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 …

Fate and toxicity of pharmaceuticals in water environment: an insight on their occurrence in South Asia

HK Khan, MYA Rehman, RN Malik - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds are newly recognized micropollutants which are
ubiquitous in aquatic environment mainly due to direct discharge of treated and untreated …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and characteristics of wastewater treatment plants within the global river network

H Ehalt Macedo, B Lehner, J Nicell… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
The main objective of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is to remove pathogens,
nutrients, organics, and other pollutants from wastewater. After these contaminants are …

Regulatory assessment and risk management of chemical mixtures: challenges and ways forward

SK Bopp, A Kienzler, AN Richarz… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper summarizes current challenges, the potential use of novel scientific
methodologies, and ways forward in the risk assessment and risk management of mixtures …

Impact assessment of a large panel of organic and inorganic micropollutants released by wastewater treatment plants at the scale of France

Q Aemig, A Hélias, D Patureau - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Micropollutants emitted by Human activities represent a potential threat to our health and
aquatic environment. Thousands of active substances are used and go to WWTP through …

FutureStreams, a global dataset of future streamflow and water temperature

J Bosmans, N Wanders, MFP Bierkens, MAJ Huijbregts… - Scientific data, 2022 - nature.com
There is growing evidence that climate change impacts ecosystems and socio-economic
activities in freshwater environments. Consistent global data of projected streamflow and …

Biotoxicity of diclofenac on two larval amphibians: Assessment of development, growth, cardiac function and rhythm, behavior and antioxidant system

PM Peltzer, RC Lajmanovich, C Martinuzzi… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DCF) threatens the health of aquatic
animals and ecosystems. In the present study, different biological endpoints (mortality …

[HTML][HTML] European-wide spatial analysis of sewage treatment plants and the possible benefits to nature of advanced treatment to reduce pharmaceutical emissions

J van Dijk, SC Dekker, SAE Kools, AP van Wezel - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are known to widely occur in the environment and to affect the health of
ecosystems. Sewage treatment plants (STPs) are main emission pathways for …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the aquatic environment: how can regions at risk be identified in the future?

JL Wilkinson, I Thornhill, R Oldenkamp… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are an indispensable component of a
healthy society. However, they are well‐established environmental contaminants, and many …

Cross‐species extrapolation of biological data to guide the environmental safety assessment of pharmaceuticals—The state of the art and future priorities

L Margiotta‐Casaluci, SF Owen… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The extrapolation of biological data across species is a key aspect of biomedical research
and drug development. In this context, comparative biology considerations are applied with …