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ArticleScientific reports2025

Possibilities of using biosorbents and synthetic sorbents in monitoring heavy metal pollution of surface waters.

Andrzej Kłos, Sławomir Wierzba, Magdalena Piechaczek-Wereszczyńska, Kacper Matik, Mariusz Głowacki, Maciej Płotka, Alicja Gawdzik, Mirosław Wiatkowski, Agnieszka Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Zbigniew Ziembik

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Andrzej KłosInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
Sławomir WierzbaInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
Magdalena Piechaczek-WereszczyńskaInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
Kacper MatikInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
Mariusz GłowackiInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
Maciej PłotkaPurolite Sp. Z.o.o., Janka Wiśniewskiego 20, 81-969, Gdynia, Poland.
Alicja GawdzikInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
Mirosław WiatkowskiInstitute of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Square 24, 50-363, Wrocław, Poland.
Agnieszka Dołhańczuk-ŚródkaInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland. agna@uni.opole.pl.
Zbigniew ZiembikInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Kard. B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article presents the findings of fundamental research designed to assess the viability of utilising a range of sorbents to determine whether preset concentration thresholds for specific heavy metals - namely nickel, zinc, cadmium, and lead - have been exceeded in prepared aqueous solutions. The biosorbents employed in the study were mosses, lichens and algae, modified zeolites, and synthetic cationites. It was demonstrated that a state of heterophasic ion exchange equilibrium was attained following an exposure period of approximately two hours. Of the heavy metal sorbents tested, synthetic cationites were found to exhibit the most favourable sorption properties. Furthermore, the sorption processes of heavy metal cations by synthetic cationites were found to be influenced by the pH and salinity of the solution. No significant changes were observed in the pH range of 4.0 to 8.0. A reduction in heavy metal sorption of up to 25% was observed in solutions with conductivity ranging from 300 to 1500 μS cm

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Environmental MonitoringMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalAdsorptionHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLichensSalinityZeolitesMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalZeolites(Bio)sorbentsHeterophasic ion exchangepH effectSalinity effectSorption kinetics

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PMID39934280
PMCPMC11814406

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