[HTML][HTML] Addressing the challenges of combined sewer overflows

WB Perry, R Ahmadian, M Munday, O Jones… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Europe's ageing wastewater system often combines domestic sewage with surface runoff
and industrial wastewaters. To reduce the associated risk of overloading wastewater …

Health risks of phthalates: A review of immunotoxicity

Y Zhang, L Lyu, Y Tao, H Ju, J Chen - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Phthalates (PAEs) are known environmental endocrine disruptors that have been widely
detected in several environments, and many studies have reported the immunotoxic effects …

Simplifying microplastic via continuous probability distributions for size, shape, and density

M Kooi, AA Koelmans - Environmental Science & Technology …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Because of their diverse sizes, shapes, and densities, environmental microplastics are often
perceived as complex. Many studies struggle with this complexity and either address only a …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological risk assessment of fifty pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in Chinese surface waters: a proposed multiple-level system

N Liu, X **, C Feng, Z Wang, F Wu, AC Johnson… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interest in the risks posed by trace concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) in surface waters is increasing, particularly with regard to potential effects …

The combined toxic effects of polyvinyl chloride microplastics and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on the juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)

H Wang, Y Wang, Q Wang, M Lv, X Zhao, Y Ji… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have the characteristics of large specific surface area, high
hydrophobicity and surface charge, so they are easy to combine with other pollutants and …

Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception

AI Catarino, J Kramm, C Völker, TB Henry… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Few studies reported on microplastic risk for biota, and no risk assessment has
been carried out for humans.•Current evidence indicates a low risk of microplastics to …

Sewage sludge for sustainable agriculture: contaminants' contents and potential use as fertilizer

L Lamastra, NA Suciu, M Trevisan - Chemical and Biological Technologies …, 2018 - Springer
Background Sewage sludge, the inevitable byproduct of municipal wastewater-treatment
plant operation, is a key issue in many countries due to its increasing volume and the …

Organic pollutants in shale gas flowback and produced waters: identification, potential ecological impact, and implications for treatment strategies

A Butkovskyi, H Bruning, SAE Kools… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Organic contaminants in shale gas flowback and produced water (FPW) are traditionally
expressed as total organic carbon (TOC) or chemical oxygen demand (COD), though these …

Occurrence, ecological and health risk assessment of phthalates in a polluted urban river used for agricultural land irrigation in central Mexico

J Dueñas-Moreno, I Vázquez-Tapia, A Mora… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating global concern on phthalate esters (PAEs) stems from their status as
emerging contaminants, marked by their toxicity and their potential to harm both the …

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in China over the past half-century: stocks, flows, fates, and ecological risks

Z Chen, T Ma, W Liu, G Yuan, X Pan… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
China is a significant producer and consumer of various brominated flame retardants
(BFRs), raising environmental concerns due to their widespread presence and potential …