Sorption of estrogens estrone, 17β-estradiol, estriol, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and diethylstilbestrol on sediment affected by different origins.

The sorption coefficients of estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3), 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), and diethylstilbestrol (DES) on four sediments (BS1-4) collected downstream of agricultural, domestic, and industrial discharges were determined. The objective was to investigate the effect of sediment origin on the sorption affinity of natural and synthetic estrogens on sediments. Experimental results indicate that the sediment samples from different origins had differing estrogen sorption affinities.

Removal of gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from cooking fumes using an atmospheric plasma reactor.

Plasma technology is becoming increasingly important for treating various environmental pollutants. Treatment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as those emitted from electric ovens while roasting pork, using an atmospheric plasma reactor has seldom been studied. This study investigated the characteristics of five PAH species (acenaphthalene (AcPy), acenaphthene (Acp), anthracene (Ant), benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), and benzo(ghi)perylene (BghiP)) in fumes emitted while roasting pork.