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 …

Coupling of membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes for removal of pharmaceutical residues: A critical review

SO Ganiyu, ED Van Hullebusch, M Cretin… - Separation and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals as emerging pollutants have become a major concern not only because of
the threat posed to health and safety of the aquatic life but also due to their continuous …

Predicted occurrence, ecotoxicological risk and environmentally acquired resistance of antiviral drugs associated with COVID-19 in environmental waters

K Kuroda, C Li, K Dhangar, M Kumar - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Antiviral drugs have been used to treat the ever-growing number of coronavirus disease,
2019 (COVID-19) patients. Consequently, unprecedented amounts of such drug residues …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of screening-level risk assessment and priority selection of emerging pollutants–the case of pharmaceuticals in European surface waters

S Zhou, C Di Paolo, X Wu, Y Shao, TB Seiler… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in surface waters have raised significant concern in recent years for their
potential environmental effects. This study identified that at present a total of 477 substances …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, seasonal variation and human exposure to pharmaceuticals and personal care products in surface water, groundwater and drinking water in …

AJ Ebele, T Oluseyi, DS Drage, S Harrad… - Emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence of 28 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) was
investigated in 17 surface water samples (rivers, canals, and lagoons), 12 groundwater …

Capability of microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems to remove emerging organic contaminants: a pilot-scale study

V Matamoros, R Gutiérrez Martínez… - Journal of …, 2015 - upcommons.upc.edu
The effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and seasonality on the removal efficiency of 26
organic microcontaminants from urban wastewater was studied in two pilot high-rate algal …

Antiviral drugs in aquatic environment and wastewater treatment plants: a review on occurrence, fate, removal and ecotoxicity

C Nannou, A Ofrydopoulou, E Evgenidou… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The environmental release of antiviral drugs is of considerable concern due to potential
ecosystem alterations and the development of antiviral resistance. As a result, interest on …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in waters: occurrence, toxicity, and risk

L Cizmas, VK Sharma, CM Gray… - Environmental chemistry …, 2015 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) are compounds with special physical
and chemical properties that address the care of animal and human health. PPCP have …

Review of risk from potential emerging contaminants in UK groundwater

M Stuart, D Lapworth, E Crane, A Hart - Science of the Total Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: what are the big questions?

ABA Boxall, MA Rudd, BW Brooks… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Over the past 10–15 years, a substantial amount of work has been done by the
scientific, regulatory, and business communities to elucidate the effects and risks of …