Properties and fate and transport of persistent and mobile polar organic water pollutants: A review

ER Christensen, Y Wang, J Huo, A Li - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The focus of this review is on the properties and transport and fate of polar organic pollutants
in natural waters and engineered aquatic systems. We aim to list and discuss occurrence …

Visible light–driven advanced oxidation processes to remove emerging contaminants from water and wastewater: a review

P Zawadzki - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022 - Springer
The scientific data review shows that advanced oxidation processes based on the hydroxyl
or sulfate radicals are of great interest among the currently conventional water and …

[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 …

COVID-19 estimated to have increased plastics, diclofenac, and triclosan pollution in more than half of urban rivers worldwide

Q Zhang, C Kroeze, S Cui, Y Li, L Ma, V Strokal… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
The enhanced use of protective materials and chemicals during the COVID-19 pandemic
has probably increased river pollution, but the effects of country-specific measures on …

[HTML][HTML] Causes of coastal waters pollution with nutrients, chemicals and plastics worldwide

I Micella, C Kroeze, MP Bak, M Strokal - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Worldwide, coastal waters contain pollutants such as nutrients, plastics, and chemicals.
Rivers export those pollutants, but their sources are not well studied. Our study aims to …

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 …

Estimation of unintended treated wastewater contributions to streams in the Yangtze River Basin and the potential human health and ecological risk analysis

Y Tong, M Qi, P Sun, W Qin, Y Zhu… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
“Clean water and sanitation” is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
One primary objective of wastewater treatment is to remove contaminants such as …

Global distribution of wastewater treatment plants and their released effluents into rivers and streams

H Ehalt Macedo, B Lehner, J Nicell… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
The main objective of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is to remove contaminants such
as pathogens, nutrients, and organic and other pollutants from wastewaters using physical …

[HTML][HTML] Management actions to mitigate the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in river networks in a global change context

V Acuña, F Bregoli, C Font, D Barceló… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human consumption of pharmaceuticals leads to high concentrations of pharmaceuticals in
wastewater, which is usually not or insufficiently collected and treated before release into …

Assessment of existing fate and transport models for predicting antibiotic degradation and transport in the aquatic environment: A review

TZ Addis, JT Adu, M Kumarasamy, M Demlie - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the use of antibiotics for human medicine, animal husbandry, agriculture,
aquaculture, and product preservation has become a common practice. The use and …