Metformin as an emerging concern in wastewater: Occurrence, analysis and treatment methods

A Balakrishnan, M Sillanpää, MM Jacob… - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin is a wonder drug used as an anti-hypoglycemic medication; it is also used as a
cancer suppression medicament. Metformin is a first line of drug choice used by doctors for …

Metformin contamination in global waters: Biotic and abiotic transformation, byproduct generation and toxicity, and evaluation as a pharmaceutical indicator

Y He, Y Zhang, F Ju - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metformin is the first-line antidiabetic drug and one of the most prescribed medications
worldwide. Because of its ubiquitous occurrence in global waters and demonstrated …

Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products and microplastics contamination assessment of Al-Hassa irrigation network (Saudi Arabia) and its shallow lakes

Y Picó, R Alvarez-Ruiz, AH Alfarhan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assess the presence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) and
pesticides in different environmental compartments and microplastics in water of a …

Pharmaceuticals as chemical markers of wastewater contamination in the vulnerable area of the Ebro Delta (Spain)

M Čelić, M Gros, M Farré, D Barceló… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the occurrence and distribution of 81 pharmaceutically active
compounds (PhACs) in the vulnerable area of the Ebro Delta region (Catalonia, Spain), to …

Metformin environmental exposure: A systematic review

EP Ambrosio-Albuquerque, LF Cusioli… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review discussed the occurrence, ecological impacts, and effects of metformin, a drug
used for type 2 diabetes among other diseases. It is one of the most commonly found …

Updated knowledge, partitioning and ecological risk of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in global aquatic environments

MJS Chaves, J Kulzer, PRP de Lima… - … Science: Processes & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last few decades, the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) in aquatic environments has generated increasing public concern. In this review …

Electrochemical sensing of ciprofloxacin and paracetamol in environmental water using titanium sol based sensor

A Pollap, K Baran, N Kuszewska, J Kochana - Journal of Electroanalytical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work we present a new sensitive electrochemical method for simultaneous
determination of ciprofloxacin (antibiotic) and paracetamol (painkiller). For this purpose …

Uptake and accumulation of emerging contaminants in soil and plant treated with wastewater under real-world environmental conditions in the Al Hayer area (Saudi …

Y Picó, R Alvarez-Ruiz, AH Alfarhan… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In arid and semi-arid areas the use of treated wastewater for crop irrigation and other
agricultural practices, such as the use of pesticides, increase the number of emerging …

Bioaccumulation of emerging contaminants in mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis): influence of microplastics

R Álvarez-Ruiz, Y Picó, J Campo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal environments are heavily influenced by human activities. Chemical substances
considered as emerging contaminants (ECs) are one of the most important indicators of the …

Concentrations levels and effects of 17alpha-Ethinylestradiol in freshwater and marine waters and bivalves: A review

 Almeida, MG Silva, AMVM Soares, R Freitas - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical drugs are contaminants of emerging concern and are amongst the most
frequent in the aquatic environment. Even though a vast literature indicate that …