Biochar, a low-cost carbonaceous product, is gaining relevance in the remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Current literature has shown that biochar studies have been carried out under different conditions. Although some attempts have been made to assess the effect of varying conditions in ...

Inoculation dose is a key operational parameter for the solid-state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) of lignocellulosic biomass, maximum methane recovery, and stable digester performance. The novelty of this study was the co-digestion of unamended full-strength grape marc and cheese whey for peak...

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as pyrene, benzo[a]pyrene, phenanthrene, and anthracene induce toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects on living organisms and are considered as primary pollutants. Traditional methods for their identification are often laborious and time-consuming and do...

Petroleum hydrocarbons represent one of the most common soil contaminants, whose presence poses a significant risk to soil biota and human health; for example, in Europe, hydrocarbon contamination accounts for more than 30% of contaminated sites. The use of biochar as a proposed alternative to the...

This study assessed the effect of amendment of Australian soils (acidic, organic matter, Fe-rich, alkaline and silt-rich soils) with mobile platinum and gold (0 to 2000 mg kg^-1) on soil respiration and the activity of seven key soil enzymes. Platinum amendment significantly reduced soil respiration ...

At the end of fermentation, wine contains approximately 20% (w/v) of solid material, known as grape marc (GM), produced at a yield of 2 t/ha. Cheese manufacture produces cheese whey (CW), which is over 80% of the processed milk, per unit volume. Both waste types represent an important fraction of...

A study was conducted to understand the impact of reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) characteristics on the efficacy of biological activated carbon (BAC) based treatments for removing organics and nutrients from two ROC streams (ROC_a derived from municipal waste input with high salinity, and ROC_b...

Globally, wine production annually generates some 11 million metric tonnes of grape marc (GM) while the cheese-making industry releases over 200 million m³ y^-1 of effluent. Where value-creation mechanisms are absent, such wastes may be channelled to landfills. The study aimed to evaluate the...

Modern drinking water distributions systems (DWDSs) have been designed to transport treated or untreated water safely to the consumer. DWDSs are complex environments where microorganisms are able to create their own niches within water, biofilm or sediment. This study was conducted on twelve...