Monitoring and eco-toxicity effect of paraben-based pollutants in sediments/seawater, north of the Persian Gulf.

The current work is documented as the first record of the characteristics, removal efficiency, partitioning behavior, fate, and eco-toxicological effects of paraben congeners in a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP, stabilization ponds) and hospital WWTPs (septic tank and activated sludge), as well as seawater-sediments collected from runoff estuarine stations (RES) and coastal stations (CS) of the north of the Persian Gulf. The median values of Σparabens at the raw wastewater and effluent of the studied WWTPs were 1884 ng/L and 468 ng/L, respectively. The activated sludge system had a greater removal efficiency (56.

Learning and memory disorders related to hippocampal inflammation following exposure to air pollution.

It has been demonstrated that sub-chronic exposure to air pollution containing nanoscale (˂100 nm) diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) may lead to excessive oxidative stress and neuro-inflammation in adult male mice. Hereby, we investigated the effects of DEPs on hippocampus-dependent spatial learning and neuro-inflammation and memory-related gene expression in male mice. In this study, we divided 48 adult NMRI male mice into control group VS.

Study of littered wastes in different urban land-uses: An 6 environmental status assessment.

Littered waste is a severe environmental problem. Although there have been many studies on wastes littered in the environments like beaches and seas, there is insufficient information on littered wastes in the urban settings. In this research, employing visual survey by the field litter counts method, littered wastes in six urban land uses in Qazvin, Iran were studied.

Enhanced electro kinetic- pseudo-Fenton degradation of pyrene-contaminated soil using FeO magnetic nanoparticles: A data set.

The aim of the data were to increase the treatment efficiency of pyrene from soil using Nano catalysts magnetite iron oxide (FeO) and combined with electro kinetic. Soil provided with 100 mg/kg concentration and removal of pyrene done with EK-Fenton process. Nano catalyst was synthesized via a facile co-precipitation method and characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDX, VSM techniques.

Exposure to nanoscale diesel exhaust particles: Oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, anxiety and depression on adult male mice.

Exposure to nanoscale diesel engines exhausted particles (DEPs) is a well-recognized risk factor for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Rodents as commonly used models for urban air pollution in health effect studies demonstrate constant stimulation of inflammatory responses in the main areas of the brain. Nevertheless, the primary effect of diesel exhaust particulate matter on some of the brain regions and relation by behavioral alterations still remains untouched.

Photocatalytic degradation data of benzene and toluene by ZnO coated on glass plates under simulated sunlight.

For this data article the photocatalytic oxidation of benzene and toluene by ZnO nanoparticles coated on glass plates were studied under simulated sunlight. ZnO nanoparticles were coated on three glass plates by heat attachment methods. To evaluate the photocatalytic removal of benzene and toluene, coated plates irradiated by metal halide lamp in a rectangular reactor in batch mode.

Fine particulate matter (PM) in a compost facility: heavy metal contaminations and health risk assessment, Tehran, Iran.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of PM particles, potential sources, and determination of health risk assessment of heavy metals in various parts of composting facilities of Tehran's Kahrizak. A total of 60 PM particle samples were collected every 3 days from January to March 2016. To analyze the heavy metals, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) was applied.

Bisphenol A removal from aqueous solutions using novel UV/persulfate/HO/Cu system: optimization and modelling with central composite design and response surface methodology.

Background: Bisphenol A is a high production volume chemical widely used in manufacturing polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins used in many industries. Due to its adverse effects on human health as an endocrine disruptor and many other effects on the various organs of the human body as well as aquatic organisms, it should be removed from the aquatic environments. This study aimed to mineralisation of BPA from aquatic environments by application of novel UV/SPS/HO/Cu system and optimization and modelling of its removal using central composite design (CCD) from response surface methodology (RSM).