[HTML][HTML] A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future monitoring

B Petrie, R Barden, B Kasprzyk-Hordern - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
This review identifies understudied areas of emerging contaminant (EC) research in
wastewaters and the environment, and recommends direction for future monitoring. Non …

From the conventional biological wastewater treatment to hybrid processes, the evaluation of organic micropollutant removal: a review

C Grandclément, I Seyssiecq, A Piram… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Because of the recalcitrance of some micropollutants to conventional wastewater treatment
systems, the occurrence of organic micropollutants in water has become a worldwide issue …

A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes

PY Nguyen, G Carvalho, MAM Reis, A Oehmen - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater effluent discharges have been considered as one of the main sources of
synthetic chemicals entering into the aquatic environment. Even though they occur at low …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the limits of organic micropollutant removal in biological wastewater treatment

P Falås, A Wick, S Castronovo, J Habermacher… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Removal of organic micropollutants was investigated in 15 diverse biological reactors
through short and long-term experiments. Short-term batch experiments were performed …

Monitoring, sources, receptors, and control measures for three European Union watch list substances of emerging concern in receiving waters–a 20 year systematic …

EJ Tiedeken, A Tahar, B McHugh, NJ Rowan - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pollution of European receiving waters with contaminants of emerging concern (CECs),
such as with 17-beta-estradiol (a natural estrogenic hormone, E2), along with …

Biofilm Thickness Influences Biodiversity in Nitrifying MBBRs Implications on Micropollutant Removal

E Torresi, SJ Fowler, F Polesel, K Bester… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
In biofilm systems for wastewater treatment (eg, moving bed biofilms reactors MBBRs)
biofilm thickness is typically not under direct control. Nevertheless, biofilm thickness is likely …

Organic contaminants in African aquatic systems: Current knowledge, health risks, and future research directions

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic contaminants (OCs) are increasingly being reported in African aquatic systems, yet
a critical evaluation of the literature is still lacking. The objectives of this review were to:(1) …

One-pot synthesis of trifunctional chitosan-EDTA-β-cyclodextrin polymer for simultaneous removal of metals and organic micropollutants

F Zhao, E Repo, D Yin, L Chen, S Kalliola, J Tang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The global contamination of water resources with inorganic and organic micropollutants,
such as metals and pharmaceuticals, poses a critical threat to the environment and human …

Removal of heavy metals during primary treatment of municipal wastewater and possibilities of enhanced removal: A review

I Sylwan, E Thorin - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Resource reuse has become an important aspect of wastewater management. At present,
use of sludge in agriculture is one of the major reuse routes. Conventional municipal …

[HTML][HTML] Coagulation–flocculation of aquaculture effluent using biobased flocculant: From artificial to real wastewater optimization by response surface methodology

SB Kurniawan, MF Imron, SRS Abdullah… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coagulation–flocculation is currently the best practice for aquaculture effluent treatment, and
biobased compounds are emerging as coagulant/flocculants. This study aimed to …