The Concerns for Global Sustainability of Freshwater Ecosystems

Qadri, Humaira; Bhat, Rouf Ahmad

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8277-2_1

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“…Water pollution is a contamination process that creates byproducts in the water and degrades the water resource [17,18]. There are several severe diseased cases involved with water contamination.…”

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confidence: 99%

Suitability and Sustainability of Rainwater Quality Monitoring System in Cistern for Domestic Use

A. Greyson

2023

Journal on Internet of Things

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Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have been the source of domestic water for many years and still becoming essential in many communities of developing countries. However, due to various reasons, there are several sources of contamination in the rainwater cistern systems. Dissolved chemicals from the roofing, storage, and conveyance materials, together with the suspended particulate matter from the airborne, are examples of water contamination. In this work, the water quality monitoring system has been designed and implemented. Chemical and physical parameters of water samples were collected from three locations using a data acquisition (DAQ) system and rainwater quality was analyzed using Water Pollution Index (WPI). Results obtained from three locations have been presented.

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Suitability and Sustainability of Rainwater Quality Monitoring System in Cistern for Domestic Use

A. Greyson

2023

Journal on Internet of Things

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“…Water is always used all time for human activities and needs thereby frequently wasted as wastewater all over the world. Wastewater (WW) is mainly generated from industrial, agricultural, domestic, and hospital activities [2]. There is an increase in the use of water resources and the production of wastewater both in urban and rural environments due to growing populations.…”

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Wastewater as a Source of Productive Water, Biomass, and Energy at Low Cost Against the Respective Scarcities in the Present and the Future in African Countries

Zongo,

Balogun,

Shittu

2023

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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With the increasing population and urbanization in the world, generated wastewater is an alternative to water scarcity. Treated wastewater has environmental, human health and socio-economic benefits. However, in Africa, 95% of raw-wastewater is released into the environment. Therefore, this paper emphasizes wastewater reuse meeting the standard criteria, particularly in Africa.Data were collected based on peer review literature on wastewater reuse systems, and handling systems in general and specifically in Africa. In addition, online publications and onsite visits in Burkina Faso and Nigeria allow apprehending wastewater reuse systems in the world including Africa. Then, analysis was done and challenging prospects were identified.Results show that from ancient to the present, wastewater is disposed of or reused for different purposes. Because of increasing waterborne diseases, advanced water reclamation technologies were developed for water reuse. In Africa, raw wastewater is still disposed of and reused while cost-effective technologies and facilities are now developed for wastewater reclamation. Consequently, populations are suffering from waterborne diseases. Produced effluent meeting the standards for reuse is the appropriate treatment. To make it possible in Africa, leaders must pay attention to population wellbeing as a priority, to infrastructures and their maintenance, to integrated technologies for cost-effective treatment, and to consider the removal of antimicrobial resistances.

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“…Heavy metals represent a major class of these contaminants because of their high toxicity and long persistence in aquatic food chains and food webs. They are introduced to aquatic ecosystems through waste discharged from various industries such as the sugarbeet industry (Yap et al, 2015;Qadri and Bhat, 2020). These elements are also known as trace elements because they exist in minor concentrations in the biological systems of living organisms (Förstner and Wittmann, 2012;Nofal et al, 2019).…”

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Integrated Use of Nanomechanical, Histological, and Biochemical Biomarkers of Oreochromis niloticus as a Signature of Metal Stress

Salem

Hagras

Elbaghdady

et al. 2021

Catrina: The International Journal of Environmental Sciences

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The invasion of fish by heavy metals is a recognized environmental problem. Heavy metals, after leaking into the water, penetrate fish directly through the gill and later the skin. Fish develops protective defence mechanisms against the damaging effects of heavy metals. This study was aimed to investigate the concentrations of certain metals (cadmium, iron, manganese, cobalt, and lead) in the muscle tissues of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilo ticus) and their possible impact on its histological, nanomechanical, and biochemical biomarkers. The results showed that fish muscle from the polluted site contained high levels of heavy metals compared to the reference site. Biochemical profile of the Nile tilapia showed that serum glucose, total proteins, uric acid, creatinine, bilirubin, superoxide dismutase, and malondialdehyde were elevated in exposed tilapia compared to their corresponding reference. Histological examination of the liver showed severe alterations in the liver tissue. Nanomechanical properties (roughness and stiffness) confirmed the damaging effect of metals on the liver tissue. These findings provide a rational application of histological, nanomechanical and biochemical parameters to be used as indicators of metal stress. Integrated biomarker response is a comprehensive index of all biomarkers and a good indicator of the health status of aquatic ecosystem.

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The Concerns for Global Sustainability of Freshwater Ecosystems

Cited by 16 publications

References 36 publications

Suitability and Sustainability of Rainwater Quality Monitoring System in Cistern for Domestic Use

Suitability and Sustainability of Rainwater Quality Monitoring System in Cistern for Domestic Use

Wastewater as a Source of Productive Water, Biomass, and Energy at Low Cost Against the Respective Scarcities in the Present and the Future in African Countries

Integrated Use of Nanomechanical, Histological, and Biochemical Biomarkers of Oreochromis niloticus as a Signature of Metal Stress

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