Synthetic organic dyes as contaminants of the aquatic environment and their implications for ecosystems: A review

A Tkaczyk, K Mitrowska, A Posyniak - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years interest in the fate of chemical compounds in the aquatic environment has
increased. There are many reports of the presence of chemical compounds such as …

Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in municipal wastewater treatment plants from different geographical regions-a review

NH Tran, M Reinhard, KYH Gin - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants, such as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, personal care products,
hormones, and artificial sweeteners, are recognized as new classes of water contaminants …

Critical review of phytoremediation for the removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater

K McCorquodale-Bauer, R Grosshans… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics in wastewater are a growing environmental concern. Increased prescription and
consumption rates have resulted in higher antibiotic wastewater concentration …

Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review

U Anand, B Adelodun, C Cabreros, P Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Almost all aspects of society from food security to disease control and prevention have
benefited from pharmaceutical and personal care products, yet these products are a major …

Ecological effects of antibiotics on natural ecosystems: A review

P Grenni, V Ancona, AB Caracciolo - Microchemical Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the different pharmaceuticals present in soil and water ecosystems as micro-
contaminants, considerable attention has been paid to antibiotics, since their increasing use …

Antibiotics in the aquatic environments: a review of the European scenario

IT Carvalho, L Santos - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements
of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However …

A versatile strategy to eliminate emerging contaminants from the aqueous environment: Heterogeneous Fenton process

J Scaria, A Gopinath, PV Nidheesh - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever increasing trend in the consumption or usage of pharmaceuticals, personal care
products, flame retardants, and steroid estrogens dangerously increases their presence in …

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: an emerging class of environmental micropollutants

X Van Doorslaer, J Dewulf, H Van Langenhove… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this review paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of different chemical
and environmental aspects concerning fluoroquinolone antibiotics as emerging …

Pharmaceuticals in the environment: biodegradation and effects on natural microbial communities. A review

AB Caracciolo, E Topp, P Grenni - Journal of pharmaceutical and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Environmental microorganisms play a key role in fundamental ecological processes such as
biogeochemical cycling and organic contaminant degradation. Microorganisms comprise a …

Global synthesis and critical evaluation of pharmaceutical data sets collected from river systems

SR Hughes, P Kay, LE Brown - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceuticals have emerged as a major group of environmental contaminants over the
past decade but relatively little is known about their occurrence in freshwaters compared to …