Environmental Processes and Their Control Strategies for New Chemicals in Water-Soil System

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710060, China
Interests: groundwater and soil pollution processes and their control strategies; fenton-like reaction catalyst and its application; biodegradation processes of nitrogen and PAHs and their interaction; remediation of heavy metal pollution environments
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Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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Dear Colleagues,

A significant number of new chemicals, such as EDCs, PFASs, Roxarsone, engineering nanoparticles and microplastics, are present in the water-soil system and brings challenges for water and soil ecological environment protection. Recognizing the environmental processes for the new chemicals is fundamental for determining their fate and for predicting the associated risks. These recognitions benefit the design of efficient remediation strategies for contaminated water and soil and can ease challenges. The papers of this Special Issue will mainly focus on the environmental processes influencing fate and control strategies for new chemicals in water-soil systems from laboratorities to field scales. Other related topics such as quantitative modelling of environmental processes and application and mechanism studies of adsorbent nanomaterials for the effective removal or degradation of new chemicals will also be relevant for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Yaoguo Wu
Dr. Yasong Li
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Keywords

  • new chemicals
  • environmental processes
  • water-soil system
  • control strategies
  • adsorption
  • biodegradation
  • modeling

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Environmental Behavior and Remediation Methods of Roxarsone
by Yaci Liu, Mengtuo Wen, Lin Wu, Shengwei Cao and Yasong Li
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(15), 7591; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157591 - 28 Jul 2022
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Roxarsone (ROX) is used extensively in the broiler chicken industry, and most is excreted in poultry litter. ROX degradation produces inorganic arsenic, which causes arsenic contamination of soil and aquatic environment. Furthermore, elevated arsenic concentrations are found in livers of chickens fed ROX. [...] Read more.
Roxarsone (ROX) is used extensively in the broiler chicken industry, and most is excreted in poultry litter. ROX degradation produces inorganic arsenic, which causes arsenic contamination of soil and aquatic environment. Furthermore, elevated arsenic concentrations are found in livers of chickens fed ROX. Microorganisms, light, and ions are the main factors that promote ROX degradation in the environment. The adsorption of ROX on different substances and its influencing factors have also been studied extensively. Additionally, the remediation method, combining adsorption and degradation, can effectively restore ROX contamination. Based on this, the review reports the ecological hazards, discussed the transformation and adsorption of ROX in environmental systems, documents the biological response to ROX, and summarizes the remediation methods of ROX contamination. Most previous studies of ROX have been focused on identifying the mechanisms involved under theoretical conditions, but more attention should be paid to the behavior of ROX under real environmental conditions, including the fate and transport of ROX in the real environment. ROX remediation methods at real contaminated sites should also be assessed and verified. The summary of previous studies on the environmental behavior and remediation methods of ROX is helpful for further research in the future. Full article
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