The presence of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals in natural waters has
raised increasing concern due to their frequent appearance and persistence in the aquatic …

The release of hydrophobic organoxenobiotics such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
petroleum hydrocarbons or polychlorobiphenyls results in long-term contamination of soils …

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), defined as those technologies that utilize the
hydroxyl radical (· OH) for oxidation, have received increasing attention in the research and …

Nowadays there is a continuously increasing worldwide concern for development of
alternative water reuse technologies, mainly focused on agriculture and industry. In this …

In recent years, semiconductor photocatalytic process has shown a great potential as a low-
cost, environmental friendly and sustainable treatment technology to align with the “zero” …

This work reports the treatment of a mature landfill leachate through the application of
chemical-based treatment processes in order to achieve the discharge legal limits into …

The pulp and paper (P&P) industry worldwide has achieved substantial progress in treating
both process water and wastewater, thus limiting the discharge of pollutants to receiving …

In developing countries, one of the most severe modern-day dilemmas is the management
of industrial wastewater. In these countries, industrial wastewater effluents are directly …

The development of cost-effective, feasible, and advanced wastewater treatment techniques
remains critical to the availability and sustainability of scarce water resources. Advanced …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a group of hazardous pollutants, generally
present in water environments in very low concentrations and causing adverse effects in …