In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Clays and clay minerals are inexpensive, non-toxic, and naturally occurring minerals that
have been utilized in water remediation as adsorbents. However, clays and clay minerals …

Chitosan, a low cost polymer, has been used in many studies for adsorption of heavy metal
ions. This review covers the performance of all those adsorbents which were derived from …

Adsorption of heavy metal ions on chitosan-based adsorbents has been extensively
investigated. However, few studies explored the feasibility of desorbing and regenerating …

Without pure water, it is impossible to survive for any living beings. The ratio of freshwater on
our planet is very poor and the demand is increasing with time for the growing population …

The presence of pharmaceuticals in ecosystems is a major health issue, calling for
advanced methods to clean wastewater before effluents reach rivers. Here, we review …

Water is polluted by various harmful toxic chemical substances, precisely heavy metals,
dyes, and pathogens, which have a disastrous effect on the ecological balance of human as …

Increasing human activities, a great demand for animal protein and intensive use of
antibiotics, are responsible for the persistent emergence of antibiotic contaminants in the …

Removal of emerging contaminants from aqueous media is a research topic that has
become increasingly relevant. These contaminants include pharmaceutical compounds …

The worldwide development of agriculture and industry has resulted in contamination of
water bodies by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other xenobiotics. Even at trace levels of …