The persistent nature and low biodegradability of a large number of trace organic
contaminants (TrOCs) reduce effectiveness of their removal by conventional wastewater …

Natural estrogens such as estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and the synthetic
one, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), are excreted by humans and animals and enter into …

Providing up-to-date information on ultrasound technology and sonochemistry, this volume
focuses on green chemistry principles and methodologies that are being devised with a view …

Steroid hormones are micropollutants that contaminate the water worldwide and exhibit a
significant threat to human health and the environment even at low concentrations. Steroid …

Interest in green chemistry and clean processes has grown so much in recent years that
topics such as fluorous biphasic catalysis, metal organic frameworks, and process …

The sonochemical degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in the presence of sodium persulfate
(SPS) was investigated at 20 kHz. Experiments were performed at 110–450 μg/L BPA and 1 …

Water pollution by pharmaceutically active compounds is an emerging issue. Toxicological
studies reveal that pharmaceuticals are indeed toxic for living organisms. The lack of …

Concerns about environment pollution by antibiotics raised notable attention. In this context,
metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can produce an excellent platform for toxicant removal …

The presence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment has raised concerns due to the
potential risk for the emergence or persistence of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are often …

Natural and synthetic estrogens are some of the most potent endocrine disrupting
compounds found in municipal wastewater. Much research has been conducted on the …