Identifying methods and challenges of waste management in natural disasters.

Natural disasters, depending on their severity, can generate vast amounts of waste. Without proper waste management, these disasters can result in environmental pollution, epidemics of infectious diseases, and reduced resilience and recovery. Although natural disasters are beyond human control, the extent of their impact is often influenced by the effectiveness of governmental and administrative responses.

An updated review on SARS-CoV-2 in hospital wastewater: occurrence and persistence.

SARS-CoV-2, primarily affecting the respiratory system, is also found in fecal samples from COVID-19 patients, demonstrating wastewater as a significant route for viral RNA transmission. During high prevalence periods, healthcare facility wastewater became a potential contamination source. Understanding the role of wastewater in epidemiology is crucial for public health risk assessment.

Determination of chemical components of the endemic species L. plant extract by LC-MS/MS and evaluation of medicinal potentials.

The L. (Zuzubak) plant as a cultivated vegetable have various health benefits and consumed as a food. Due to the shortcoming evidence in literature and the importance of this plant in folk medicine, in the present study, for the first time, we evaluated the bioactive profile of components (using LC-MS/MS), cytotoxicity, anticancer, antioxidant, and antibacterial prospectives of Zuzubak methanol extract.

Comparing the efficacy of various methods for sulfate radical generation for antibiotics degradation in synthetic wastewater: degradation mechanism, kinetics study, and toxicity assessment.

In the present study the aim was to investigate and compare various activation processes for amoxicillin degradation. UV radiation, ultrasound, heat, and hydrogen peroxide were selected as the persulfate activation methods. The effects of various parameters such as pH, persulfate concentration, reaction time, AMX concentration, radical scavengers, and anions were thoroughly investigated.