Toxicity and remediation of pharmaceuticals and pesticides using metal oxides and carbon nanomaterials

Z Fallah, EN Zare, M Ghomi, F Ahmadijokani, M Amini… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The worldwide development of agriculture and industry has resulted in contamination of
water bodies by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other xenobiotics. Even at trace levels of …

A review of the antibiotic ofloxacin: Current status of ecotoxicology and scientific advances in its removal from aqueous systems by adsorption technology

J Georgin, DSP Franco, CG Ramos, DGA Piccilli… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
It is estimated that the growth of the population, the augmented expectancy of life, and the
emergence of new pandemics will significantly increase the consumption of pharmaceutical …

Green remediation of pharmaceutical wastes using biochar: a review

RS Monisha, RL Mani, B Sivaprakash… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Pharmaceutical waste generation in domestic and industrial discharges is a major challenge
requiring adapted treatment solutions. Antibiotics, pain killers, lifesaving drugs, birth control …

Fabrication of biochar from jarul (Lagerstroemia speciosa) seed hull for ultrasound aided sequestration of ofloxacin from water: Phytotoxic assessments and cost …

S Das, SR Paul, A Debnath - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution by pharmaceutical pollutants such as antibiotics are rising day by day and
antibiotics are considered as emerging contaminants because of their eventual threats for …

A review on the synthesis and applications of nanoporous carbons for the removal of complex chemical contaminants

G Singh, JM Lee, G Kothandam… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Around 29% of the world population does not have ready access to safe drinking water.
Water contamination is a compelling issue, which needs to be addressed on a priority basis …

The use of activated carbon for the removal of pharmaceuticals from aqueous solutions: a review

F Mansour, M Al-Hindi, R Yahfoufi, GM Ayoub… - … Science and Bio …, 2018 - Springer
The presence of pharmaceutically active compounds in surface and ground water is of
concern due to the adverse effects they may have on human health, aquatic life, and the …

Enhanced performance of Lagerstroemia speciosa seed biochar and polypyrrole composite for the sequestration of emerging contaminant from wastewater sample …

S Das, SR Paul, A Debnath - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical effluents containing fluroquinolones (FQs) are one of the incipient organic
impurities in aquatic environment. The ecosystem and human health were seriously affected …

Green-functionalized carbon nanotubes as adsorbents for the removal of emerging contaminants from aqueous media

MP Spaolonzi, EDV Duarte, MG Oliveira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors are found in sewage
systems and wastewater treatment plants in low concentrations. After being discharged into …

Self-engineered iron oxide nanoparticle incorporated on mesoporous biochar derived from textile mill sludge for the removal of an emerging pharmaceutical pollutant

V Singh, VC Srivastava - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, low-cost and efficient iron oxide nanoparticle incorporated on
mesoporous biochar was prepared from effluent treatment plant (ETP) sludge collected from …

Environmental applications of Luffa cylindrica-based adsorbents

I Anastopoulos, I Pashalidis - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
Adsorption is considered to be a simple, low cost, and effective technique to decontaminate
polluted (waste) water. A lot of research has been done on the application of commercial …