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Water Science and Technology, 2005 Aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) are environmental pollutants that cause serious problems in groundwater, in surface water and in soil. Specifically, the coastal area of Bourgas bay (Bulgarian Black Sea coast) is very vulnerable to such pollution as the large petrochemical industry situated there poses a ...
N, Nikolova, V, Nenov
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Laser-based selective BTEX sensing using deep neural networks.
Optics Letters, 2022 A mid-infrared absorption-based laser sensor is developed for selective and simultaneous benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) measurements under ambient conditions.
Mhanna Mhanna +4 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 The aim of this study was to compare the concentrations of the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds in the urine of smokers and the control group considering the role of age, weight, job, history of waterpipe and cigarette smoking,
Hassan Ghobadi +5 more
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Genes, 2021 Environmental contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons is of concern due to the carcinogenicity and neurotoxicity of these compounds. Successful bioremediation of organic contaminants requires bacterial populations with degradative capacity for these ...
M. Eze
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Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performance of TiO2-CNT and Magnetized Fe3O4-TiO2-CNT Multifunctional Hybrids: A Pickering Emulsion Platform for Organic Degradation [PDF]
, 2018 The oil and textile industries produce billions of gallons of wastewater containing toxic, and sometimes carcinogenic or mutagenic, chemicals that often disperse throughout wastewater as suspended oil droplets.
Mason, Erica
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 The contamination of soil and groundwater with BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylenes) is a common issue at petrochemical sites, posing a threat to the ecosystems and human health.
Xuexia Chen +7 more
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Efficient visible light photocatalysis of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) in aqueous solutions using supported zinc oxide nanorods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) are some of the common environmental pollutants originating mainly from oil and gas industries, which are toxic to human as well as other living organisms in the ecosystem.
Jamal Al-Sabahi +3 more
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First report on BTEX leaching from waterpipe tobacco wastes (WTWs) into aquatic environment
Heliyon, 2023 Waterpipe tobacco wastes (WTWs) may contain considerable levels of hazardous contaminants such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene, and m/p-xylene).
Mohammad Reza Masjedi +9 more
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Successful Treatment of an MTBE-impacted Aquifer Using a Bioreactor Self-colonized by Native Aquifer Bacteria [PDF]
, 2013 A field-scale fixed bed bioreactor was used to successfully treat an MTBE-contaminated aquifer in North Hollywood, CA without requiring inoculation with introduced bacteria. Native bacteria from the MTBE-impacted aquifer rapidly colonized the bioreactor,
Baker, Jeffrey M. +7 more
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Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2022 The aim of introducing occupational exposure limits (OELs) is to use them as a risk management tool in order to protect workers’ health and well-being against harmful agents at the workplace.
Razzagh Rahimpoor +3 more
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