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 …

Mechanism of uptake, accumulation, transport, metabolism and phytotoxic effects of pharmaceuticals and personal care products within plants: A review

H Wei, M Tang, X Xu - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) ubiquitously occur in the
environment, resulting in detrimental effects on human health and other organisms. With the …

Occurrence and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) against COVID-19 in lakes and WWTP-river-estuary system in Wuhan …

X Chen, L Lei, S Liu, J Han, R Li, J Men, L Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The consumption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) for controlling
and preventing the COVID-19 would have sharply increased during the pandemic. To …

Aquatic plants and ecotoxicological assessment in freshwater ecosystems: a review

S Ceschin, A Bellini, M Scalici - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art, limitations, critical issues, and new directions
in freshwater plant ecotoxicology. We selected peer-reviewed studies using relevant …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Risk-based screening for prioritisation of organic micropollutants in Swedish freshwater

R Figuiere, S Waara, L Ahrens, O Golovko - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Concerns about environmental contamination by organic micropollutants (OMPs) are
increasing, due to their potential bioaccumulative and toxic properties. This study evaluated …

Occurrence and ecological risk assessment of disinfection byproducts from chlorination of wastewater effluents in East China

Z Li, X Liu, Z Huang, S Hu, J Wang, Z Qian, J Feng… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Effluents containing disinfection byproducts (DBPs) from wastewater treatment plants
(WWTPs) may be discharged to the receiving water bodies or reused for irrigation …

Occurrence, toxic effects and removal of metformin in the aquatic environments in the world: Recent trends and perspectives

GA Elizalde-Velázquez, LM Gómez-Oliván - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metformin (MET) is the most common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, but also it is used
as an anticancer agent and as a treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome. This drug is not …

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the aquatic environment associated with disinfection byproducts and pharmaceuticals

Z Zhang, Y Zhou, L Han, X Guo, Z Wu, J Fang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, concentrations of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and COVID-19 related
pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluents and surface water were measured two weeks, three …

Contaminant exposure and transport from three potential reuse waters within a single watershed

JR Masoner, DW Kolpin, IM Cozzarelli… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Global demand for safe and sustainable water supplies necessitates a better understanding
of contaminant exposures in potential reuse waters. In this study, we compared exposures …