Environmental impacts of the widespread use of chlorine-based disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Parveen, S Chowdhury, S Goel - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Chlorinated disinfectants are widely used in hospitals, COVID-19 quarantine facilities,
households, institutes, and public areas to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus as …

Updated knowledge, partitioning and ecological risk of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in global aquatic environments

MJS Chaves, J Kulzer, PRP de Lima… - … Science: Processes & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last few decades, the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) in aquatic environments has generated increasing public concern. In this review …

Removal of ciprofloxacin antibiotic pollutants from wastewater using nano-composite adsorptive membranes

L Qalyoubi, A Al-Othman, S Al-Asheh - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of antibiotics in water has been globally recognized as a critical pollution
issue. Antibiotics (such as Ciprofloxacin (CPFX) pose a serious threat to humans and to the …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive eco-geno-toxicity and environmental risk of common antiviral drugs in aquatic environments post-pandemic

R Nugnes, E Orlo, C Russo, M Lavorgna… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The eco-geno-toxicological impacts of the most widely used antiviral drugs against SARS-
CoV2-ribavirin, ritonavir, nirmatrelvir and tenofovir-were investigated in freshwater …

Toxicity evaluation and effect-based identification of chlorine disinfection products of the Anti-COVID-19 drug chloroquine phosphate

S Hu, S Fang, J Zhao, G Wang, W Qi… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antiviral transformation products (TPs) generated during wastewater treatment are an
environmental concern, as their discharge, in considerable amounts, into natural waters …

Degradation of natural organic matter and disinfection byproducts formation by solar photolysis of free available chlorine

C Chen, X Zhao, H Chen, M Li, L Cao, Y Wang, Q Xian - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Environment disinfection effectively curbs transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, elevated concentration of free available …

The occurrence, ecological risk, and control of disinfection by-products from intensified wastewater disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Xue, X Guo, J Cao, S Yang, Z Qiu, J Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased disinfection of wastewater to preserve its microbiological quality during the
coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have inevitably led to increased …

The formation and control of disinfection by-products by two-step chlorination for sewage effluent: Role of organic chloramine decomposition among molecular weight …

C Ye, D Zhang, C Fang, J Ding, Y Duan, W Chu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing discharge of wastewater effluent to natural waters, there is an urgent
need to achieve both pathogenic microorganism inactivation and the mitigation of …

Farmland's silent threat: Comprehensive multimedia assessment of micropollutants through non-targeted screening and targeted analysis in agricultural systems

Y Qiu, L Liu, C Xu, B Zhao, H Lin, H Liu, W Xian… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intricate agricultural ecosystems markedly influence the dynamics of organic
micropollutants, posing substantial threats to aquatic organisms and human health. This …

Neurotoxic effects of chloroquine and its main transformation product formed after chlorination

S Hu, J Zhao, S Fang, K Guo, W Qi, H Liu - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical transformation products (TPs) generated during wastewater treatment have
become an environmental concern. However, there is limited understanding regarding the …