Best available technologies and treatment trains to address current challenges in urban wastewater reuse for irrigation of crops in EU countries

L Rizzo, W Gernjak, P Krzeminski, S Malato… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are poorly effective in the
removal of most contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including antibiotics, antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of micropollutants in wastewater: Balancing effectiveness, costs and implications

A Pistocchi, HR Andersen, G Bertanza… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this contribution, we analyse scenarios of advanced wastewater treatment for the removal
of micropollutants. By this we refer to current mainstream, broad spectrum processes …

Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline Using Heterostructured Cu2O–TiO2 Nanotubes, Kinetics, and Toxicity Evaluation of Degraded …

M Sharma, MK Mandal, S Pandey, R Kumar… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study first reports on the tetracycline photodegradation with the synthesized
heterostructured titanium oxide nanotubes coupled with cuprous oxide photocatalyst. The …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking tertiary water treatments for the removal of micropollutants and pathogens based on operational and sustainability criteria

S de Boer, J González-Rodríguez, JJ Conde… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
In a context of increasing water scarcity, it is essential to ensure an integrated watershed
management, savings in the consumption of water as a finite resource and improve the …

Toxicity tests in wastewater and drinking water treatment processes: A complementary assessment tool to be on your radar

D Barcelo, B Žonja, A Ginebreda - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater discharges from cities and industries, especially megacities, and intensive
livestock can be considered as main sources of pollution of our rivers and groundwater …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge quality and management for circular economy opportunities in Lombardy

M Domini, G Bertanza, R Vahidzadeh, R Pedrazzani - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Sewage Sludge management plan. Abstract From the perspective of a
circular economy that prioritizes resource reuse and recovery, sewage sludge could be a …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon-titanium dioxide heterogeneous (photo) catalysts (C–TiO2) for highly efficient visible light photocatalytic application

C Lim, HR An, H Lee, R Lee, Y Choi, JI Park… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel one-step method for the synthesis of a heterogeneous carbon-titanium
dioxide (photo) catalyst (C–TiO 2) is first reported. This synthesis method was performed at …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic activity of rare earth elements (REEs) in advanced oxidation processes of wastewater pollutants: a review

L Saviano, AA Brouziotis, EG Padilla Suarez… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, sewage treatment plants did not effectively remove emerging water
pollutants, leaving potential threats to human health and the environment. Advanced …

Spatiotemporal distribution, source apportionment and risk assessment of typical hormones and phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals in environmental and …

Y Chen, H Xie, M Junaid, N Xu, Y Zhu, H Tao… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work studied the levels, distribution, potential sources, ecological and human
health risks of typical hormones and phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the …

Comparison of life cycle toxicity assessment methods for municipal wastewater treatment with the inclusion of direct emissions of metals, PPCPs and EDCs

SS Rashid, YQ Liu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence of various micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals personal care products,
endocrine disrupting chemicals (PPCPs/EDCs) and metals in municipal wastewater, and …