Gholamreza Moussavi; Ahamd Allahabadi; Milad Ganbary; Morteza Dab; Fahimeh Mircholi
Volume 23, Issue 4 , September and October 2016, , Pages 652-661
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Background Malathion is a pesticide with the highest consumption in phosphoric pesticides. This pesticide has acute and chronic effects. Therefore, for the protection of the water and human health against the harmful effects of these compounds, they must be removed by appropriate treatment of wastewater ...
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Background Malathion is a pesticide with the highest consumption in phosphoric pesticides. This pesticide has acute and chronic effects. Therefore, for the protection of the water and human health against the harmful effects of these compounds, they must be removed by appropriate treatment of wastewater and water resources. Among the treatment methods, the ozonation process has drawn more attention; one of the best options of ozonation process is the catalytic ozonation process (COP)with activated carbon.Materials & Methods In this study, at first the synthetic wastewater was prepared at the mentioned concentration with pure malathion. Then, removal malathion experiments in a cylindrical pilot with a total volume of 200 mL were performed by single ozonation and catalytic ozonation process with use of NH4Cl-induced activated carbon (NAC) obtained from of agricultural waste. Study variables included pH, contact time, the concentration of ozone, and the concentration of catalyst. In all conditions, the sole catalytic ozonation adsorption and catalystic synergistic effects were evaluated.Results The results showed that the removal efficiency of ozone in alkaline pH is higher. Also, in 200 mL samples containing 50 mg/L malathion and 0.1 g/L concentration of catalyst in carbon NAC, in the COP test for 50 minutes, the malathion removal performance was 62.9% in ozonation; 100% in catalytic ozonation, 22% in adsorbtion only, and 15.1% in the synergism effect. It showed the high removal efficiency of COP/NAC.
Mona Masoudi; Alireza Davoodian; Mehdi Pajoohesh; Fahimeh Mircholi; Mohammafata Mirsoleimani; Marziyeh Keihanpanah
Volume 22, Issue 2 , May and June 2015, , Pages 516-522
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Background & Objectives: Limitation of water resources and probability increase of waters pollution resulted from human activities have leaded intensification of control plans for quality of waters. Excremental pollution of water resources is one of substantial problems which their recognition is ...
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Background & Objectives: Limitation of water resources and probability increase of waters pollution resulted from human activities have leaded intensification of control plans for quality of waters. Excremental pollution of water resources is one of substantial problems which their recognition is of great importance in preventing epidemic digestive microbial diseases.
Materials & Methods: For the purpose of conducting study and determining the quality of waters in wells and springs existing in north-west area of Eghlid, sampling was performed from 10 wells and springs in north-west of Eghlid in July 2013 and March 2014, and the water samples of this region were assessed respecting to existed indexes of coliform.
Results: The results showed that the microbial pollution of springs in July was rather than March. Also, the results indicated that average coliform existing in springs was more than the world standards, and some of the springs did not have appropriate quality, so that 10% of samples had coliform pollution, which were related to Ghormas-Beigi spring, and 10% of samples had non-coliform microbial pollution, which were related to Hosseinak aqueduct.
Conclusion: The reason for further average of coliform in springs, in comparison to the world standards, is the pollution of springs with different types of human and bestial sewages which are resulted from the residency of nomads and farmers in the environment of springs.