Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals in water: risks to aquatic life and remediation strategies

AHA Khan, R Barros - Hydrobiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
The presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment presents a challenge to
modern science. The most significant impact this can induce is the emergence of antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced oxidation and biological integrated processes for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: a review

JB Adeoye, YH Tan, SY Lau, YY Tan, T Chiong… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The stress of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) discharging to water
bodies and the environment due to increased industrialization has reduced the availability of …

[PDF][PDF] Ecotoxicity, occurrence, and removal of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs from aquatic systems

H Mohan, SS Rajput, EB Jadhav… - Biointerface Res Appl …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Pollutants of legal pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs are causing many adverse effects on the
environment. Pollutants are arising from waste products and from pharmaceuticals or illegal …

Fate and toxicity of pharmaceuticals in water environment: an insight on their occurrence in South Asia

HK Khan, MYA Rehman, RN Malik - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds are newly recognized micropollutants which are
ubiquitous in aquatic environment mainly due to direct discharge of treated and untreated …

Persistence, environmental hazards, and mitigation of pharmaceutically active residual contaminants from water matrices

RB González-González, P Sharma, SP Singh… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical compounds are designed to elicit a biological reaction in specific
organisms. However, they may also elicit a biological response in non-specific organisms …

Sustainable adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater: A review

V Vinayagam, S Murugan, R Kumaresan, M Narayanan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the previous three decades, the worldwide use of pharmaceuticals has surged by more
than 2.5 times. Although being considered essential to save many lives, pharmaceuticals …

Emerging pharma residue contaminants: Occurrence, monitoring, risk and fate assessment–A challenge to water resource management

S Sundararaman, JA Kumar, P Deivasigamani… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water is one of the important gifts to mankind. In recent days the accessibility of
pharmaceuticals in the environment is progressively a worldwide concern. The significant …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by adsorption and advanced oxidation processes: state of the art and trends

F Mansouri, K Chouchene, N Roche, M Ksibi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceutical products have become a necessary part of life. Several studies have
demonstrated that indirect exposure of humans to pharmaceuticals through the water could …