Critical review on hazardous pollutants in water environment: Occurrence, monitoring, fate, removal technologies and risk assessment

BS Rathi, PS Kumar, DVN Vo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Water is required for the existence of all living things. Water pollution has grown significantly,
over the decades and now it has developed as a serious worldwide problem. The presence …

A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes

PY Nguyen, G Carvalho, MAM Reis, A Oehmen - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater effluent discharges have been considered as one of the main sources of
synthetic chemicals entering into the aquatic environment. Even though they occur at low …

[HTML][HTML] Algae-mediated antibiotic wastewater treatment: a critical review

S Li, PL Show, HH Ngo, SH Ho - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The existence of continually increasing concentrations of antibiotics in the environment is a
serious potential hazard due to their toxicity and persistence. Unfortunately, conventional …

Application of phytotechnology in alleviating pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in wastewater: Source, impacts, treatment, mechanisms, fate, and …

IA Al-Baldawi, AA Mohammed, ZH Mutar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are over-consumed daily, and are
transported along several pathways, including municipal and industrial wastewater to the …

Removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from the air, soil, and water by algae

B Shahi Khalaf Ansar, E Kavusi, Z Dehghanian… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Rapid increases in human populations and development has led to a significant exploitation
of natural resources around the world. On the other hand, humans have come to terms with …

The potential of algae and aquatic macrophytes in the pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) environmental removal: a review

E Couto, PP Assemany, GCA Carneiro, DCF Soares - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs), in aquatic environments has received increasing attention in the last …

Algae-constructed wetland integrated system for wastewater treatment: A review

HB Truong, T Hong, QB Tran, VS Lam… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
Integrating algae into constructed wetlands (CWs) enhances wastewater treatment, although
the results vary. This review evaluates the role of algae in CWs and the performance of …

The potential of constructed wetland systems and photodegradation processes for the removal of emerging contaminants—a review

M Sánchez, I Ruiz, M Soto - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) in the environment is increasing
and requires the development of technologies for their effective removal. Therefore, a …

Assessing the efficiency of constructed wetlands in removing PPCPs from treated wastewater and mitigating the ecotoxicological impacts

M Bayati, TL Ho, DC Vu, F Wang, E Rogers… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in municipal
wastewater has led to increased concerns about their impact on both human health and …

Management of pharmaceutical micropollutants discharged in urban waters: 30 years of systematic review looking at opportunities for developing countries

D da Silveira Barcellos, M Procopiuck… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical micropollutants' contamination of urban waters has been studied globally for
decades, but the concentration of innovations in management initiatives is still in developed …