Emerging organic contaminants in global community drinking water sources and supply: A review of occurrence, processes and remediation

A Mukhopadhyay, S Duttagupta, A Mukherjee - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human-sourced organic compounds like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, personal
care products, food, and industrial additives are used daily, across multiple sectors, globally …

Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Removal of organic micropollutants using advanced membrane-based water and wastewater treatment: A review

NK Khanzada, MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Choi… - Journal of membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rising consumption of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and endocrine
disruptive compounds for healthcare purposes and improving living standards has resulted …

Chemico-nanotreatment methods for the removal of persistent organic pollutants and xenobiotics in water–A review

G Karthigadevi, S Manikandan, N Karmegam… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
While the technologies available today can generate high-quality water from wastewater, the
majority of the wastewater treatment plants are not intended to eliminate emerging …

Recent advances in the bio-remediation of persistent organic pollutants and its effect on environment

N Gaur, K Narasimhulu, Y PydiSetty - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current state of research activities on the
application of biodegradation/bioremediation for removing persistent organic pollutants …

Removal of phenolic compounds from industrial waste water based on membrane-based technologies

W Raza, J Lee, N Raza, Y Luo, KH Kim… - Journal of industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phenol and its derivatives from various man-made activities pose threats to public health
and aquatic ecosystems. A number of technologies (eg., adsorption, oxidation, and …

[HTML][HTML] Free and immobilized biocatalysts for removing micropollutants from water and wastewater: Recent progress and challenges

J Zdarta, T Jesionowski, M Pinelo, AS Meyer… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Enzymatic conversion of micropollutants into less-toxic derivatives is an important
bioremediation strategy. This paper aims to critically review the progress in water and …

Membrane distillation hybrids for water production and energy efficiency enhancement: A critical review

N Ghaffour, S Soukane, JG Lee, Y Kim, A Alpatova - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
With an ever-increasing demand in energy, constrained by strict environmental regulations,
process development faces stringent design requirements further limited by intrinsic …

Comparative analysis of separation methods used for the elimination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from water–A critical review

A Kujawska, U Kiełkowska, A Atisha, E Yanful… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a class of compounds of
increasing concern because they are widespread in the ecosystem and possibly have …

Rapid degradation of the organophosphate pesticide–Chlorpyrifos by a novel strain of Pseudomonas nitroreducens AR-3

A Aswathi, A Pandey, RK Sukumaran - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The indiscriminate use of pesticides leads to serious food safety and toxicity issues and
threatens the environment and biodiversity. Pseudomonas nitroreducens AR-3 isolated from …