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61,005 resultsShowing papers similar to Comprehensive Evaluation of Advanced Water Filtration Techniques: Assessing Efficacy in Removing Hazardous Contaminants and Inhibiting Bacterial Proliferation Translational Medical Science
ClearComprehensive Evaluation of Advanced Water Filtration Techniques: Assessing Efficacy in Removing Hazardous Contaminants and Inhibiting Bacterial Proliferation
Researchers designed an innovative eco-friendly filtration system and compared its performance against reverse osmosis, activated carbon, and LifeStraw filters for removing nitrates, nitrites, and sulfates from water sources while assessing bacterial presence post-filtration.
Advanced Carbon Nanoparticle-Based Filtration Systems for Water Disinfection and Microplastics Removal
This study proposes a carbon nanoparticle-infused membrane filter (NP-WFS) as a combined solution for removing both microplastics and microbial contaminants from drinking water. Laboratory tests showed the membrane captured microplastic particles and microorganisms, suggesting that nanoparticle-based filtration could offer a practical improvement over conventional water treatment where microplastics currently pass through.
Effectiveness of Household Water Filtration Systems in Eliminating Plastic Particles: A Case Study from Mosul City, Iraq
Researchers tested the effectiveness of household water filtration systems—including pitcher, faucet-mounted, and reverse osmosis filters—in removing microplastic particles from tap water, finding that reverse osmosis achieved the highest removal efficiency while pitcher filters performed variably.
Tipos de Filtros que se Utilizan para el Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales
This review examines the main filter types used in wastewater treatment, including sand filters, activated carbon filters, membrane filters, and biological filters, evaluating their mechanisms and effectiveness for removing suspended solids, chemical contaminants, and microorganisms. The study provides guidance on selecting appropriate filtration technology for improving water quality sustainably.
Advancements in Sustainable Membrane Technologies for Enhanced Remediation and Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Review
This review covers membrane filtration technologies—reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and ultrafiltration—as methods for removing contaminants from water, with relevance to microplastic and nanoplastic removal from drinking water and wastewater. Advancing membrane-based treatment is critical for reducing the microplastic load in treated water that humans and ecosystems are ultimately exposed to.
Remoção de antibióticos da água por nanofiltração
This paper is not about microplastics. It evaluates nanofiltration membrane technology for removing antibiotics (tetracycline, norfloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole) from water, achieving up to 95% removal. While water treatment technology is broadly relevant to contaminant removal, this study focuses specifically on pharmaceutical contamination rather than microplastic pollution or exposure.
Research and Trends of Filtration for Removing Microplastics in Freshwater Environments
This systematic review examines filtration methods for removing microplastics from freshwater environments. The findings show that advanced filtration technologies outperform traditional methods, offering practical solutions for reducing microplastic contamination in the water supply and lowering human exposure through drinking water.
[Research Progress on Removal of Microplastics by Filtration in Drinking Water Treatment].
This review examines how media filtration at drinking water treatment plants removes microplastics, evaluating filter types, operating conditions, and removal efficiencies reported in the literature. It identifies filtration as a scalable, cost-effective barrier for MP removal and discusses optimisation strategies to improve performance.
Occurrence and removal of microplastics by advanced and conventional drinking water treatment facilities
Researchers assessed microplastic occurrence and removal efficiency at drinking water treatment plants using both conventional and advanced treatment processes. Advanced treatment steps such as ultrafiltration and activated carbon significantly improved microplastic removal compared to conventional coagulation and filtration alone.
Occurrence and removal of microplastics by advanced and conventional drinking water treatment facilities
Researchers evaluated the performance of both advanced and conventional drinking water treatment processes for removing microplastics, finding that advanced methods such as ultrafiltration substantially outperform standard coagulation and filtration. Most conventional treatment plants leave a meaningful fraction of microplastics in finished drinking water.
Investigations and comparison of a conventional sand filter and a modified sand filter for water purification.
This study compared the performance of conventional sand filters and modified sand filters for purifying drinking water. Improving the efficiency of sand filtration is relevant to microplastics research since enhanced sand filters have shown potential for removing microplastic particles from drinking water supplies.
Evaluation of Commercial Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Surface Water in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Researchers evaluated commercial reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes for removing heavy metal ions from surface water near Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The reverse osmosis membrane achieved over 98% rejection of metals including chromium, lead, cadmium, and arsenic from both synthetic and real water samples. While focused on metal removal, the study demonstrates membrane filtration technologies that are also relevant to removing microplastic particles from contaminated water sources.
