Microplastics in the soil environment: occurrence, risks, interactions and fate–a review

B Xu, F Liu, Z Cryder, D Huang, Z Lu, Y He… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The issue of microplastic pollution emerged from the marine environment, but the terrestrial
environment is estimated to receive annually 4–23 times more plastic wastes. Microplastic …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, sources and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the groundwater: a review

Q Sui, X Cao, S Lu, W Zhao, Z Qiu, G Yu - Emerging Contaminants, 2015 - Elsevier
The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic
environment may pose potential threat to the ecosystem and human health, hence PPCPs …

A review on removing pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater by constructed wetlands: design, performance and mechanism

Y Li, G Zhu, WJ Ng, SK Tan - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current state of research activities on the
application of constructed wetlands for removing pharmaceutical contaminants from …

Bisphenol A, nonylphenols, benzophenones, and benzotriazoles in soils, groundwater, surface water, sediments, and food: a review

A Careghini, AF Mastorgio, S Saponaro… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are not commonly monitored in the environment,
but they can enter the environment from a variety of sources. The most worrying …

Pharmaceuticals in the soil and plant environment: a review

B Gworek, M Kijeńska, J Wrzosek… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2021 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals are a class of biologically active compounds used in human and veterinary
medicine, while some of them may be applied for feed production and plant growth …

Sorption and desorption of selected pharmaceuticals by polyethylene microplastics

RM Razanajatovo, J Ding, S Zhang, H Jiang… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the sorption and desorption of
sulfamethoxazole (SMX), propranolol (PRP) and sertraline (SER) by polyethylene (PE) …

Plant uptake of pharmaceutical and personal care products from recycled water and biosolids: a review

X Wu, LK Dodgen, JL Conkle, J Gan - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation is growing in arid and semi-arid
regions, while increasing amounts of biosolids are being applied to fields to improve …

Human health risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in plant tissue due to biosolids and manure amendments, and wastewater irrigation

RS Prosser, PK Sibley - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
Amending soil with biosolids or livestock manure provides essential nutrients in agriculture.
Irrigation with wastewater allows for agriculture in regions where water resources are …

Seasonal changes in antibiotics, antidepressants/psychiatric drugs, antihistamines and lipid regulators in a wastewater treatment plant

O Golovko, V Kumar, G Fedorova, T Randak, R Grabic - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Seasonal changes in the concentration of 21 pharmaceuticals in a wastewater treatment
plant (WWTP) in České Budějovice were investigated over 12 months. The target …

Contaminants of emerging concerns in recycled water: Fate and risks in agroecosystems

Q Shi, Y **ong, P Kaur, ND Sy, J Gan - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycled water (RW) has been increasingly recognized as a valuable source of water for
alleviating the global water crisis. When RW is used for agricultural irrigation, many …