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 …

Laccases and peroxidases: the smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants

R Morsi, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal, SS Ashraf - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Various organic pollutants so-called emerging pollutants (EPs), including active residues
from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, surfactants, hormones, and personal care products, are …

Pharmaceutical residues in environmental waters and wastewater: current state of knowledge and future research

D Fatta-Kassinos, S Meric, A Nikolaou - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2011 - Springer
Pollution from pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment is now recognized as an
environmental concern in many countries. This has led to the creation of an extensive area …

Removal of residual pharmaceuticals from aqueous systems by advanced oxidation processes

M Klavarioti, D Mantzavinos, D Kassinos - Environment international, 2009 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, pharmaceuticals are considered as an emerging environmental
problem due to their continuous input and persistence to the aquatic ecosystem even at low …

Titanium dioxide photocatalysis for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment

D Kanakaraju, BD Glass, M Oelgemöller - Environmental chemistry letters, 2014 - Springer
Heterogeneous photocatalysis using the semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has proven
to be a promising treatment technology for water purification. The effectiveness of this …

Degradation of aqueous pharmaceuticals by ozonation and advanced oxidation processes: a review

K Ikehata, N Jodeiri Naghashkar… - Ozone: Science and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
A vast number of pharmaceuticals have been detected in surface water and drinking water
around the world, which indicates their ineffective removal from water and wastewater using …

Treatment options for wastewater effluents from pharmaceutical companies

AM Deegan, B Shaik, K Nolan, K Urell… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
In recent years, concerns about the occurrence and fate of active pharmaceutical
ingredients, solvents, intermediates and raw materials that could be present in water and …

Recent advances in nano-Fenton catalytic degradation of emerging pharmaceutical contaminants

A Kumar, A Rana, G Sharma, M Naushad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The voluminous anthropogenic activities and non-regulated discharge of emerging
pharmaceutical pollutants have led to deterioration of water quality characteristics and …

Solar photocatalytic degradation of persistent pharmaceuticals at pilot-scale: kinetics and characterization of major intermediate products

J Radjenović, C Sirtori, M Petrović, D Barceló… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2009 - Elsevier
The technical feasibility and performance of photocatalytic degradation of anti-inflammatory
drug acetaminophen (ACTP) and β-blocker atenolol (ATL) have been studied in a well …

Oxidoreductases as a versatile biocatalytic tool to tackle pollutants for clean environment–a review

M Bilal, AR Bagheri, DS Vilar… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the growing population and rapid industrial development of the world, various
pollutants—explicitly known as emerging pollutants (EPs) and including micro and …