Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review

U Anand, B Adelodun, C Cabreros, P Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Almost all aspects of society from food security to disease control and prevention have
benefited from pharmaceutical and personal care products, yet these products are a major …

Environmental impact of increased soap consumption during COVID-19 pandemic: Biodegradable soap production and sustainable packaging

MR Chirani, E Kowsari, T Teymourian… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A year into the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the role of washing hands with soap
and hand disinfectants is unavoidable as a primary way to control the infection spread in …

Current perspective in metal oxide based photocatalysts for virus disinfection: A review

V Soni, A Khosla, P Singh, VH Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology holds huge potential for the prevention of various viral outbreaks that have
increased at a disquieting rate over the past decades. Metal oxide nanomaterials with …

Antimicrobial transformation products in the aquatic environment: global occurrence, ecotoxicological risks, and potential of antibiotic resistance

P Loffler, BI Escher, C Baduel, MP Virta… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is concerning for the health of humans,
animals, and the environment in a One Health perspective. Assessments of AMR and …

Electro-deionization (EDI) technology for enhanced water treatment and desalination: A review

ZU Khan, M Moronshing, M Shestakova, A Al-Othman… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive industrialization, agricultural development, and continued population growth have
triggered economic and physical water scarcity. Advanced water treatment and desalination …

Suspect screening of wastewaters to trace anti-COVID-19 drugs: Potential adverse effects on aquatic environment

F Cappelli, O Longoni, J Rigato, M Rusconi… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first period of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the lack of specific therapeutic
treatments led to the provisional use of a number of drugs, with a continuous review of …

[HTML][HTML] A critical assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in aqueous environment: Existence, detection, survival, wastewater-based surveillance, inactivation methods, and …

VK Parida, D Saidulu, A Bhatnagar, AK Gupta… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In early January 2020, the causal agent of unspecified pneumonia cases detected in China
and elsewhere was identified as a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Updated knowledge, partitioning and ecological risk of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in global aquatic environments

MJS Chaves, J Kulzer, PRP de Lima… - … Science: Processes & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last few decades, the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) in aquatic environments has generated increasing public concern. In this review …

Recent advances on metal oxide based nano-photocatalysts as potential antibacterial and antiviral agents

J Prakash, SBN Krishna, P Kumar, V Kumar, KS Ghosh… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis, a unique process that occurs in the presence of light radiation, can
potentially be utilized to control environmental pollution, and improve the health of society …

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the aquatic environment associated with disinfection byproducts and pharmaceuticals

Z Zhang, Y Zhou, L Han, X Guo, Z Wu, J Fang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, concentrations of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and COVID-19 related
pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluents and surface water were measured two weeks, three …