Pharmaceutical pollution in aquatic environments: a concise review of environmental impacts and bioremediation systems

M Ortúzar, M Esterhuizen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The presence of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as pharmaceuticals, is a
growing global concern. The excessive use of medication globally, together with the …

Antiviral drugs in aquatic environment and wastewater treatment plants: a review on occurrence, fate, removal and ecotoxicity

C Nannou, A Ofrydopoulou, E Evgenidou… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The environmental release of antiviral drugs is of considerable concern due to potential
ecosystem alterations and the development of antiviral resistance. As a result, interest on …

[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 …

Overview of African water resources contamination by contaminants of emerging concern

Z Shehu, GWA Nyakairu, E Tebandeke… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review look at several classes of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in
conventional and non-conventional water resources across the African continent's five …

Application of molecularly imprinted polymers in the analysis of waters and wastewaters

MG Metwally, AH Benhawy, RM Khalifa, RM El Nashar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increase of the global population and shortage of renewable water resources urges the
development of possible remedies to improve the quality and reusability of waste and …

Analysis, occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals in African water resources: A current status

LM Madikizela, S Ncube, L Chimuka - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are organic compounds used in medicines for alleviation of pain. Since
2017, there has been a steady increase on the availability of information on contamination of …

Antiretroviral drugs in African surface waters: prevalence, analysis, and potential remediation

AO Adeola, PBC Forbes - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The sources, ecotoxicological impact, and potential remediation strategies of antiretroviral
drugs (ARVDs) as emerging contaminants in surface waters are reviewed based on recent …

An update on molecularly imprinted polymer design through a computational approach to produce molecular recognition material with enhanced analytical …

S Suryana, Mutakin, Y Rosandi, AN Hasanah - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) computational design is expected to become a routine
technique prior to synthesis to produce polymers with high affinity and selectivity towards …

Trends in hollow fibre liquid phase microextraction for the preconcentration of pharmaceutically active compounds in aqueous solution: A case for polymer inclusion …

A Olasupo, FBM Suah - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Low concentrations of pharmaceutically active compounds have been reported in samples
from highly complex aqueous environments. Due to their low concentrations, efficient …

Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in the marine environment: sources, analytical methods and occurrence

LM Madikizela, S Ncube, H Tutu, H Richards… - Trends in Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environmental waters is a global concern. There is
little research conducted on the monitoring of pharmaceuticals in the marine environment. In …