Pharmaceutical pollutants are of significant effect on the environment, so that their
treatments have been addressed in many studies. Activated carbon (AC) adsorbent shows …

We summarized existing knowledge on Dreissena polymorpha (the zebra mussel) and D. r.
bugensis (the quagga mussel), including data on their taxonomy, systematics, evolution, life …

The emerged threat of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic ecosystems is posing a new
challenges in environmental management, in particular the civil Wastewater Treatment …

Microplastics (MPs), plastic debris smaller than 5 mm, are widely found in both marine and
freshwater ecosystems. However, few studies regarding their hazardous effects on inland …

Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

Sewage treatment works and stormwater outfalls were identified as sources of microplastics
in the Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong. Local treated sewage and stormwater effluents contained …

Abstract The release of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Ibuprofen
(Ibu), Naproxen (Nab) and Diclofenac (Dic) to the aquatic system cause serious …

Magnetic iron oxide and iron/copper nanoparticles were synthesized using Lathyrus
brachypterus extract, and then magnetic Fe3O4–CS, Fe3O4–AT, Fe/Cu–CS and Fe/Cu–AT …

The shell of the freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia) is a composite biological material
linked with multifunctional roles in sustaining ecosystem services. Apart from providing …

Conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are designed to remove mainly the
organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus compounds and suspended solids from …