In hospitals, antibiotics are utilized to treat human infectious illnesses, where extra
antibiotics are frequently discharged and left in hospital wastewater. However, investigating …

This literature review summarizes publications appearing in 2012 on water and wastewater
research pertaining to chemical or biological emerging pollutants. Part I: Occurrence, Fate …

A review of the literature published in 2012 on topics relating to the fate of emerging
environmental pollutants during wastewater treatment is presented. This review is divided …

Response surface methodology (RSM) has been used to optimize the effect of circulation
rates, ozone supply, cephalexin (CEX) concentration, and granular activated carbon (GAC) …

Continuously increasing pharmaceuticals consumption contributes to the increase of their
concentration in the aqueous environment, which is at a level of a few ng/dm3 to several …

The astounding increase in the use of pharmaceuticals in the last decade has raised
concerns over their occurrence in the soils and wastewaters posing potential dangers to the …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) belong to most used pharmaceuticals in
human and veterinary medicine, the emerge of drugs in the environment is a concern …

Pharmaceutical pollution of freshwaters is occurring globally. A large variety of
pharmaceutical substances enters the environment from different sources, ie manufacturing …

O abastecimento público de água é uma preocupação crescente em termos de saúde
pública, devido à escassez e deterioração da qualidade dos recursos hídricos. Água não …

Since the massive and continuous usage of antibiotics in our everyday life, it has raised
worldwide concerns due to the ecotoxicity in the aquatic environment and development of …