Because bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical, we examined over 500
peer-reviewed studies to understand its global distribution in effluent discharges, surface …

Lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) is an organochlorine pesticide that has been widely
used in agriculture over the last seven decades. The increasing residues of lindane in soil …

Global pharmaceutical consumption is rising with the growing and ageing human population
and more intensive food production. Recent studies have revealed pharmaceutical residues …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a group of hazardous pollutants, generally
present in water environments in very low concentrations and causing adverse effects in …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in environmental mass
spectrometry for emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2006-2007. A few …

A series of anatase TiO 2@ MIL-101 (Cr) was synthesized using the solvothermal method for
photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A (BPA). The characterization of the composites …

Earthworms' body works as a 'biofilter'and they have been found to remove the 5 days' BOD
(BOD 5) by over 90%, COD by 80–90%, total dissolved solids (TDS) by 90–92%, and the …

Pollutants, including synthetic organic materials and heavy metals, are known to adversely
affect physiological systems in all animal species studied to date. While many individual …

Exposure of wildlife to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) is likely to occur but studies
of risk are limited. One exposure pathway that has received attention is trophic transfer of …

Vermiculture technology is emerging as an “environmentally sustainable”,“economically
viable” and “socially acceptable” technology all over the world. 1) Vermi-composting …