Emerging pollutants in the urban water cycle in Latin America: A review of the current literature

C Peña-Guzmán, S Ulloa-Sánchez, K Mora… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants (EP) are increasingly studied and characterized worldwide to improve
the understanding of their environmental and toxicological impacts and their occurrence and …

Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants: An overview of the watch list of EU Decision 2015/495

MO Barbosa, NFF Moreira, AR Ribeiro, MFR Pereira… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Although there are no legal discharge limits for micropollutants into the environment, some
regulations have been published in the last few years. Recently, a watch list of substances …

Adsorptive and photocatalytic degradation potential of porous polymeric materials for removal of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and dyes-based emerging contaminants …

A Intisar, A Ramzan, S Hafeez, N Hussain, M Irfan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Life on earth is dependent on clean water, which is crucial for survival. Water supplies are
getting contaminated due to the growing human population and its associated …

Occurrence, sources, and fate of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environment and soil

WC Li - Environmental pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
With the rapid economic development, a better living condition leads to longer life
expectancy, which increased the total population, in particular the elderly group. It may result …

Pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, personal care products, nanomaterials and perfluorinated pollutants: a review

JO Tijani, OO Fatoba, OO Babajide… - Environmental chemistry …, 2016 - Springer
The presence of emerging micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors,
personal care products, nanomaterials and perfluorinated substances in the environment …

Hospital effluent: investigation of the concentrations and distribution of pharmaceuticals and environmental risk assessment

P Verlicchi, M Al Aukidy, A Galletti, M Petrovic… - Science of the total …, 2012 - Elsevier
A study was conducted in an area in north, Italy, on the effluent of two different sized
hospitals and the influent and effluent of the receiving municipal treatment plant of one of the …

Organic xenobiotics removal in constructed wetlands, with emphasis on the importance of the support matrix

AV Dordio, AJP Carvalho - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are increasingly popular as an efficient and economical
alternative to conventional wastewater treatment processes for removal, among other …

Adsorption of emerging pollutants on activated carbon

Z Jeirani, CH Niu, J Soltan - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2017 - degruyter.com
Many emerging pollutants (also known as micro-pollutants) including pesticides,
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine disrupting chemicals …

[PDF][PDF] Emerging contaminants: a tutorial mini-review

NS Thomaidis, AG Asimakopoulos… - Global NEST …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Nowadays, the scientific community has focused and prioritised research on “emerging
pollutants”. The term “emerging pollutants” stands for the substances that are released in the …

A review of emerging contaminants in water: classification, sources, and potential risks

AI Stefanakis, JA Becker - Impact of water pollution on human health …, 2016 - igi-global.com
Contaminants of emerging concern or, simply, emerging contaminants represent a newly
discovered group of chemicals present in surface and groundwater. It was only the …