Due to the accumulation of an enormous amount of plastic waste from municipal and
industrial sources in landfills, landfill leachate is becoming a significant reservoir of …

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 …

Infectious diseases are acknowledged as one of the most critical threats to global public
health today. Climate change, unprecedented population growth with accelerated rates of …

Recently, the usage of biomass wastes has attracted considerable attention, especially in
water purification. Herein, the modified orange peels biochar with Fe-Cu bimetal (FeCu/OPB …

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 …

Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective and resource-efficient tool for gathering community-level …

Chemicals have improved our quality of life, but the resulting environmental pollution has
the potential to cause detrimental effects on humans and the environment. People and biota …

Microplastics have aroused increasing concern as they pose threats to aquatic species as
well as human beings. They do not only contribute to accumulation of plastics in the …

Analysing wastewater can be used to track infectious disease agents that are shed via stool
and urine. Sewage surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has been suggested as a tool to determine …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has spread rapidly across the globe infecting millions of …