Toward selective oxidation of contaminants in aqueous systems

Z Yang, J Qian, C Shan, H Li, Y Yin… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The presence of diverse pollutants in water has been threating human health and aquatic
ecosystems on a global scale. For more than a century, chemical oxidation using strongly …

Consolidated vs new advanced treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from urban wastewater

L Rizzo, S Malato, D Antakyali, VG Beretsou… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are among the main anthropogenic sources for
the release of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) into the environment, which can …

Performance of secondary wastewater treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern implicated in crop uptake and antibiotic resistance …

P Krzeminski, MC Tomei, P Karaolia… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) discharged in effluents of wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs), not specifically designed for their removal, pose serious hazards to human …

Emerging pollutants removal through advanced drinking water treatment: A review on processes and environmental performances assessment

C Teodosiu, AF Gilca, G Barjoveanu, S Fiore - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment in relatively small
concentrations and the fact that they cannot be removed by conventional water/wastewater …

Life cycle assessment of wastewater treatment in developing countries: a review

A Gallego-Schmid, RRZ Tarpani - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Within developing countries, wastewater treatment (WWT) has improved in recent years but
remains a high priority sustainability challenge. Accordingly, life cycle assessment (LCA) …

Emerging disinfection byproducts: A review on their occurrence and control in drinking water treatment processes

AF Gilca, C Teodosiu, S Fiore, CP Musteret - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) is related both to drinking water treatment
(DWT) processes and to raw water's characteristics. Emerging pollutants typically occur in …

Removal of emerging organic micropollutants via modified-reverse osmosis/nanofiltration membranes: A review

YS Khoo, PS Goh, WJ Lau, AF Ismail, MS Abdullah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Hazardous micropollutants (MPs) such as pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs),
pesticides and personal care products (PCPs) have emerged as a critical concern …

Beach showers as sources of contamination for sunscreen pollution in marine protected areas and areas of intensive beach tourism in Hawaii, USA

CA Downs, MS Diaz-Cruz, WT White, M Rice… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In 2019, sands in nearby runoff streams from public beach showers were sampled on three
islands in the State of Hawaii and tested for over 18 different petrochemical UV filters. Beach …

Progress in microalgal mediated bioremediation systems for the removal of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals from wastewater

N Chandel, V Ahuja, R Gurav, V Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide demand for antibiotics and pharmaceutical products is continuously increasing
for the control of disease and improvement of human health. Poor management and partial …

Ten years-snapshot of the occurrence of emerging contaminants in drinking, surface and ground waters and wastewaters from São Paulo State, Brazil

CC Montagner, FF Sodré, RD Acayaba… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Emerging contaminants have been considered one of the main concerns for ensuring the
quality of water around the world. This work presents the results of 10 years of analyses …