A broad spectrum of organic chemicals is essential to modern society. Once discharged from
industrial, domestic and urban sources into the urban wastewater collection system they …

A wastewater treatment plant may receive various types of wastewater namely, urban,
industrial, agricultural, washout from the streets, wet or/and dry atmospheric deposition. As …

Sludge generated at sewage treatment plants is of environmental concern due to the
voluminous production and the presence of a high concentration of emerging contaminants …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) serve as brominated flame retardants when added
to various products. When these products reach their end of life, a large amount of domestic …

The increasing global chemical consumption has led to widespread environmental
degradation with micropollutants, sparking deep concerns for both aquatic life and human …

The environmental benefits and burdens of phosphorus recovery in four centralized and two
decentralized municipal wastewater systems were compared using life cycle assessment …

Sewage sludge (SS) has been used in agriculture on a large scale in Europe. In tropical
climate conditions, due to rapid organic matter degradation, SS can provide toxic elements …

Restoring and improving harmony between human activities and nature are essential to
human well-being and survival. The role of wastewater infrastructure is evolving toward …

The objective of this study was to determine different brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in
sewage sludge produced in 17 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located in the …

Pharmaceuticals, personal-care products, steroid sex hormones, illicit drugs, flame
retardants and perfluorinated compounds are considered environmental emerging …