Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), especially the pharmaceutically active
compounds (PhACs) such as antibiotics and hormones have attracted great concerns …

The occurrence of pharmaceutical compounds in the natural water sources has been
reported as early as in the year 1980. Until now, the presence of pharmaceutical compounds …

Paracetamol is one of the micropollutant in water and most frequently used drugs as
moderate pain reliever. These micropollutants are serious threat to human and environment …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are those substances used for
medical care, cosmetics, hygiene and health care purposes. Due to their globally high …

Natural waters, water droplets in the air at coastal regions and wastewaters usually contain
chloride ions (Cl-) in relatively high concentrations in the milimolar range. In the reactions of …

The increasing role of chemistry in industrial production and its direct and indirect impacts in
everyday life create the need for continuous search and efficiency improvement of new …

This work aimed at investigating the ionizing radiation induced degradation of two
fluoroquinolone antibiotics: norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin. At 0.1 mmol dm− 3 concentration a …

Elimination/mineralization of paracetamol (PCT) was investigated by catalytic oxidation
under ultrasound, UV and both. The catalyst was synthesized by immobilization of nPt on …

The interest on developing and implementing emerging wastewater treatment processes
over the last years has been growing. In this way, ionizing radiation appeared as an …

Gamma irradiation-induced degradation of a chlorinated aromatic compound, 3-chloro-4-
hydroxybenzoic acid (CHBA) in biological treated effluent was studied and the results were …