Hospital wastewater as a source of environmental contamination: An overview of management practices, environmental risks, and treatment processes

MT Khan, IA Shah, I Ihsanullah, M Naushad… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
A wide range of emerging contaminants (ECs), such as pharmaceutically active compounds,
personal care products (PCPs), endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), and hormones …

Application of graphene based materials for adsorption of pharmaceutical traces from water and wastewater-a review

A Carmalin Sophia, EC Lima… - … and Water Treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Traces of pharmaceuticals have been classified as emerging pollutants due to their
persistence in the aquatic ecosystem. There has been indiscriminate disposal of …

Adsorption of pharmaceutical pollutants onto graphene nanoplatelets

LA Al-Khateeb, S Almotiry, MA Salam - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
This study explores the removal of aspirin (ASA), acetaminophen (APAP), and caffeine
(CAF); as examples of hazardous pharmaceutical pollutants, from aqueous solution by …

Roles of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in improving metabolism and cometabolism of trace organic chemicals in biological wastewater treatment processes: a review

MN Kumwimba, F Meng - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
While there has been a significant recent improvement in the removal of pollutants in natural
and engineered systems, trace organic chemicals (TrOCs) are posing a major threat to …

Biofouling and control approaches in membrane bioreactors

L Deng, W Guo, HH Ngo, H Zhang, J Wang, J Li… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling (especially biofouling) as a critical issue during membrane reactor (MBR)
operation has attracted much attention in recent years. Although previous review papers …

Assessment of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and hormones in wastewater treatment plants receiving inflows from health facilities in North West Province …

KM Kanama, AP Daso… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of 17 pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) belonging to
various therapeutic categories was investigated in two hospital wastewater treatment plants …

Fate of pharmaceuticals during membrane bioreactor treatment: Status and perspectives

Y Gu, J Huang, G Zeng, L Shi, Y Shi, K Yi - Bioresource Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in surface waters and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as emerging
pollutants have become a major concern. In comparison with other wastewater treatments …

Treatment of chemical synthesis-based pharmaceutical wastewater in an ozonation-anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) system

Y Kaya, AM Bacaksiz, H Bayrak, ZB Gönder… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, treatability of etodolac chemical synthesis wastewater from the pharmaceutical
industry was investigated in a hybrid ozonation-Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and antiretroviral drugs as environmental pollutants by adsorption using nanomaterials as viable solution—a …

S Sigonya, TH Mokhothu, TC Mokhena… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Traces of pharmaceuticals of various classes have been reported as emerging pollutants,
and they continue to be detected in aquatic environments. The steady growth of …

Removal of emerging contaminant and fouling control in membrane bioreactors by combined ozonation and sonolysis

M Prado, L Borea, A Cesaro, H Liu, V Naddeo… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
The combination of chemical and biological treatment is a promising solution to remove
emerging contaminants, eg, pharmaceuticals, from wastewater for its future reuse. In this …