The occurrence, distribution and degradation of antibiotics by ionizing radiation: an overview

J Wang, R Zhuan, L Chu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotics have been extensively applied, making them ubiquitous in aquatic environment.
As emerging contaminants, the occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in the environment …

Decontamination of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants using carbon-dots as robust materials

RB González-González, A Sharma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a critical issue that requires proper measures to maintain
environmental health in a sustainable and effective manner. The growing persistence of …

Surface functionalised adsorbent for emerging pharmaceutical removal: adsorption performance and mechanisms

MT Sekulic, N Boskovic, A Slavkovic… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
А highly effective adsorbent (PPhA) was designed using “acid catalyst” functionalisation and
tested for six emerging PhCs (sulfamethoxazole (SMX), carbamazepine (CBZ), ketoprofen …

Fate of pharmaceuticals in the Ebro River Delta region: The combined evaluation of water, sediment, plastic litter, and biomonitoring

JM Castaño-Ortiz, R Gil-Solsona… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing consumption of pharmaceuticals, alongside their limited removal in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), have led to their ubiquitous occurrence in receiving …

Selected pharmaceuticals in different aquatic compartments: Part I—Source, fate and occurrence

A Pereira, L Silva, C Laranjeiro, C Lino, A Pena - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Potential risks associated with releases of human pharmaceuticals into the environment
have become an increasingly important issue in environmental health. This concern has …

Algal-based removal strategies for hazardous contaminants from the environment–a review

SN Tolboom, D Carrillo-Nieves… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Owing to the controlled or uncontrolled industrial wastewater disposal, pharmaceutical-
based hazardous emerging contaminants (ECs) can be found in the environment all over …

Recent developments in recalcitrant organic pollutants degradation using immobilized photocatalysts

K Fouad, M Bassyouni, MG Alalm, MY Saleh - Applied Physics A, 2021 - Springer
Immobilization or coating of photocatalysts on supporting media can open a new avenue for
industrial application of photocatalysis in wastewater treatment. Herein, we present a critical …

Occurrence and behaviour of pharmaceutical compounds in a Portuguese wastewater treatment plant: Removal efficiency through conventional treatment processes

V de Jesus Gaffney, VV Cardoso, E Cardoso… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Wastewater treatments can eliminate or remove a substantial amount of pharmaceutical
active compounds (PhACs), but there may still be significant concentrations of them in …

Hazard of pharmaceuticals for aquatic environment: prioritization by structural approaches and prediction of ecotoxicity

A Sangion, P Gramatica - Environment International, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) are recognized as Contaminants of
Emerging Concern (CEC) since they are detected in the environment in increasing amount …

Degradation of quinolone antibiotic, norfloxacin, in aqueous solution using gamma-ray irradiation

M Sayed, JA Khan, LA Shah, NS Shah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
This study reports the efficiency of gamma-ray irradiation to degrade quinolone antibiotic,
norfloxacin, in aqueous solution. Laboratory batch experiments were conducted to …