Efficacious Sorption Capacities for Pb(II) from Contaminated Water: A Comparative Study Using Biowaste and Its Activated Carbon as Potential Adsorbents.

Heavy-metal pollution is a persevering environmental menace, which demands the necessity of its removal by green and ecofriendly adsorbents. To combat this problem, discarded plant biomass can be used as an efficient substitute. Herein, a comparative study has been highlighted for the removal of Pb ions using Salisbury seed coat and its activated carbon, which is prepared by a first-time-reported activating agent that is a novel and non-hazardous bioresource.

Treatment of crude oil contaminated wastewater an electrochemical reaction.

A cost-effective and catalyst-free approach for the treatment of oil field formation water has been extensively explored in this work. ZnO NPs were synthesized an electrochemical reaction using hydrogen peroxide as the electrolyte. The XRD and TEM analysis depicted the high purity and wurtzite hexagonal structure of ZnO NPs with an average size of 35 ± 5 nm.

Sediment characterisation and spatial distribution of heavy metals in the sediment of a tropical freshwater wetland of Indo-Burmese province.

The sediment characterisation of wetlands belonging to the Northeastern Region of India particularly regarding the assessment of sediment carbon stock is very scanty. The presently available literature on the wetlands cannot be employed as a common model for managing the wetlands of the Northeastern Region of India as wetlands are a sensitive ecosystem with a different origin or endogenous interventions. Thereby, this research was conducted on Deepor Beel for investigating the spatial and seasonal variation of sediment parameters, the relationship between the parameters and pollution status of the wetland.

Chlorambucil and ascorbic acid-mediated anticancer activity and hematological toxicity in Dalton's ascites lymphoma-bearing mice.

Chlorambucil is an anticancer drug with alkylating and immunosuppressive activities. Considering various reports on the possible antioxidant/protective functions of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), it was aimed at to explore the modulatory effect of ascorbic acid on therapeutic efficacy and toxicity induced by chlorambucil. Dalton's ascites lymphoma tumor serially maintained in Swiss albino mice were used for the present experiments.