Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants

OFS Khasawneh, P Palaniandy - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical compounds, such as antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), anticonvulsants, β-blocker, etc. have emerged as new classes of water pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater-based epidemiology for illicit drugs: a critical review on global data

M Huizer, TL Ter Laak, P de Voogt, AP van Wezel - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Illicit drug use is complex, hidden and often highly stigmatized behaviour, which brings a
vast challenge for drug surveillance systems. Drug consumption can be estimated by …

Assessment of a wide array of organic micropollutants of emerging concern in wastewater treatment plants in Greece: Occurrence, removals, mass loading and …

A Ofrydopoulou, C Nannou, E Evgenidou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the contamination profile of multi-class emerging contaminants (ECs) in
wastewater is highly desirable. To this end, the occurrence, removal, mass loading and risks …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the challenges of combined sewer overflows

WB Perry, R Ahmadian, M Munday, O Jones… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Europe's ageing wastewater system often combines domestic sewage with surface runoff
and industrial wastewaters. To reduce the associated risk of overloading wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater-based epidemiology as a surveillance tool to assess human consumption of psychotropic substances: Alcohol, nicotine and caffeine as case …

N Rousis, R Bade, E Gracia-Lor - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is used as a surveillance tool to provide data on
public health, drug use, exposure to chemicals and lifestyle habits. This approach can be …

Fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a wastewater treatment plant with parallel secondary wastewater treatment train

R Kumar, AK Sarmah, LP Padhye - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Seasonal variations in the concentrations and fate of 20 selected pharmaceuticals and
personal care products (PPCPs) were investigated over one year in a wastewater treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Conducting polymers-based photocatalysis for treatment of organic contaminants in water

R Kumar, J Travas-Sejdic, LP Padhye - Chemical Engineering Journal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aqueous organic contaminants, including dyes, disinfection by-products (DBPs),
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), and other emerging contaminants …

Occurrence of Z-drugs, benzodiazepines, and ketamine in wastewater in the United States and Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic

S Adhikari, R Kumar, EM Driver, DA Bowes… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Z-drugs, benzodiazepines and ketamine are classes of psychotropic drugs prescribed for
treating anxiety, sleep disorders and depression with known side effects including an …

Magnetic graphene TiO2-based photocatalyst for the removal of pollutants of emerging concern in water by simulated sunlight aided photocatalytic ozonation

AM Chávez, RR Solís, FJ Beltrán - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetite and titania have been supported onto graphene for the photocatalytic ozonation
of aqueous micropollutants. Titania and magnetite were successfully attached to graphene …

Innovative light-driven chemical/catalytic reactors towards contaminants of emerging concern mitigation: A review

JC Espíndola, VJP Vilar - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are among the major sources of contaminants
of emerging concern (CECs) release to surface water. This is mainly associated with the low …