Increasing chemical pollution of aquatic environments is a growing concern with global
relevance. A large number of organic chemicals are termed as “micropollutants” due to their …

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), known as the most
detected per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various environmental …

The extensive use of antibiotics leading to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance poses
high health risks to humans, but to date there is still lack of a quantitative model to properly …

Pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs), and artificial sweeteners (ASWs) are
contaminants of emerging concern commonly found in the aquatic environments. In India …

Antibiotic pollution has become one of the most challenging environmental issues in aquatic
ecosystems, with adverse effects on planktonic organisms that occupy the base of the …

Large amounts of antibiotics are produced and consumed worldwide, while wastewater
treatment is still rather inefficient, leading to considerable water contamination …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are an emerging category of toxicity that adversely
impacts humans and the environment's well-being. Diseases like cancer, cardiovascular …

The release of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental
waters has become an urgent issue due to their pseudo-persistent traits. The present study …

Trace levels of antibiotics were frequently found in drinking-water, leading a growing
concern that drinking-water is an important exposure source to antibiotics in humans. In this …

Veterinary pharmaceuticals (VPs) increasingly used in animal husbandry have led to their
presence in aquatic environments–surface water (SW) or groundwater (GW)–and even in …