A review of the effects of emerging contaminants in wastewater and options for their removal

N Bolong, AF Ismail, MR Salim, T Matsuura - Desalination, 2009 - Elsevier
The occurrence of emerging or newly identified contaminants in our water resources is of
continued concern for the health and safety of consuming public. The existing conventional …

Human pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment: a challenge to green chemistry

SK Khetan, TJ Collins - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
One goal of this review is to bring out that the chemical enterprise needs to work to reduce
society's uncertainties with respect to the safety of persistent or pseudopersistent …

[图书][B] Biology of freshwater pollution

CF Mason - 2002 - books.google.com
" Biology of Freshwater Pollution," is a highly regarded overview of the subject aimed at
advanced undergraduates and professionals. This latest edition provides an up-to-date …

Household disposal of pharmaceuticals as a pathway for aquatic contamination in the United Kingdom

JP Bound, N Voulvoulis - Environmental health perspectives, 2005 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Pharmaceuticals are produced and used in increasingly large volumes every year. With this
growth comes concern about the fate and effects of these compounds in the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Fármacos no meio ambiente

DM Bila, M Dezotti - Química nova, 2003 - SciELO Brasil
Pharmaceutical drugs have been detected in sewage treatment plants, surface waters,
underground waters and potable waters. Some investigations have been conducted in …

Predicted exposures to steroid estrogens in UK rivers correlate with widespread sexual disruption in wild fish populations

S Jobling, R Williams, A Johnson… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Steroidal estrogens, originating principally from human excretion, are likely to play a major
role in causing widespread endocrine disruption in wild populations of the roach (Rutilus …

Comparison of the removal of hydrophobic trace organic contaminants by forward osmosis and reverse osmosis

M Xie, LD Nghiem, WE Price, M Elimelech - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
We compared the rejection behaviours of three hydrophobic trace organic contaminants,
bisphenol A, triclosan and diclofenac, in forward osmosis (FO) and reverse osmosis (RO) …

Review of evidence: are endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the aquatic environment impacting fish populations?

LJ Mills, C Chichester - Science of the total environment, 2005 - Elsevier
In this paper, evidence from the current literature is presented that addresses either of two
questions: 1) do EDCs in the aquatic environment have the potential to impact the …

[图书][B] The toxicology of fishes

RT Di Giulio, DE Hinton - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

[HTML][HTML] Desreguladores endócrinos no meio ambiente: efeitos e conseqüências

DM Bila, M Dezotti - Química nova, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
There is an increasing interest in micropollutants in the environment that can interfere with
the endocrine system, affecting health, growth and reproduction of animals and humans …