Insights into the fate and removal of antibiotics in engineered biological treatment systems: a critical review

AS Oberoi, Y Jia, H Zhang, SK Khanal… - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs of modern medicine, are extensively used
for both human and veterinary applications. Antibiotics from different wastewater sources …

Occurrence, interactive effects and ecological risk of diclofenac in environmental compartments and biota-a review

P Sathishkumar, RAA Meena, T Palanisami… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug has turned into a contaminant of emerging
concern; hence, it was included in the previous Watch List of the EU Water Framework …

Thermochemical processing of sewage sludge to energy and fuel: Fundamentals, challenges and considerations

SSA Syed-Hassan, Y Wang, S Hu, S Su… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge, the inevitable by-product of municipal wastewater treatment plant
operation, is a key issue in many countries due to its increasing volume and the impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in sewage sludge and soil: A review on their distribution and environmental risk assessment

C Mejias, J Martín, JL Santos, I Aparicio… - Trends in Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recycling and recovery of organic matter and nutrients from sewage sludge for
application in agricultural soils is gaining interest, while the presence of pharmaceutically …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in untreated and treated sewage sludge: Occurrence and environmental risk in the case of application on soil—A critical …

P Verlicchi, E Zambello - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
This review is based on 59 papers published between 2002 and 2015, referring to about
450 treatment trains providing data regarding sludge concentrations for 169 compounds …

Occurrence, fate, and persistence of emerging micropollutants in sewage sludge treatment

M Dubey, S Mohapatra, VK Tyagi, S Suthar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sludge generated at sewage treatment plants is of environmental concern due to the
voluminous production and the presence of a high concentration of emerging contaminants …

Occurrence, transportation, monitoring and treatment of emerging micro-pollutants in waste water—A review from global views

JQ Jiang, Z Zhou, VK Sharma - Microchemical Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper collects data from worldwide research groups and aims to critically review and
analyse the advances of knowledge development in the area of occurrence, transportation …

Occurrence, removal and risk evaluation of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in municipal wastewater treatment plants: A critical review

Z Liu, Q Ma, L Dai, Z Dang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen as two anti-fever agents have been widely used in human.
Due to lack of full understanding, this work firstly summarized their occurrence and fate in …

Roles of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the migration and removal of sulfamethazine in activated sludge system

J Xu, GP Sheng, Y Ma, LF Wang, HQ Yu - Water Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The occurrences, transformation of antibiotics in biological wastewater treatment plants have
attracted increasing interests. However, roles of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of …

Analysis and advanced oxidation treatment of a persistent pharmaceutical compound in wastewater and wastewater sludge-carbamazepine

DP Mohapatra, SK Brar, RD Tyagi, P Picard… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) are considered as emerging environmental
problem due to their continuous input and persistence to the aquatic ecosystem even at low …