Plastic pollution is prevalent worldwide and has been highlighted as an issue of global
concern due to its harmful impacts on wildlife. The extent and mechanism by which plastic …

■ BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging
environmental contaminants over the period of October 2013-October 2015. Analytical …

In recent years, concerns have arisen from the chemicals incorporated into tire material
which are of potential to leach with the tire and road wear particles (TRWP) into the …

The increasing concerns on toxicity of sulfonamide antibiotics in water require a prompt
action to establish efficient wastewater treatment processes for their removal. In this study …

Over the past 50 years, there has been a tremendous expansion in the measurement of
chemical contaminants in environmental media. But how many chemicals have actually …

Degradation of benzotriazole (BZA) as an emerging contaminant by a novel Fenton-like
reaction was investigated using a catalyst prepared by incorporating Cu into mesoporous …

Persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances
have been recognized as a threat to both the aquatic environment and to drinking water …

Piezoelectricity, as a kind of physical phenomenon, is a coupling between a material's
mechanical and electrical behavior. Herein, the local accumulated charges on the surface of …

Abrasion of tire wear is one of the largest sources of microplastics to the environment.
Although most tire particles settle into soils, studies on their ecotoxicological impacts on the …

Abstract Knowledge regarding the impact of tourism on the emergence of pharmaceuticals
and personal care products (PPCPs) in Alpine river waters is limited and scarce. Therefore …