Effects of microplastics on wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and their removal: a review

Z Zhang, Y Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics are widely used and inevitably released into the environment, which can be
easily enriched in wastewater treatment plants. This review assesses their potential effects …

Toxic effects of xenobiotic compounds on the microbial community of activated sludge

AH Jagaba, SRM Kutty, MH Isa… - ChemBioEng …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of xenobiotic compounds in biological wastewater treatment processes with
activated sludge may reduce microbial communities, disrupt microbial diversity, and …

Sustainable fertilizers: publication landscape on wastes as nutrient sources, wastewater treatment processes for nutrient recovery, biorefineries, and green ammonia …

L Babcock-Jackson, T Konovalova… - journal of agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability of modern agriculture to meet future food demand imposed by accelerating
growth of the world's population is a major challenge, and fertilizers play a key role by …

Fate and effects of microplastics in wastewater treatment processes

M Wu, W Tang, S Wu, H Liu, C Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have garnered growing attention of researchers, as they are proved to
be hazardous to the environment and humans. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are …

An updated review on synthetic approaches of green nanomaterials and their application for removal of water pollutants: Current challenges, assessment and future …

M Rani, J Yadav, S Chaudhary, U Shanker - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Green nanotechnology is an emerging multidisciplinary field for the implementation of
sustainable principles employing biosynthesized nanomaterials. Nowadays, because of …

Metagenomic analysis of the biotoxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to microbial nitrogen transformation in constructed wetlands

X Yang, Y Chen, F Guo, X Liu, X Su, Q He - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive use of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) in various products has
increased the release of these particles into wastewater, posing potential environmental …

Effect of fluoxetine on enhanced biological phosphorus removal using a sequencing batch reactor

J Zhao, Q Yuan, Y Sun, J Zhang, D Zhang… - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the potential impact of emerging pollutant Fluoxetine (FLX) on enhanced
biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) was systematically investigated using the …

Effect of biochar, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and nanoparticles on microbial denitrification: a review

A Li, J Yao, N Li, C Shi, M Bai, Z Wang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Nitrogen pollution poses a substantial threat to water bodies, making the exploration of
effective treatment technologies imperative. Among these, biological denitrification stands …

Responses of bacterial communities to CuO nanoparticles in activated sludge system

X Wang, J Li, R Liu, R Hai, D Zou, X Zhu… - … Science & Technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The main objectives of this study were to investigate the influence of copper oxide
nanoparticles (CuO NPs) on wastewater nutrient removal, bacterial community and …

The impact of microplastics on the efficacy of urban wastewater treatment processes

M Adeel, T Mina, L Rizzo, D Fatta-Kassinos - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), now considered as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), have
gained attention because of their widespread presence in the environment. Even though …