Laccases and peroxidases: the smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants

R Morsi, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal, SS Ashraf - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Various organic pollutants so-called emerging pollutants (EPs), including active residues
from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, surfactants, hormones, and personal care products, are …

Sampling for pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and illicit drugs in wastewater systems: are your conclusions valid? A critical review

C Ort, MG Lawrence, J Rieckermann… - Environmental science & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The analysis of 87 peer-reviewed journal articles reveals that sampling for pharmaceuticals
and personal care products (PPCPs) and illicit drugs in sewers and sewage treatment plant …

[HTML][HTML] Urbanization: an increasing source of multiple pollutants to rivers in the 21st century

M Strokal, Z Bai, W Franssen, N Hofstra… - npj Urban …, 2021 - nature.com
Most of the global population will live in urban areas in the 21st century. We study impacts of
urbanization on future river pollution taking a multi-pollutant approach. We quantify …

Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in treatment systems: a review

KM Onesios, JT Yu, EJ Bouwer - Biodegradation, 2009 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been the focus of much recent
research as concerns rise about their occurrence in bodies of water worldwide. In an effort to …

Environmental Exposure of Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota to Triclosan and Triclocarban1

TEA Chalew, RU Halden - JAWRA Journal of the American …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The synthetic biocides triclosan (5‐chloro‐2‐(2, 4‐dichlorophenoxy) phenol) and
triclocarban (3, 4, 4′‐trichlorocarbanilide) are routinely added to a wide array of …

Biological degradation of triclocarban and triclosan in a soil under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and comparison with environmental fate modelling

GG Ying, XY Yu, RS Kookana - Environmental Pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
Triclocarban and triclosan are two antimicrobial agents widely used in many personal care
products. Their biodegradation behaviour in soil was investigated by laboratory degradation …

Biodegradation potential of wastewater micropollutants by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

H Roh, N Subramanya, F Zhao, CP Yu, J Sandt… - Chemosphere, 2009 - Elsevier
This study examined the biodegradation potential of three wastewater micropollutants
(triclosan, bisphenol A, and ibuprofen) by Nitrosomonas europaea and mixed ammonia …

Removal of triclosan from aqueous solution via adsorption by kenaf‐derived biochar: Its adsorption mechanism study via spectroscopic and experimental approaches

EJ Cho, JK Kang, JK Moon, BH Um, CG Lee… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars derived from kenaf were synthesized to adsorb triclosan from an aqueous solution.
The triclosan adsorption mechanism of the biochars pyrolyzed at various temperatures (300 …

Triclosan in wastewaters and biosolids from Australian wastewater treatment plants

GG Ying, RS Kookana - Environment international, 2007 - Elsevier
Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial agent widely used in many personal care products. This
study investigated the occurrence of TCS in effluents, biosolids and surface waters, and its …

Sorption of triclosan onto activated carbon, kaolinite and montmorillonite: effects of pH, ionic strength, and humic acid

SK Behera, SY Oh, HS Park - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
Sorption of triclosan on three sorbents, viz., activated carbon, kaolinite and montmorillonite
was studied as a function of pH, ionic strength and humic acid (HA) concentration through …