Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater using microalgae: A review

S Hena, L Gutierrez, JP Croué - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a group of emerging micro-
pollutants causing detrimental effects on living organisms even at low doses. Previous …

[HTML][HTML] A review of microalgae-and cyanobacteria-based biodegradation of organic pollutants

HES Touliabah, MM El-Sheekh, MM Ismail… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review proposes a new bioremediation method based on the diverse functionalities of
algae. A greenway for cleansing wastewater is more ecologically friendly and …

A national reconnaissance of pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants in the United States—I) Groundwater

KK Barnes, DW Kolpin, ET Furlong, SD Zaugg… - Science of the total …, 2008 - Elsevier
As part of the continuing effort to collect baseline information on the environmental
occurrence of pharmaceuticals, and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in the …

Screening of French groundwater for regulated and emerging contaminants

B Lopez, P Ollivier, A Togola, N Baran… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nationwide screening of 411 emerging contaminants and other regulated compounds,
including parent molecules and transformation products (TPs) having various uses and …

Characterization of pharmaceutically active compounds in Beijing, China: occurrence pattern, spatiotemporal distribution and its environmental implication

R Ma, B Wang, L Yin, Y Zhang, S Deng, J Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) as an important group of “emerging
contaminants”(ECs), have been highlighted and received global attentions in last decade …

Biotransformation of progesterone and norgestrel by two freshwater microalgae (Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlorella pyrenoidosa): transformation kinetics and …

FQ Peng, GG Ying, B Yang, S Liu, HJ Lai, YS Liu… - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Natural and synthetic steroid hormones such as progesterone and norgestrel in the aquatic
environment may cause adverse effects on aquatic organisms. This study investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of a broad spectrum of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors in biofilm from a waste water treatment plant-impacted river

B Huerta, S Rodriguez-Mozaz, C Nannou… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one of the main sources of pharmaceuticals and
endocrine disrupting compounds in freshwater ecosystems, and several studies have …

Algal mediated intervention for the retrieval of emerging pollutants from aqueous media

A Kumar, A Nighojkar, P Varma, NJ Prakash… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is a crucial elemental contributor for all sectors; however, the agricultural sector alone
accounts for 70% of the world's total water withdrawal. The anthropogenic activity from …

Toxic effects and bioaccumulation of carbamazepine evaluated by biomarkers measured in organisms of different trophic levels

G Vernouillet, P Eullaffroy, A Lajeunesse, C Blaise… - Chemosphere, 2010 - Elsevier
The antiepileptic drug carbamazapine (CBZ) readily persists in sewage-water treatment
plant wastewaters and finds its way into receiving water bodies. Our study sought to …

Endocrine disruption in aquatic systems: Up‐scaling research to address ecological consequences

FM Windsor, SJ Ormerod, CR Tyler - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can alter biological function in organisms at
environmentally relevant concentrations and are a significant threat to aquatic biodiversity …