A review on conventional and advanced hybrid technologies for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment

JO Eniola, R Kumar, MA Barakat, J Rashid - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Tackling the pollutants of emerging concern in drinking water and wastewater necessitates
innovative approaches to ensure sustainable development. Pharmaceutical pollutants (PP) …

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 …

Endocrine-disruptive chemicals as contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater and surface water: A review

TK Kasonga, MAA Coetzee, I Kamika… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Population growth followed by rapid development of industrialisation has caused serious
environmental pollution with contaminants of emerging concern found in wastewater and …

Comparative study of four greenness assessment tools for selection of greenest analytical method for assay of hyoscine N-butyl bromide

M Gamal, IA Naguib, DS Panda, FF Abdallah - Analytical Methods, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Several assessment tools were recently introduced for the evaluation of the greenness of
analytical methods. Each tool has advantages, disadvantages, and a unique assessment …

Application of phytotechnology in alleviating pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in wastewater: Source, impacts, treatment, mechanisms, fate, and …

IA Al-Baldawi, AA Mohammed, ZH Mutar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are over-consumed daily, and are
transported along several pathways, including municipal and industrial wastewater to the …

Progress in microalgal mediated bioremediation systems for the removal of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals from wastewater

N Chandel, V Ahuja, R Gurav, V Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide demand for antibiotics and pharmaceutical products is continuously increasing
for the control of disease and improvement of human health. Poor management and partial …

Metformin contamination in global waters: Biotic and abiotic transformation, byproduct generation and toxicity, and evaluation as a pharmaceutical indicator

Y He, Y Zhang, F Ju - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metformin is the first-line antidiabetic drug and one of the most prescribed medications
worldwide. Because of its ubiquitous occurrence in global waters and demonstrated …

Assessment of 83 pharmaceuticals in WWTP influent and effluent samples by UHPLC-MS/MS: Hourly variation

P Paíga, M Correia, MJ Fernandes, A Silva… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The removal efficiency of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is
variable and some of these compounds pass these plants almost intact and others …

Metformin as an emerging concern in wastewater: Occurrence, analysis and treatment methods

A Balakrishnan, M Sillanpää, MM Jacob… - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin is a wonder drug used as an anti-hypoglycemic medication; it is also used as a
cancer suppression medicament. Metformin is a first line of drug choice used by doctors for …

A review on remedial measures for effective separation of emerging contaminants from wastewater

R Sivaranjanee, PS Kumar - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
In the previous few decades, new foreign substances of arising concern present in soil,
water and air have acquired critical consideration because of their antagonistic effect on the …