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Remarkable Diversity of Escherichia coli Carrying mcr-1 from Hospital Sewage with the Identification of Two New mcr-1 Variants

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
The plasmid-borne colistin-resistant gene mcr-1 has rapidly become a worldwide public health concern. This study aims to determine the host bacterial strains, plasmids, and genetic contexts of mcr-1 in hospital sewage.
Feifei Zhao, Feifei Zhao, Yu Feng, Yu Feng, Xiaoju Lü, Xiaoju Lü, Alan McNally, Zhiyong Zong, Zhiyong Zong, Zhiyong Zong   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic and environmental implications of the development of UASB reactors in Mexico for sustainable industrial wastewater treatment

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the inclusion of an up‐flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB reactor) within an industrial wastewater treatment plant reduces the plant's investment and operating costs compared to a system based solely on conventional complete‐mix activated sludge (CMAS), operating under the same design principles ...
Juan Manuel Morgan‐Sagastume, Adalberto Noyola   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic phosphorus removal mechanism of Tetrasphaera enrichment in a micro-pressure swirl reactor

npj Clean Water
To investigate the effect of Tetrasphaera’s enrichment on phosphorus removal mechanism, three micro-pressure swirl reactor (MPSR) groups were used to experiment on sewage treatment under different SRT (17.2, 50.8, and 68.2 d).
Ge Yu, Hua Kang, Chen Dai, Xinyu Zhu, Shuang Zhong, Fan Wang, Shengshu Ai, Dejun Bian, Donglei Zou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waste activated sludge high‐rate treatment of septage: Stabilization phase trials and comparison with winery wastewater treatment

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Performance evaluation of the waste activated sludge high‐rate (WASHR) process for septic wastewater treatment. Abstract The waste‐activated sludge high‐rate (WASHR) process is evaluated as a batch‐mode pre‐treatment for actual septage using a high‐rate contact stabilization (HRCS) approach.
Arman Shirali, Melody Blythe Johnson, Mehrab Mehrvar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facile synthesis of Mn-Fe oxides on palygorskite as an activator of peroxymonosulfate for methylene blue removal via a nonradical pathway

Desalination and Water Treatment
Peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation process (PMS-AOP) is a well-known wastewater treatment technique for organic pollution in nowadays. In this work, a novel nanocomposite catalyst of palygorskite (PG) coated by MnO2 and Fe3O4 (PMM) was ...
Yao Tang, Xiaoming Huang, Ning Wang, Yishan Chen, Xinqi Wang, Min Pan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water Quality Evolution of Rio de Janeiro City Beaches

Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2018
Rio de Janeiro city is famous worldwide for its beaches. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the monitoring of water quality data, since the pollution is a risk to the population health.
Maria Carolina Chalegre-Touceira, Alexandre Carlos Barreto, Natália da Silva Menezes, David Man Wai Zee   +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Environmental and Social Sustainability Practices in SMEs: The Moderating Role of Sustainability, Digitalization, and Innovation Barriers

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and both environmental and social sustainability practices in small and medium‐sized enterprises, with a specific focus on the moderating effects of implementation barriers relating to sustainability, digitalization, and innovation.
Gülçinay Mumcu, Steven A. Brieger
wiley   +1 more source

The Danube Region Protection – Challenges for Green Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility in Serbia

Journal of Danubian Studies and Research, 2015
During past years the influence of climate changes on environmental factors, such as water, soil, and air, has become significant and pretty unavoidable.
Jelena Stanković, Marina Strižak
doaj  

Novel Sodium Carbonate Activation for Manufacturing Sludge-Based Biochar and Assessment of Its Organic Adsorption Property in Treating Wool Scouring Wastewater

Toxics
Under the concept of green and low-carbon development, efficient and environmentally friendly biochar preparation methods have attracted much attention.
Wanru Zhang, Hongrong Huang, Zhen Cao, Shuyu Kang, Xueqing Shi, Weiwei Ma, Harsha Ratnaweera   +6 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Tax Avoidance in Europe: Evidence From the Anti‐Tax Avoidance Directives

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate tax avoidance (CTA) in the European Union, exploiting institutional variation arising from CSR disclosure regimes and the introduction of the Anti‐Tax Avoidance Directives (ATAD).
Alessandro Migliavacca
wiley   +1 more source