Recent developments in physical, biological, chemical, and hybrid treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, S Nuzhat, AT Chowdhury… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in wastewater have recently attracted the attention of
researchers as they pose significant risks to human health and wildlife. This paper presents …

Pharmaceutical pollution in aquatic environments: a concise review of environmental impacts and bioremediation systems

M Ortúzar, M Esterhuizen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The presence of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as pharmaceuticals, is a
growing global concern. The excessive use of medication globally, together with the …

A review on conventional and advanced hybrid technologies for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment

JO Eniola, R Kumar, MA Barakat, J Rashid - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Tackling the pollutants of emerging concern in drinking water and wastewater necessitates
innovative approaches to ensure sustainable development. Pharmaceutical pollutants (PP) …

Occurrence, fate, and potential risk of pharmaceutical pollutants in agriculture: Challenges and environmentally friendly solutions

MK Nguyen, C Lin, HL Nguyen, NTQ Hung… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) have attained global
prevalence. The behavior of PhACs in agricultural soils is complex and depends on several …

Persistence, environmental hazards, and mitigation of pharmaceutically active residual contaminants from water matrices

RB González-González, P Sharma, SP Singh… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical compounds are designed to elicit a biological reaction in specific
organisms. However, they may also elicit a biological response in non-specific organisms …

How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

M Caban, P Stepnowski - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
The global problem of the presence of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in the
environment is under investigation. Despite the increase in the knowledge of its sources …

Removal of captopril pharmaceutical from synthetic pharmaceutical-industry wastewaters: Use of activated carbon derived from Butia catarinensis

MR Cunha, EC Lima, DR Lima, RS da Silva… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A high surface area activated carbon was produced from the seed of Butia catarinensis (Bc),
which was utilized for removing captopril from synthetic pharmaceutical industry …

Soil science challenges in a new era: a transdisciplinary overview of relevant topics

J Rodrigo-Comino, M López-Vicente… - Air, Soil and Water …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Transdisciplinary approaches that provide holistic views are essential to properly
understand soil processes and the importance of soil to society and will be crucial in the …

A review on the treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater using advanced oxidation processes

WF Elmobarak, BH Hameed, F Almomani, AZ Abdullah - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
The petroleum industry is one of the most rapidly developing industries and is projected to
grow faster in the coming years. The recent environmental activities and global requirements …

Technical, economic and environmental feasibility of resource recovery technologies from wastewater

G Yadav, A Mishra, P Ghosh, R Sindhu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
An enormous amount of wastewater is generated across the world from different industrial or
municipal sectors. Traditional wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) have primarily focused …