Plastics debris, especially microplastics, have been found worldwide in all marine
compartments. Much research has been carried out on adsorbed pollutants on plastic …

For 20 years, many articles report the presence of new compounds, called “emerging
compounds”, in wastewater and aquatic environments. The US EPA (United States …

This study provides the first pan-European reconnaissance of the occurrence of polar
organic persistent pollutants in European ground water. In total, 164 individual ground-water …

A broad spectrum of organic chemicals is essential to modern society. Once discharged from
industrial, domestic and urban sources into the urban wastewater collection system they …

Microplastics (MPs) and mesoplastics are able to sorb harmful substances and often contain
additives, eg, endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that can cause adverse effects to …

Cationic photopolymerization is amongst the greenest processes used to obtain polymers
since light is abundant, inexpensive and allows for rapid and waste-less curing at room …

Bisphenol A is an oil-derived, large market volume chemical with a wide spectrum of
applications in plastics, adhesives and thermal papers. However, bisphenol A is not …

The quality analysis of water, pharmaceutical and environmental compounds is a basic
subject for human health. The presence of low-quality drugs, biological toxins and chemical …

We employed hydrolyzed iron-pillared montmorillonite/tetracycline complex (FeOOH-Mt-TC)
as precursor to prepare iron oxide@ Graphene@ Montmorillonite composite (α-Fe 2 O 3-x …

A steep rise in global plastic production and significant discharge of plastic waste are
expected in the near future. Plastics pose a threat to the ecosystem and human health …