Emerging contaminants of high concern for the environment: Current trends and future research

S Khan, M Naushad, M Govarthanan, J Iqbal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater is contaminated water that must be treated before it may be transferred into
other rivers and lakes in order to prevent further groundwater pollution. Over the last decade …

Current advances in treatment technologies for removal of emerging contaminants from water–A critical review

MK Shahid, A Kashif, A Fuwad, Y Choi - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence and persistence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as endocrine
disrupting compounds (EDCs), personal care products (PCPs), pharmaceuticals and their …

Methods for preparation and activation of activated carbon: a review

Z Heidarinejad, MH Dehghani, M Heidari… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Activated carbon refers to a wide range of carbonised materials of high degree of porosity
and high surface area. Activated carbon has many applications in the environment and …

Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Removal of ibuprofen from aqueous media by adsorption: A comprehensive review

SN Oba, JO Ighalo, CO Aniagor, CA Igwegbe - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ibuprofen (IBP) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug released into the environment
through hospital and medical effluents, pharmaceutical wastewater and veterinary use. The …

[HTML][HTML] Environmentally-related contaminants of high concern: potential sources and analytical modalities for detection, quantification, and treatment

T Rasheed, M Bilal, F Nabeel, M Adeel… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, emerging contaminants (ECs) of high concern are broadly distributed
throughout the environmental matrices because of various industrial practices and …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae biomass as a sustainable precursor to produce nitrogen-doped biochar for efficient removal of emerging pollutants from aqueous media

M González-Hourcade, GS dos Reis, A Grimm… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Preparing sustainable and highly efficient biochars as adsorbents remains a challenge for
organic pollutant management. Herein, a novel nitrogen-doped carbon material has been …

Surface water pollution by pharmaceuticals and an alternative of removal by low-cost adsorbents: A review

HB Quesada, ATA Baptista, LF Cusioli, D Seibert… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Micropollutants, also called emerging contaminants, consist of an extensive group of
synthetic and natural substances, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products …

Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review

OM Rodriguez-Narvaez, JM Peralta-Hernandez… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, the presence of a group of contaminants, termed as emerging contaminants
(ECs) has been recognized as significant water pollutants that have adverse effects on …

Laccases and peroxidases: the smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants

R Morsi, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal, SS Ashraf - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Various organic pollutants so-called emerging pollutants (EPs), including active residues
from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, surfactants, hormones, and personal care products, are …