Emerging contaminants are a heterogeneous group of chemicals that includes daily
personal care products and pharmaceuticals (PPCPs), flame retardants, endocrine …

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) is a well-established automated green extraction
technique, offering many advantages such as the combined reduction of the extraction time …

Emerging contaminants (ECs) represent a small fraction of the large chemical pollution
puzzle where a wide variety of potentially hazardous chemicals reach the environment, and …

Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) and corresponding transformation
products have caused widespread concern due to their persistent emissions and potential …

Sludge agronomical reuse is of major interest due to the beneficial contribution of nutrients.
However, it implies the introduction of unregulated pharmaceuticals into amended-soils and …

Tourism is an economic sector of great importance worldwide. In coastal areas, this activity
is associated with the use of personal care products, such as ultraviolet (UV) filters and …

Steroid hormones produce adverse effects on biota as well as bioaccumulation in fish and
seafood, making it necessary to develop methodologies to evaluate these compounds in …

Microplastics present in marine ecosystems have become a major environmental issue. This
problem is due to not only the harmful effects of microplastics on exposed organisms, but …

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) has emerged as a promising technique for the
extraction of phytochemicals and has received substantial scientific attention in recent years …

Environmental pollution caused by pharmaceuticals is a significant issue among various
other challenges currently faced. The main and secondary source of these pollutants is …