Browsing by Author "Gavrilescu, Maria"

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  • Assessment of Phaseolus vulgaris L. biomass as low-cost adsorbent for the removal of Congo red dye from aqueous solutions 
    Smaranda, Camelia; Comăniță, Elena-Diana; Apostol, Laura-Carmen; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iaşi, 2014)
    This research deals with the evaluation of available waste biomass of Phaseolus vulgaris L., as low cost adsorbents, in the removal of organic azo dye Congo red (CR). The effects of operational parameters on the efficiency ...
  • Characterization of heavy metal toxicity in some plants and microorganisms—A preliminary approach for environmental bioremediation 
    Diaconu, Mariana; Pavel, Lucian-Vasile; Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Roșca, Mihaela; Ferțu, Daniela-Ionela; Lenz, Markus; Corvini, Philippe Xavier; Gavrilescu, Maria (Elsevier, 2020-01-13)
    In situ bioremediation processes are important for control of pollution and clean-up of contaminated sites. The study and implementation of such processes can be designed through investigations on natural mechanisms of ...
  • Dissipation behavior of pesticides applied in multiple treatments in apples 
    Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Pogăcean, Manuela-Olga; Roșca, Mihaela; Cozma, Petronela; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2017)
    The main objective of this work addresses kinetic studies on the dissipation of 12 pesticides applied in single recommended doseand double dose treatments in apples, considering 6kinetic models which ...
  • Efficacy of alkaline-treated soy waste biomass for the removal of heavy-metal ions and opportunities for their recovery 
    Bulgariu, Laura; Ferțu, Daniela-Ionela; Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Gavrilescu, Maria (MDPI, 2021-12-03)
    In this study, soy waste biomass (SW) resulting from oil extraction was treated with alkaline solution, and the obtained material (Na-SW) was used as biosorbent for the removal of Pb(II), Cd(II), and Zn(II) ions from ...
  • Environmental impact caused by the waste of electrical and electronic equipment: an italian scenario 
    Ghiga, Simona-Cecilia; Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Simion, Isabela-Maria; Filote, Cătălina; Bonoli, Alessandra; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019)
    Nowadays, some of the highest amounts of waste is caused by the waste ofelectrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The main reasons are related tothe increasing demand in consumption and in reducing ...
  • The evaluation of factors affecting sorption of pentachlorophenol in soil 
    Smaranda, Camelia; Bulgariu, Dumitru; Măluţan, Teodor; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iaşi, 2014)
    The release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) derived from different industrial processes represents an important source of environmental contamination. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a highly chlorinated organic compound ...
  • Heavy metals: a source of contamination for medicinal plants and possible implications to human health 
    Asiminicesei, Dana-Mihaela; Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2020)
    Due to the antioxidant properties of medicinal plants and their beneficial effects on human health, theyare used and consumed as natural medical sources. Despite this, due to the current pollution ...
  • Life cycle assessment of corrugated board packaging 
    Ghinea, Cristina; Comăniță, Elena-Diana; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2017)
    In this paper corrugated board packaging life cycle was evaluated with life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Two LCA methods were considered for the evaluation: CML 2001-Jan.2016 and ...
  • Modelling of Health Risk Associated with the Intake of Pesticides from Romanian Fruits and Vegetables 
    Minuț, Mariana; Roșca, Mihaela; Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Cozma, Petronela; Gavrilescu, Maria (2020-12-01)
    This study is focused on the assessment of risks caused by pesticide residues to Romanian and other European populations, by modelling the acute and chronic risks considering short- and long-term exposures to pesticide ...
  • New evidence of model crop Brassica napus L. in soil clean-up: comparison of tolerance and accumulation of lead and cadmium 
    Roșca, Mihaela; Cozma, Petronela; Minuț, Mariana; Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Bețianu, Camelia; Diaconu, Mariana; Gavrilescu, Maria (MDPI, 2021-09-29)
    The potential of the model crop Brassica napus L. (rapeseed) for the phytoremediation of soils polluted with metals was investigated at laboratory scale. The first step consists in the evaluation of the seed germination ...
  • The potential of some indigenous microorganisms and plants for the removal of heavy metals from soil 
    Roșca, Mihaela; Hlihor, Raluca-Maria; Comăniță, Elena-Diana; Cozma, Petronela; Simion, Isabela-Maria; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2017)
    Heavy metals found in soils from different industrial sources or mining activities are persistent inorganic pollutants able to bioaccumulate along the food chain and cause negative effects in ...
  • Studies regarding desorption of food dye by different solvents 
    Apostol, Laura-Carmen; Gavrilescu, Maria (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iaşi, 2016)
    In order to elucidate the interactions established between the sorbent and the sorbate desorption studies can be conducted using different polar and non-polar solvents. In the first part of the investigation 20 mg/L of ...
  • Study on bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils using the bacteria-plants synergy 
    Pavel, Vasile-Lucian; Biali, Gabriela; Stătescu, Florian; Marcoie, Nicolae; Gavrilescu, Maria; Apostol, Ionuț-Cristian (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iaşi, 2014)
    It is well known that different plant species can be associated with microbial communities with unique characteristics. Various groups of viable microorganisms from soils can improve the plant growth mechanism, having the ...