Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a unique group of emerging
environmental contaminants, due to their inherent ability to induce physiological effects in …

Wastewater is a complex matrix containing a wide range of chemical and biological markers
of human activity. Relating concentrations of these “waste” materials in wastewater influent …

Diclofenac (DCF) is a prevalent anti-inflammatory drug used throughout the world. Intensive
researches carried out in the past few decades have confirmed the global ubiquity of DCF in …

■ BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging
environmental contaminants over the period of 2011− 2013. Analytical Chemistry's policy is …

The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic
environment as a result of wastewater effluent discharge is a concern in many countries. In …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) applies advanced analytical methods to quantify
drug residues in wastewater with the aim to estimate illicit drug use at the population level …

Reuse of treated wastewater to irrigate agricultural crops is increasing in many arid and
semi-arid areas around the world. The presence of numerous pharmaceutical and personal …

The occurrence of emerging organic micropollutants (OMPs) in sewage sludge has been
widely reported; nevertheless, their fate during sludge treatment remains unclear. The …

This is the first study presenting a multi-residue method allowing for comprehensive analysis
of several chiral pharmacologically active compounds (cPACs) including beta-blockers …

This paper describes the development and validation of a new method for the simultaneous
determination of 148 substances in sewage sludge. The selected compounds belong to …