toxic and harmful substances in the environment which serves as a breeding ground for pathogenic microorganisms thus ...
ELSEVIER2022Effect of wastewater treatment and environmental exposure on an enterovirus population
Odile Marie Clotilde Hervás de Nalda-Larivé
The presence of viruses in recreational water can present a risk for human health and wastewater effluent is a source of virus in the environment. Their persistence in the environment influences their probability to find a new host. Studies have shown that ...
EPFL2022Bioaccessibility, bioaccumulation and effects of tire-associated chemicals for aquatic and soil-dwelling organisms
Kristin Schirmer, Florian Frédéric Vincent Breider, Benoît Jean Dominique Ferrari, Thibault Béranger Masset
Tire and road wear particles (TRWP) are produced by the friction between the tires and road and consist of polymer-containing tread with pavement encrustations. There are many data gaps remaining regarding their fate and potential toxicological impact on t ...
2022Emerging Threats of Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology. Addressing Security and Resilience Issues
Synthetic biology is a field of biotechnology that is rapidly growing in various applications, such as in medicine, environmental sustainability, and energy production. However these technologies also have unforeseen risks and applications to humans and th ...
Springer2021Fighting Health Hazards in Lead Halide Perovskite Optoelectronic Devices with Transparent Phosphate Salts
László Forró, Endre Horvath, Xavier François Mettan, Márton Kollár, Pavao Roko Andricevic
Organic-inorganic lead halide perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) solar cells have surpassed 25% power conversion efficiency, being ready for industrial-scale production of cheap photovoltaic (PV) panels. In this action, the major hurdle is its lead content, which in ...
AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021Towards a Framework for Light-Dosimetry Studies: Methodological Considerations
Marilyne Andersen, Steffen Lutz Hartmeyer, Forrest Simon Webler
For field research of non-visual effects of light, accurate measurement of personal light exposure is required. A consensus framework for light-dosimetry could improve non-visual field research and ensure comparability between studies. Here we present a re ...
Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE)2021Praxisorientierte Forschung im Bereich Wasserbau und Ökologie [Practice-oriented research in hydraulic engineering and ecology]
Wasserbau und Ökologie (W&Ö) ist ein schweizweites Forschungsprogramm zu den Themen Renaturierung, Biodiversitätsförderung, Wassernutzung und Naturgefahren im Bereich von Fliessgewässern und den davon direkt beeinflussten Mündungsbereichen und Ufern der Se ...
ETH2021Safety Concerns Emerging from Robots Navigating in Crowded Pedestrian Areas
Aude Billard, Diego Felipe Paez Granados, Pericle Salvini
The slogan “robots will pervade our environment” has become a reality. Drones and ground robots are used for commercial purposes while semi-autonomous driving systems are standard accessories to traditional cars. However, while our eyes have been riveted o ...
2021Big dairy data to unravel effects of environmental, physiological and morphological factors on milk production of mountain-pastured Braunvieh cows
The transhumance system, which consists in moving animals to high mountain pastures during summer, plays a considerable role in preserving both local biodiversity and traditions, as well as protecting against natural hazard. In cows, particularly, milk pro ...
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