The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic
environment may pose potential threat to the ecosystem and human health, hence PPCPs …

Antibiotic resistance has become a significant and growing threat to public and
environmental health. To face this problem both at local and global scales, a better …

Personal care products (PCPs) are a diverse group of common household substances used
for health, beauty and cleaning purposes. These include disinfectants, fragrances, insect …

Triclosan (TCS) is a multi-purpose antimicrobial agent used as a common ingredient in
everyday household personal care and consumer products. The expanded use of TCS …

This paper provides a review of the types of emerging organic groundwater contaminants
(EGCs) which are beginning to be found in the UK. EGCs are compounds being found in …

Microalga–microbiome interactions are central to both health and disease of aquatic
environments. Despite impressive advances in deciphering how microorganisms participate …

Biofilms are assemblages of microorganisms attached to each other, or to a surface, and
encased in a protective, self-produced matrix. Such associations are now recognized as the …

Introduction and aims A review was undertaken on the occurrence, toxicity, and degradation
of triclosan (TCS; 5-chloro-2, 4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol) in the environment. TCS is a …

The Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban documents a consensus of more
than 200 scientists and medical professionals on the hazards of and lack of demonstrated …

The use of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and personal care products (PCPs) is
growing day by day all over the world. Thus, these materials have appeared as …