Due to the extensive use and incomplete removal, pharmaceutical and personal care
products (PPCPs) are introduced into the water continuously. It has been proved that the …

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 …

Rapid population growth and increasing demand for animal protein food have led to a
continuous increase in global utilization of antibiotic. Sulfonamides (SAs) are ubiquitous in …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a unique group of emerging
environmental contaminants, due to their inherent ability to induce physiological effects in …

Many of the products and drugs used commonly contain chemical components which may
persist through sewage treatment works (STW) and eventually enter the aquatic …

Photochemical reactions widely occur in the aquatic environment and play fundamental
roles in aquatic ecosystems. In particular, solar-induced photodegradation is efficient for …

Predicting the formation of photochemically produced reactive intermediates (PPRI) during
the irradiation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) has remained challenging given the …

The frequent detection of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in wastewater and surface waters gives
rise of concerns about their ecotoxicological effects and potential risks to induce …

The presence of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceutical and personal care
products in many aqueous matrices have been reported. One of such matrix is streams of …

The main objective of this study was to conduct an exhaustive review of the literature on the
presence of pharmaceutical-derived compounds in water and on their removal. The most …