Pharmaceutical compounds, such as antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), anticonvulsants, β-blocker, etc. have emerged as new classes of water pollutants …

Existence of anthropogenic contaminants (ACs) in different environmental matrices is a
serious and unresolved concern. For instance, ACs from different sectors, such as industrial …

This is the first study of broad range of chemical classes CECs conducted in the upper Wisla
river catchment including the biggest WWTPs in this region and surface waters. The list of …

Urban wastewaters (WW) are a major vector of many emerging pollutants (EPs) to aquatic
ecosystems, as urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are not designed to abate …

Drugs of abuse are a group of emerging contaminants. As the prevalence of manufacture
and consumption, there is a growing global environmental burden and ecological risk from …

Opioids are widely distributed, potent prescription analgesics that are known to be diverted
for illicit use. Their prevalence of use is reflected by high concentrations of parent …

The measurement of illicit drugs in wastewater is increasingly being adopted as a method
for objective monitoring of population-level illicit drug use. This work describes the first small …

Drugs of addiction, have been recognized as potential contaminants of concern to the
environment. Effluent wastewater discharge is a major source of contamination to aquatic …

This study investigates the presence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and their
metabolites in two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) situated in South Wales, UK …

Background: Open Access Comment Wastewater-Based Surveillance Does Not Belong in a
Regulatory Framework Designed to Protect Waters That Receive Treated Wastewater …