Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives

X Tong, S Mohapatra, J Zhang, NH Tran, L You, Y He… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The occurrence of emerging contaminants (ECs), such as pharmaceuticals and personal
care products (PPCPs), perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and …

Adsorption of environmental contaminants on micro-and nano-scale plastic polymers and the influence of weathering processes on their adsorptive attributes

PK Rai, C Sonne, RJC Brown, SA Younis… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increases in plastic-related pollution and their weathering can be a serious threat to
environmental sustainability and human health, especially during the present COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of micropollutants onto realistic microplastics: Role of microplastic nature, size, age, and NOM fouling

M Munoz, D Ortiz, J Nieto-Sandoval, ZM de Pedro… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This work aims at evaluating the role of nature, size, age, and natural organic matter (NOM)
fouling of realistic microplastics (MPs) on the adsorption of two persistent micropollutants …

Hybrid chitosan/molecularly imprinted polymer hydrogel beads doped with iron for selective ibuprofen adsorption

M Stachowiak, M Cegłowski, J Kurczewska - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical pollutants are a group of emerging contaminants frequently found in water
streams. In this study, the composite chitosan beads with incorporated molecularly imprinted …

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as photocatalysts for the degradation of agricultural pollutants in water

Y Wen, M Feng, P Zhang, HC Zhou… - ACS ES&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing demand for food due to rapid population growth has exerted unprecedented
pressure on the global agricultural industry. Agrochemicals are widely used to ensure …

Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of hydroxyl radical‒mediated degradation of naproxen and reaction intermediates

S Luo, L Gao, Z Wei, R Spinney, DD Dionysiou, WP Hu… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydroxyl radical (• OH) based advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) are effective for
removing non‒steroidal anti− inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during water treatment. In this …

Activation of persulfate with natural organic acids (ascorbic acid/catechin hydrate) for naproxen degradation in water and soil: Mechanism, pathway, and toxicity …

R Feng, L Chen, W Li, T Cai, C Jiang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the effects of different natural organic acids (NOAs), L-ascorbic
acid (AA) and (+)-catechin hydrate (CAT), on the activation of persulfate (PDS) for the …

Adsorptive removal of anti-inflammatory drugs from water using graphene oxide/metal-organic framework composites

M Sarker, JY Song, SH Jhung - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF) composites were synthesized by combining
MIL-101 (Cr) with graphene oxide (GnO). The porosity of the GnO/MIL-101 composite was …

The transportation, transformation and (bio) accumulation of pharmaceuticals in the terrestrial ecosystem

C Zhang, L Barron, S Sturzenbaum - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil dwelling organisms, plants and many primary consumers in food webs face the
challenge of exposure to contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) present in terrestrial …

Degradation of ibuprofen by thermally activated persulfate in soil systems

Y Liu, S Wang, Y Wu, H Chen, Y Shi, M Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermally activated persulfate have been applied to dispose of ibuprofen (IBP) in a soil
system. Batch experiments were operated to investigate the influencing factors on …