Advancements in electrochemical technologies for the removal of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in wastewater: A review

BO Orimolade, AO Oladipo, AO Idris, F Usisipho… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent times, the need to make water safer and cleaner through the elimination of
recalcitrant pharmaceutical residues has been the aim of many studies. Fluoroquinolone …

Pharmaceuticals in the environment

K Kümmerer - Annual review of environment and resources, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Pharmaceuticals are chemicals that are used because of their biological activity. They are
often excreted unchanged and can reach the environment. Throughout developed countries …

Adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium from water with Zr-based metal–organic frameworks

Z Hasan, NA Khan, SH Jhung - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
The adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium (DCF), one of the most frequently detected
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), was studied for the first time with …

Contamination of surface, ground, and drinking water from pharmaceutical production

J Fick, H Söderström, RH Lindberg… - Environmental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Low levels of pharmaceuticals are detected in surface, ground, and drinking water
worldwide. Usage and incorrect disposal have been considered the major environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured porous graphene for efficient removal of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals) from water

AME Khalil, FA Memon, TA Tabish, D Salmon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical pollutants have become a worldwide concern. These emerging
contaminants (ECs) are ubiquitously found in different water streams with concentrations …

Screening of pharmaceuticals and hormones at the regional scale, in surface and groundwaters intended to human consumption

E Vulliet, C Cren-Olivé - Environmental pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
As part of a regional screening to evaluate the risk, for the health of populations, to certain
classes of emerging substances, several families of pharmaceuticals and hormones were …

Adsorption characteristics of diclofenac and sulfamethoxazole to graphene oxide in aqueous solution

SW Nam, C Jung, H Li, M Yu, JRV Flora, LK Boateng… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
The adsorptive properties of graphene oxide (GO) were characterized, and the binding
energies of diclofenac (DCF) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on GO adsorption were predicted …

A perspective on the potential risks of emerging contaminants to human and environmental health

LC Pereira, AO de Souza, MFF Bernardes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Technological, agricultural, and medical advances have improved the lifestyle of
humankind. However, these advances have caused new problems that affect the …

Psychiatric pharmaceuticals in the environment

V Calisto, VI Esteves - Chemosphere, 2009 - Elsevier
Psychiatric pharmaceuticals, such as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, and antidepressants,
are among the most prescribed active substances throughout the world. The occurrence of …

Efficient adsorption of diclofenac sodium in water by a novel functionalized cellulose aerogel

Y Lv, Z Liang, Y Li, Y Chen, K Liu, G Yang, Y Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel cellulose aerogel (CNC-PVAm/rGO) was fabricated using cellulose
nanocrystalline (CNC) modified with polyvinylamine (PVAm) and reduced graphene oxide …