Triclosan (TCS), a lipophilic broad-spectrum biocide is widely used in personal care, acrylic,
veterinary, medical and household products. It has been observed to be present in aquatic …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been detected as contaminants
of emerging concern ubiquitously in the aquatic environment in China and worldwide. A …

The use of biodegradable plastics may solve the pollution caused by conventional plastics
in the future. However, microplastics and nanoplastics are produced during the aging …

The past decade has seen a boom in environmental adsorption studies on the adsorptive
removal of pollutants from the aqueous phase. A large majority of works treat kinetic …

The study of animal behaviour is important for both ecology and ecotoxicology, yet research
in these two fields is currently developing independently. Here, we synthesize the available …

Considerable research has been conducted examining occurrence and effects of human
use pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment; however, relatively little research has been …

Introduction and aims A review was undertaken on the occurrence, toxicity, and degradation
of triclosan (TCS; 5-chloro-2, 4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol) in the environment. TCS is a …

Interest in the presence and effects of diclofenac (DCF) and other pharmaceutical products
(PPs) in the aquatic environment has been growing over the last 20 years. DCF has been …

Pharmaceuticals are an important class of micropollutants within the freshwater
environment. There is sufficient evidence of their impacts on exposed biota to warrant further …

Pharmaceuticals are designed to improve human and animal health, but even the most
beneficial pharmaceuticals might raise some questions concerning the consequences of …