For reducing organic micropollutants (MP) in municipal wastewater effluents, granular
activated carbon (GAC) has been tested in various studies. We did systematic literature …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become a global problem not only in aquatic habitats but
also in public health and safety due to the production of cyanotoxins as their secondary …

Micropollutants in wastewater present environmental and human health challenges.
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) can effectively remove organic micropollutants, but PAC …

Society's increasing use of chemicals poses a challenge for drinking water producers.
Accepted concentrations for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in finished water …

Batch isotherm experiments were conducted with chars to study adsorption of the herbicide
2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D). Chars generated from corncobs, bamboo and …

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) material with high surface area, good chemical stability
and multi-functionality, has become an emerging adsorbent for water treatment. A novel kind …

This study examined sorption of the human and veterinary antibiotic sulfamethoxazole
(SMX) at environmentally relevant concentrations from laboratory clean water, surface water …

An increasing number of organic micropollutants (OMP) is detected in anthropogenically
influenced water cycles. Source control and effective natural and technical barriers are …

Granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption of 30 environmentally relevant micropollutants
(MP) from four surface waters was investigated at the pilot-scale with empty bed contact …

This study investigated the applicability of bulk organic parameters like dissolved organic
carbon (DOC), UV absorbance at 254 nm (UV 254), and total fluorescence (TF) to act as …