Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge

S Fekadu, E Alemayehu, R Dewil… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hundreds of tons of pharmaceutical compounds are annually dispensed and consumed
worldwide. Pharmaceuticals are an important class of emerging environmental …

Ibuprofen: toxicology and biodegradation of an emerging contaminant

J Jan-Roblero, JA Cruz-Maya - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen is considered to be an emerging contaminant because
of its presence in different environments (from water bodies to soils) at concentrations with …

Predicted occurrence, ecotoxicological risk and environmentally acquired resistance of antiviral drugs associated with COVID-19 in environmental waters

K Kuroda, C Li, K Dhangar, M Kumar - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Antiviral drugs have been used to treat the ever-growing number of coronavirus disease,
2019 (COVID-19) patients. Consequently, unprecedented amounts of such drug residues …

Organic micropollutants paracetamol and ibuprofen—toxicity, biodegradation, and genetic background of their utilization by bacteria

J Żur, A Piński, A Marchlewicz… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Currently, analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are classified as
one of the most emerging group of xenobiotics and have been detected in various natural …

Pharmaceutical compounds in aquatic environments—occurrence, fate and bioremediation prospective

JP Fernandes, CMR Almeida, MA Salgado… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Various contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) have been detected in different
ecosystems, posing a threat to living organisms and the environment. Pharmaceuticals are …

Pharmaceuticals as chemical markers of wastewater contamination in the vulnerable area of the Ebro Delta (Spain)

M Čelić, M Gros, M Farré, D Barceló… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the occurrence and distribution of 81 pharmaceutically active
compounds (PhACs) in the vulnerable area of the Ebro Delta region (Catalonia, Spain), to …

Fate of pharmaceuticals in the Ebro River Delta region: The combined evaluation of water, sediment, plastic litter, and biomonitoring

JM Castaño-Ortiz, R Gil-Solsona… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing consumption of pharmaceuticals, alongside their limited removal in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), have led to their ubiquitous occurrence in receiving …

Biological combination processes for efficient removal of pharmaceutically active compounds from wastewater: a review and future perspectives

D Cecconet, D Molognoni, A Callegari… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds are widely diffused in surface and ground water,
entering the environment mainly through treated wastewater discharges, aside from specific …

Bio-electro-Fenton process for the degradation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in wastewater

H Nadais, X Li, N Alves, C Couras, HR Andersen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are ubiquitous municipal
wastewater pollutants of which several are resistant to degradation in conventional …

Mass balance of emerging contaminants in the water cycle of a highly urbanized and industrialized area of Italy

S Castiglioni, E Davoli, F Riva, M Palmiotto… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The occurrence of several classes of emerging contaminants (ECs) was assessed in the
River Lambro basin, one of the most urbanized and industrialized areas of Italy. The study …