Removal of phthalates from aqueous solution by semiconductor photocatalysis: A review

X Pang, N Skillen, N Gunaratne, DW Rooney… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
While phthalate esters are commonly used as plasticizers to improve the flexibility and
workability of polymeric materials, their presence and detection in various environments has …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the atmosphere: their effects on humans and wildlife

J Annamalai, V Namasivayam - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous agents that interfere or disrupt the
normal synthesis, secretion, transportation, binding and metabolism of natural hormones; …

Occurrence, fate, and persistence of emerging micropollutants in sewage sludge treatment

M Dubey, S Mohapatra, VK Tyagi, S Suthar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sludge generated at sewage treatment plants is of environmental concern due to the
voluminous production and the presence of a high concentration of emerging contaminants …

[HTML][HTML] Trends for plasticizers in German freshwater environments–evidence for the substitution of DEHP with emerging phthalate and non-phthalate alternatives

R Nagorka, J Koschorreck - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Plasticizers are marketed in high volumes and Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is
frequently detected in the environment and human populations. Industry had largely relied …

Assessing the concentration of phthalate esters (PAEs) and bisphenol A (BPA) and the genotoxic potential of treated wastewater (final effluent) in Saudi Arabia

I Al-Saleh, R Elkhatib, T Al-Rajoudi… - Science of The Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plasticizers such as phthalate esters (PAEs) and bisphenol A (BPA) are highly persistent
organic pollutants that tend to bio-accumulate in humans through the soil-plant-animal food …

Occurrence and seasonal disparity of emerging endocrine disrupting chemicals in a drinking water supply system and associated health risk

M Kumawat, P Sharma, N Pal, MM James, V Verma… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Contamination of drinking water with endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) raises
concerns over the security and long-term sustainability of clean water supplies as well as …

Evaluation of occurrence, fate and removal of priority phthalate esters (PAEs) in wastewater and sewage sludge by advanced biological treatment, waste stabilization …

B Nas, H Ateş, T Dolu, E Yel, ME Argun, S Koyuncu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Phthalate Esters (PAEs), detected in high concentrations generally in treated
wastewater discharged from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), are important pollutants …

Occurrence and emission of phthalates and non-phthalate plasticizers in sludge from wastewater treatment plants in Korea

YS Lee, S Lee, JE Lim, HB Moon - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that cause adverse health effects in wildlife
and humans. Due to domestic and global regulations of phthalates in commercial products …

The occurrence and ecological risk assessment of phthalate esters (PAEs) in urban aquatic environments of China

L Zhang, J Liu, H Liu, G Wan, S Zhang - Ecotoxicology, 2015 - Springer
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are widely used in the manufacturing of plastics, and the demand
for PAEs has grown rapidly, especially in China. This trend will lead to much more …

The assessment of the sewage and sludge contamination by phthalate acid esters (PAEs) in Eastern Europe Countries

O Anne, T Paulauskiene - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phthalate acid esters (PAEs) are widely used as raw materials for industries that are well
known for their environmental contamination and toxicological effects as “endocrine …