Sources and consequences of groundwater contamination

P Li, D Karunanidhi, T Subramani… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Groundwater contamination is a global problem that has a significant impact on human
health and ecological services. Studies reported in this special issue focus on contaminants …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater contamination pathways of phthalates and bisphenol A: origin, characteristics, transport, and fate–a review

J Dueñas-Moreno, A Mora, P Cervantes-Avilés… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) or phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) are emerging organic
contaminants (EOCs) that may harm biota and human health. Humans can be exposed to …

Emerging organic contaminants in global community drinking water sources and supply: A review of occurrence, processes and remediation

A Mukhopadhyay, S Duttagupta, A Mukherjee - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human-sourced organic compounds like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, personal
care products, food, and industrial additives are used daily, across multiple sectors, globally …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar application for remediation of organic toxic pollutants in contaminated soils; An update

FU Haider, X Wang, U Zulfiqar, M Farooq… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of organic contaminants has become a major environmental concern in the
last few years, due to its bio-resistance and potential to accumulate in the environment. The …

Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge

S Fekadu, E Alemayehu, R Dewil… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hundreds of tons of pharmaceutical compounds are annually dispensed and consumed
worldwide. Pharmaceuticals are an important class of emerging environmental …

Sources, behaviour, and environmental and human health risks of high-technology rare earth elements as emerging contaminants

W Gwenzi, L Mangori, C Danha, N Chaukura… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies show that high-technology rare earth elements (REEs) of anthropogenic
origin occur in the environment including in aquatic systems, suggesting REEs are …

Antibiotics in the aquatic environments: a review of the European scenario

IT Carvalho, L Santos - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements
of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However …

Insights on the current status of occurrence and removal of antibiotics in wastewater by advanced oxidation processes

R Anjali, S Shanthakumar - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are considered as the significant group of pharmaceuticals which causes a
serious hazard to the environment and human health in recent years. Due to the inefficient …

Antibiotics traces in the aquatic environment: persistence and adverse environmental impact

M Bilal, S Mehmood, T Rasheed, HMN Iqbal - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are rightly regarded as one of the marvelous scientific discoveries of the 20th
century that revolutionized both veterinary and human medicine. Nevertheless, the …