Phytoremediation as a green biotechnology tool for emerging environmental pollution: a step forward towards sustainable rehabilitation of the environment

MB Kurade, YH Ha, JQ Xiong, SP Govindwar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The industrial revolution in the production of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) has significantly improved public health in recent years. However, this …

Comparative overview of advanced oxidation processes and biological approaches for the removal pharmaceuticals

N Taoufik, W Boumya, M Achak, M Sillanpää… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, pharmaceuticals are the center of significant environmental research due to their
complex and highly stable bioactivity, increasing concentration in the water streams and …

Pharmaceuticals residues and xenobiotics contaminants: occurrence, analytical techniques and sustainable alternatives for wastewater treatment

M de Oliveira, BEF Frihling, J Velasques… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants are increasingly present in the environment, and their appearance
on both the environment and health of living beings are still poorly understood by society …

A review on removing pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater by constructed wetlands: design, performance and mechanism

Y Li, G Zhu, WJ Ng, SK Tan - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current state of research activities on the
application of constructed wetlands for removing pharmaceutical contaminants from …

Removal of selected PPCPs, EDCs, and antibiotic resistance genes in landfill leachate by a full-scale constructed wetlands system

X Yi, NH Tran, T Yin, Y He, KYH Gin - Water Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Landfill leachate could be a significant source of emerging contaminants (ECs) and
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) into the environment. This study provides the first …

[HTML][HTML] Blue–green infrastructure for flood and water quality management in Southeast Asia: evidence and knowledge gaps

P Hamel, L Tan - Environmental Management, 2022 - Springer
Abstract In Southeast Asia, projections of rapid urban growth coupled with high water-
related risks call for large investments in infrastructure—including in blue–green …

Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic plant-based systems: a review

D Zhang, RM Gersberg, WJ Ng, SK Tan - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic environment are
regarded as emerging contaminants and have attracted increasing concern. The use of …

How efficient are constructed wetlands in removing pharmaceuticals from untreated and treated urban wastewaters? A review

P Verlicchi, E Zambello - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
This review presents and discusses the data from 47 peer-reviewed journal articles on the
occurrence of 137 pharmaceutical compounds in the effluent from various types of …

Removal of pharmaceutical active compounds in wastewater by constructed wetlands: performance and mechanisms

H Zhang, XC Wang, Y Zheng, M Dzakpasu - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence of pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) in aquatic environments is a
cause for concern due to potential adverse effects on human and ecosystem health …

Occurrence, removal and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in rural wastewater treatment wetlands

Y Chen, J Vymazal, T Březinová, M Koželuh… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rural communities in central and eastern Europe usually use constructed wetlands (CWs) to
treat domestic wastewater. Effluents from these systems are regularly discharged to …