Which micropollutants in water environments deserve more attention globally?

Y Yang, X Zhang, J Jiang, J Han, W Li… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing chemical pollution of aquatic environments is a growing concern with global
relevance. A large number of organic chemicals are termed as “micropollutants” due to their …

Water contamination and human health risks in Pakistan: a review

M Fida, P Li, Y Wang, SMK Alam, A Nsabimana - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
Water contamination is one of the most significant hazards to human health on the world
scale. Drinking water quality in Pakistan is decreasing gradually due to alarming population …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of emerging micro-pollutants in hospital wastewater: environmental fate and remediation options

OJ Ajala, JO Tijani, RB Salau, AS Abdulkareem… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals played vital role in the maintenance and sustenance of human health. However,
hospital activities generate high volume of toxic solid and liquid containing diverse …

Fate and toxicity of pharmaceuticals in water environment: an insight on their occurrence in South Asia

HK Khan, MYA Rehman, RN Malik - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds are newly recognized micropollutants which are
ubiquitous in aquatic environment mainly due to direct discharge of treated and untreated …

Municipal solid waste landfills: An underestimated source of pharmaceutical and personal care products in the water environment

X Yu, Q Sui, S Lyu, W Zhao, J Liu, Z Cai… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) have been the focus of increasing
concern in recent decades due to their ubiquity in the environment and potential risks. Out-of …

Application of phytotechnology in alleviating pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in wastewater: Source, impacts, treatment, mechanisms, fate, and …

IA Al-Baldawi, AA Mohammed, ZH Mutar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are over-consumed daily, and are
transported along several pathways, including municipal and industrial wastewater to the …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals in wastewater and their photocatalytic degradation using nano-enabled photocatalysts

DT Ruziwa, AE Oluwalana, M Mupa, L Meili… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in the concentration range of hundreds of ng/L to μg/L occur in wastewater
and end up in surface water, groundwater and agricultural land where they cause various …

Encapsulation of iron nanoparticles with magnesium hydroxide shell for remarkable removal of ciprofloxacin from contaminated water

O Falyouna, I Maamoun, K Bensaida, A Tahara… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistant genes (AMRs) in water resources is well
correlated to the persistent occurrence of ciprofloxacin in water. For the first time …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environmental waters: African and Asian perspectives

NJ Waleng, PN Nomngongo - Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental ubiquity of pharmaceuticals has stimulated a lot of societal and global
concerns. The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment differs from country to …