Transforming wastewater treatment plants into reclaimed water facilities in water-unbalanced regions. An overview of possibilities and recommendations focusing on …

A Foglia, J González-Camejo, S Radini, M Sgroi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is one of the most challenging topics to cope currently, especially in the
regions most affected by climate change such as the Mediterranean basin. The …

[HTML][HTML] Fate characteristics, exposure risk, and control strategy of typical antibiotics in Chinese sewerage system: A review

Z Cheng, Q Dong, Z Yuan, X Huang, Y Liu - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
In China, the sewerage system plays an essential role in antibiotic removal; however, the
fate profiles of antibiotics in sewers are not well understood, and risk identification …

Degradation of sulfamethoxazole by manganese (IV) oxide in the presence of humic acid: Role of stabilized semiquinone radicals

C Zhong, H Cao, Q Huang, Y Xie… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we demonstrate for the first time the abatement of sulfamethoxazole (SMX)
induced by stabilized ortho-semiquinone radicals (o-SQ•–) in the MnO2-mediated system in …

Insights into Mn loaded carbon-silica-membrane based catalytic ozonation process for efficient wastewater treatment: Performance and mechanism

S Chen, T Ren, Z Zhou, K Lu, X Huang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalytic ozonation (HCO) is a promising technology for advanced
wastewater treatment, and developing catalysts with both high catalytic activity and easy …

Pore surface engineering of covalent organic frameworks by simultaneously appending amine group and tailoring pore size for efficient adsorption of diclofenac …

M Zhang, W Wang, Q Zhang, S Deng - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, a facile strategy was proposed to construct efficient covalent organic frameworks
(COFs) adsorbents by grafting affinity groups linked with different lengths of carbon chains …

Radiolabelling and in vivo radionuclide imaging tracking of emerging pollutants in environmental toxicology: a review

Y Fan, D Pan, M Yang, X Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants (EPs) have become a global concern, attracting tremendous attention
because of serious threats to human and animal health. EP diversity emanates from their …

Benzotriazoles and bisphenols in wastewater from the food processing industry and the quantitative changes during mechanical/biochemical treatment processes

J Struk-Sokołowska, U Kotowska… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Benzotriazoles (BTRs) and bisphenols (BPs), categorized as contaminants of
emerging concern (CECs), pose significant risks to human health and ecosystems due to …

Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the wastewater of a Greek hospital: combining consumption data collection and LC-QTOF-MS analysis

OS Arvaniti, ES Arvaniti, S Gyparakis… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article we applied drug consumption approach and chemical analysis in parallel to
investigate the concentrations of a large number of pharmaceuticals in different streams of a …

Efficient PMS activation toward degradation of bisphenol A by metal-free nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres

L Di, T Wang, Q Lu, J Lu, Y Zhang, Y Zhou… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation methods conventionally face challenges such as high
energy consumption and the risk of metal leaching, limiting their practical application. Metal …

Screening of indicator pharmaceuticals and personal care products in landfill leachates: a case study in Shanghai, China

X Kan, X Yu, W Zhao, S Lyu, S Sun, G Yu… - Frontiers of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Identifying potential sources of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the
environment is critical for the effective control of PPCP contamination. Landfill leachate is an …