Water contamination by emerging contaminants is increasing in the context of rising
urbanization, industrialization, and agriculture production. Emerging contaminants refers to …

For several decades, water pollution has become a major threat to aquatic and non-aquatic
species, including humans. Different treatment techniques have already been proposed and …

Pharmaceutical products are used tremendously worldwide and subsequently released into
wastewater even at very low concentration caused serious environmental problem due to …

Paracetamol adsorption in acidic, neutral and basic media on three activated carbons with
different chemistry surfaces was studied. A granular activated carbon (GAC) was prepared …

Acetaminophen (ACT) is an effective and widely available analgesic and antipyretic used in
medical practice. It can get into water from veterinary use, medical waste and …

Biochars produced from cotton gin waste (CG) and guayule bagasse (GB) were
characterized and explored as potential adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceuticals …

Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants that have physiological effects on aquatic life
even at trace amounts. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is one of the most used analgesics …

Background The high consumption of acetaminophen leads to high concentrations in
surface water causing impacts on aquatic organisms, which is highlighting the need for …

This study aims to comparatively assess TiO 2 and ZnO catalysts in photodegradation of
aqueous acetaminophen solution. Commercial TiO 2 (anatase and rutile phases), synthetic …

Acetaminophen has shown a gradual increase in detection in surface waters. Although
present in low concentrations, it should be removed to prevent deleterious effects. Thus …