Performance of secondary wastewater treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern implicated in crop uptake and antibiotic resistance …

P Krzeminski, MC Tomei, P Karaolia… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) discharged in effluents of wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs), not specifically designed for their removal, pose serious hazards to human …

What are the effects of PFAS exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations?

GM Sinclair, SM Long, OAH Jones - Chemosphere, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The group of synthetic chemicals known as poly and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are
currently of high concern to environmental regulators and the public due to their widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly-and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil

N Bolan, B Sarkar, M Vithanage, G Singh… - Environment …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Aqueous film-forming foam, used in firefighting, and biowastes, including biosolids, animal
and poultry manures, and composts, provide a major source of poly-and perfluoroalkyl …

Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater

JR Masoner, DW Kolpin, IM Cozzarelli… - … : Water Research & …, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Widespread disposal of landfill leachate to municipal sewer infrastructure in the United
States calls for an improved understanding of the relative organic-chemical contributions to …

Review on the occurrence, fate and removal of perfluorinated compounds during wastewater treatment

OS Arvaniti, AS Stasinakis - Science of the Total Environment, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) consist of a fully fluorinated hydrophobic alkyl chain
attached to a hydrophilic end group. Due to their wide use in several industrial and …

Emerging contaminants of public health significance as water quality indicator compounds in the urban water cycle

A Pal, Y He, M Jekel, M Reinhard, KYH Gin - Environment international, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The contamination of the urban water cycle (UWC) with a wide array of emerging organic
compounds (EOCs) increases with urbanization and population density. To produce …

First report of a Chinese PFOS alternative overlooked for 30 years: its toxicity, persistence, and presence in the environment

S Wang, J Huang, Y Yang, Y Hui, Y Ge… - … science & technology, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
This is the first report on the environmental occurrence of a chlorinated polyfluorinated ether
sulfonate (locally called F-53B, C8ClF16O4SK). It has been widely applied as a mist …

High-performance photocatalytic decomposition of PFOA by BiOX/TiO2 heterojunctions: Self-induced inner electric fields and band alignment

X Liu, X Duan, T Bao, D Hao, Z Chen, W Wei… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract BiOX (X= Cl, Br and I) and BiOX/TiO 2 photocatalysts were prepared by a facile
hydrothermal approach. The BiOX/TiO 2 heterojunctions demonstrated significantly …

Rejection of PFAS and priority co-contaminants in semiconductor fabrication wastewater by nanofiltration membranes

AM Griffin, C Bellona, TJ Strathmann - Water Research, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Use of high-pressure membranes is an effective means for removal of per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that is less sensitive than adsorption processes to …

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in wastewater treatment plants and drinking water treatment plants: Removal efficiency and exposure risk

CG Pan, YS Liu, GG Ying - Water research, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of chemicals with wide industrial and
commercial applications, and have been received great attentions due to their persistence in …