Which micropollutants in water environments deserve more attention globally?

Y Yang, X Zhang, J Jiang, J Han, W Li… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing chemical pollution of aquatic environments is a growing concern with global
relevance. A large number of organic chemicals are termed as “micropollutants” due to their …

Recent developments in polymer nanocomposite-based electrochemical sensors for detecting environmental pollutants

S Tajik, H Beitollahi, FG Nejad… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The human population is generally subjected to diverse pollutants and contaminants in the
environment like those in the air, soil, foodstuffs, and drinking water. Therefore, the …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering global-scale risks from commercial chemicals in air

Q Liu, L Li, X Zhang, A Saini, W Li, H Hung, C Hao, K Li… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Commercial chemicals are used extensively across urban centres worldwide, posing a
potential exposure risk to 4.2 billion people. Harmful chemicals are often assessed on the …

Oxidation processes in water treatment: are we on track?

U Von Gunten - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical oxidants have been applied in water treatment for more than a century, first as
disinfectants and later to abate inorganic and organic contaminants. The challenge of …

Environment and COVID-19: Pollutants, impacts, dissemination, management and recommendations for facing future epidemic threats

W Espejo, JE Celis, G Chiang, P Bahamonde - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. Its
relationship with environmental factors is an issue that has attracted the attention of …

Occurrence, sources and conventional treatment techniques for various antibiotics present in hospital wastewaters: a critical review

NA Khan, S Ahmed, IH Farooqi, I Ali, V Vambol… - TrAC Trends in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence and fate of antibiotic in the environment is an uttermost concern due to
development of resistant gene and lowering effect of antibiotic on diseases. In India itself …

Membrane-based separation of potential emerging pollutants

SP Dharupaneedi, SK Nataraj, M Nadagouda… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential emerging pollutants (PEPs) such as hazardous chemicals, toxic metals, bio-
wastes, etc., pose a severe threat to human health, hygiene and ecology by way of polluting …

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 …

Application of heterogeneous nano-semiconductors for photocatalytic advanced oxidation of organic compounds: A review

AG Akerdi, SH Bahrami - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) introduce a hopeful technology for the removal of
water polluted with hard degradable organic compounds. Today, one of the main effective …

Seasonal occurrence, removal, mass loading and environmental risk assessment of 55 pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a municipal wastewater …

M Papageorgiou, C Kosma, D Lambropoulou - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study, which contains the seasonal occurrence, removal, mass loading
and environmental risk assessment of 55 multi-class pharmaceuticals and personal care …