Fe-Modified Sewage Sludge Biochar for Efficient Removal of Nanoplastics from Water: Mechanistic Insights and Multi-Pathway Adsorption Analysis
Scientists developed a new water filter material made from sewage sludge and iron that can remove 96% of tiny plastic particles (called nanoplastics) from water. These microscopic plastic bits are found everywhere in our water supply and may pose health risks, but this new filter works much better than existing methods. This research could lead to better ways to clean nanoplastics from our drinking water while also recycling waste materials.
Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics in water treatment processes: A systematic literature review
Researchers systematically reviewed 103 studies across 26 water treatment plants in 12 countries to assess how well various technologies remove microplastics and nanoplastics from drinking water, finding that while coagulation, filtration, and advanced treatments help, significant gaps remain. The review identifies that no single process achieves complete removal, leaving microplastics as a persistent contaminant in treated water supplies.
The application of different methods for indirect microbial development assessment in pilot scale drinking water biofilters
Researchers evaluated methods for monitoring biofilm growth in biological activated carbon filters used in drinking water treatment. Different indirect measurement approaches varied in accuracy and practicality. Reliable biofilm monitoring is important for maintaining filter performance and ensuring treated water is free from microbial and chemical contaminants.
A review of microplastic removal from water and wastewater by membrane technologies
This review examines how membrane filtration technologies can remove microplastics from drinking water and wastewater. Researchers found that advanced membranes like nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and membrane bioreactors are among the most effective methods for capturing microplastic particles that conventional treatment plants miss. The study compares membrane approaches with other removal methods and discusses the challenges of membrane fouling caused by microplastic accumulation.
Efficient heavy metals and salts rejection using a novel modified polysulfone nanofiltration membrane
Researchers developed a modified membrane filter using a functionalized silica material (H-KIT-6) embedded in polysulfone to remove heavy metals and salts from contaminated water with up to 99.85% efficiency. This improved nanofiltration membrane also resists clogging better than standard membranes, making it a practical candidate for purifying industrial wastewater and brackish drinking water sources.
Improvement of Clean Water Product Quality Through Desinfection Process
Researchers evaluated a biofilter-based water treatment system in Indonesia, finding that without disinfection the treated water contained 1,880 fecal coliforms and 2,060 total coliforms per 100 mL far exceeding environmental quality standards, and demonstrated that adding a disinfection stage reduced bacterial counts to acceptable levels.
Water Quality Analysis And Instant Filtration & Disinfection In Bottle (BRAINY BOTTLE)
This study examined water quality challenges and waterborne disease risks from contaminated water sources, proposing an in-bottle filtration and disinfection system as an accessible solution for providing safe drinking water.
Severity of waterborne diseases in developing countries and the effectiveness of ceramic filters for improving water quality
This review evaluates strategies used in developing countries to combat waterborne diseases, with a focus on ceramic water filters as an affordable purification method. Ceramic filters can effectively remove bacteria, viruses, and chemical contaminants including microplastics from drinking water. With billions of people lacking access to clean water, low-cost filtration methods that also remove emerging contaminants like microplastics are critical for protecting public health.
Carbon nanomaterials for co-removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from water systems: An overview
This review examines how carbon-based nanomaterials can simultaneously remove antibiotics and heavy metals from contaminated water. While the focus is on water treatment rather than human health directly, the study notes that microplastics in the environment can affect how well these cleanup methods work. The authors highlight that these advanced materials show strong potential but need further evaluation of their cost-effectiveness for real-world use.
Norfloxacin removal efficiency by a carbon filtration column under the influence of nanoplastics: mechanistic analysis and prediction model
Researchers designed experiments to examine how nanoplastics influence norfloxacin removal efficiency in activated carbon filtration columns used in drinking water treatment, developing a mechanistic analysis and predictive model for antibiotic leakage risk when nanoplastics act as carriers in the filtration system.
Science and Technology for Water Purification: Achievements and Strategies
This review covers the latest science and technology for purifying water, addressing the global challenges of water scarcity and pollution. It discusses emerging contaminants including microplastics and the treatment methods needed to remove them. The findings are relevant to human health because current water treatment systems may not fully remove microplastics and other new pollutants from drinking water.
Sustainable sand filtration strategies for microplastic removal in irrigation water
Researchers evaluated the performance of sand filtration systems with different configurations for removing microplastics from irrigation water, examining how filter parameters affect removal efficiency. The study found that optimised sand filter design can substantially reduce microplastic concentrations in agricultural irrigation water, offering a low-cost intervention to limit microplastic entry into soil-food systems.