Emerging contaminants (ECs), such as personal care products (PCPs), endocrine disrupting
compounds (EDCs), pharmaceuticals (PhACs) and their transformation products, whose …

In recent years, the presence of a group of contaminants, termed as emerging contaminants
(ECs) has been recognized as significant water pollutants that have adverse effects on …

Sludge or waste activated sludge (WAS) generated from wastewater treatment plants may
be considered a nuisance. It is a key source for secondary environmental contamination on …

Land application of sewage sludge is increasingly used as an alternative to landfilling and
incineration owing to a considerable content of carbon and essential plant nutrients in …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are an emerging category of toxicity that adversely
impacts humans and the environment's well-being. Diseases like cancer, cardiovascular …

In the recent years, endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) has received increasing
attention due to their significant toxic effects on human beings and wildlife by affecting their …

This review is based on 59 papers published between 2002 and 2015, referring to about
450 treatment trains providing data regarding sludge concentrations for 169 compounds …

Sludge generated at sewage treatment plants is of environmental concern due to the
voluminous production and the presence of a high concentration of emerging contaminants …

Nonylphenol (NP) is widely known for its estrogenic activity on organisms, but its influence
on biochemical processes executed by complex microbiota is still unclear. The dose-specific …

Aquatic organisms, such as microalgae (Chlorella, Arthrospira (Spirulina), Tetrasselmis,
Dunalliela etc.) and duckweed (Lemna spp., Wolffia spp. etc.) are a potential source for the …