Which micropollutants in water environments deserve more attention globally?

Y Yang, X Zhang, J Jiang, J Han, W Li… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing chemical pollution of aquatic environments is a growing concern with global
relevance. A large number of organic chemicals are termed as “micropollutants” due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Abundance, fate, and effects of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic environments

AS Adeleye, J Xue, Y Zhao, AA Taylor… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are found in wastewater, and thus,
the environment. In this study, current knowledge about the occurrence and fate of PPCPs in …

A systematic review of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in estuarine and coastal environments

D Zheng, G Yin, M Liu, C Chen, Y Jiang, L Hou… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are prevalent in estuarine and coastal
environments due to substantial terrestrial input, aquaculture effluent, and sewage …

Water analysis: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson, SY Kimura - Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging environmental
contaminants over the period of October 2017− October 2019. Analytical Chemistry's policy …

Occurrence, interactive effects and ecological risk of diclofenac in environmental compartments and biota-a review

P Sathishkumar, RAA Meena, T Palanisami… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug has turned into a contaminant of emerging
concern; hence, it was included in the previous Watch List of the EU Water Framework …

Occurrence and spatial distribution of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic environment, their characteristics, and adopted legislations

HB Hawash, AA Moneer, AA Galhoum… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) residues are known to occur widely in
the aquatic environments of industrialized and develo** countries. Considerable progress …

Equilibrium, thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of triclosan adsorption on mesoporous carbon nanosphere: Optimization using Box-Behnken design

A Shahat, KT Kubra, A El-marghany - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a high-potential nanoadsorbent from mesoporous carbon nanospheres
(MCNS) was synthesized and characterized by TEM, XRD, SEM, Raman, and BET analysis …

Pharmaceuticals residues and xenobiotics contaminants: occurrence, analytical techniques and sustainable alternatives for wastewater treatment

M de Oliveira, BEF Frihling, J Velasques… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants are increasingly present in the environment, and their appearance
on both the environment and health of living beings are still poorly understood by society …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals and environmental risk assessment in municipal wastewater treatment plants and rivers from Peru

JI Nieto-Juárez, RA Torres-Palma… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
This is the first study dealing with removal of the pharmaceutical substances in municipal
wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) from Peru and the impact of these compounds in …

Antidepressant drugs as emerging contaminants: Occurrence in urban and non-urban waters and analytical methods for their detection

C Castillo-Zacarías, ME Barocio… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antidepressants are drugs with a direct action on the brain's biochemistry through their
interaction with the neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin …