Constructed wetlands for the removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater: current status, progress, and challenges

A Kushwaha, L Goswami, BS Kim, SS Lee, SK Pandey… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) represent a promising treatment option for micropollutants
(MPs) in wastewater with the aid of their eco-friendly, low-energy, economically feasible, and …

[HTML][HTML] Reprocessed construction and demolition waste as an adsorbent: An appraisal

S Pallewatta, M Weerasooriyagedara… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste is solid wastes generated from the
construction, demolition, and renovation activities that constitute almost 30–40% of globally …

[HTML][HTML] The removal of micropollutants from treated effluent by batch-operated pilot-scale constructed wetlands

Y Lei, T Wagner, H Rijnaarts, V de Wilde, A Langenhoff - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Micropollutants (MPs), such as pharmaceuticals and antibiotics, are present in the
environment at low concentrations (ng/L-μg/L). A constructed wetland (CW) is a nature …

Applications of constructed wetlands in removing emerging micropollutants from wastewater: Occurrence, public health concerns, and removal performances-a review

SB Gebru, AA Werkneh - South African Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Emerging micropollutants (EMPs)-which include endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals,
personal care products, pesticides, and industrial chemicals-have recently received global …

[HTML][HTML] New activated carbon derived from Gundelia tournefortii seeds for effective removal of acetaminophen from aqueous solutions: Adsorption performance

S Mokhtaryan, A Khodabakhshi, R Sadeghi… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals as one of the emerging pollutants in water systems are a global
environmental concern. This study aims to synthesize a new activated carbon from Gundelia …

Recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste as wetland substrates for pollutant removal

H Li, Y Zhang, L Wu, Y **, Y Gong, A Li, J Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large amounts of construction and demolition (C&D) waste have been generated due to the
rapid urbanization process in China over recent decades. Hence, effective strategies for …

Screening of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) along wastewater treatment system equipped with root zone treatment: a potential model for …

M Kumar, R Silori, P Mazumder, SM Tauseef - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present the use of root zone treatment (RZT) based system for the removal of
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) from domestic wastewater. The …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review (2019-2023) on constructed wetlands for greywater treatment and reuse

J Santos, S Rodrigues, M Magalhães… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Faced with increasing water scarcity, the potential of greywater reuse stands out, but
requires effective treatment of to remove organic matter, pathogens, surfactants, and …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PhPCPs) using different low-cost materials as substrates in the vertical, horizontal, and hybrid flow …

STH Alsalihy, AN Ahmed, GHA Salih… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
An increasing number of people are starting to worry about pharmaceutical chemicals in
wastewater due to the widespread use of pharmaceuticals in human activities. Nevertheless …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by free and imobilised microalgae

T Encarnação, C Palito, AACC Pais, AJM Valente… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites are released into the environment by domestic,
hospital, and pharmaceutical industry wastewaters. Conventional wastewater treatment …