Coffee, one of the world's most popular beverages, carries with it a large economic and
environmental burden in the form of spent coffee grounds (SCG), the unutilized portion of the …

Micropollutants such as steroid hormones contaminate water worldwide and cause
significant damage. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) partially remove them, and they …

Steroid hormones are micropollutants that contaminate the water worldwide and exhibit a
significant threat to human health and the environment even at low concentrations. Steroid …

Biochar (BC) and hydrochar (HC) are solid by-products obtained from various types of
biomasses through the processes of pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization, respectively …

Remediation of steroidal estrogens from aqueous ecosystems is of prevailing concern due
to their potential impact on organisms even at trace concentrations. Biochar (BC) is capable …

Pesticides can help reduce yield losses caused by pests, pathogens, and weeds, but their
overuse causes serious environmental pollution. They are persistent in the environment and …

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seedlings were used to remove from water the fungicide
metalaxyl-M and the endocrine disruptor (EDC) bisphenol A (BPA) at concentrations ranging …

The occurrence of newly emerging contaminants such as estrogens in water environment
has the potential negative effects to human health as well as the surrounding wildlife. This …

Conventional wastewater treatment technologies are ineffective for remediation of old
LandFill Leachate (LFL), and innovative approaches to achieve satisfactory removal of this …

Photodegradation is an important abiotic pathway transforming organic pollutants in natural
waters. Humic substances (HS), including humic and fulvic acids, are capable of …