Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Surface water pollution by pharmaceuticals and an alternative of removal by low-cost adsorbents: A review

HB Quesada, ATA Baptista, LF Cusioli, D Seibert… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Micropollutants, also called emerging contaminants, consist of an extensive group of
synthetic and natural substances, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products …

Adsorption of ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and paracetamol onto activated carbon prepared from effluent treatment plant sludge of the beverage industry

AFM Streit, GC Collazzo, SP Druzian, RS Verdi… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals in aquatic means
presents as a serious threat, since their real consequences for the environment and human …

A critical review of clay-based composites with enhanced adsorption performance for metal and organic pollutants

H Han, MK Rafiq, T Zhou, R Xu, O Mašek… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adsorption techniques offer unique advantages owing to the use of synthetic (eg, nanosized
metal oxides and polymer-functionalized nanocomposites) and natural (eg, clay and …

Adsorptive removal of antibiotics from aqueous solution using carbon materials

F Yu, Y Li, S Han, J Ma - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, an important type of environmental contamination, have attracted many
researchers to the study of their removal from aqueous solutions. Adsorption technology is a …

Cobalt doped g-C3N4 activation of peroxymonosulfate for monochlorophenols degradation

M Xie, J Tang, L Kong, W Lu, V Natarajan, F Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, monochlorophenols (MCPs) isomers degradation was investigated by Co-
doped gC 3 N 4 (CCN) using peroxymonosulfate (PMS) as the oxidant. The effects of the …

Treatment technologies to mitigate the harmful effects of recalcitrant fluoroquinolone antibiotics on the environ-ment and human health

P Mathur, D Sanyal, DL Callahan, XA Conlan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic proliferation in the environment and their persistent nature is an issue of global
concern as they induce antibiotic resistance threatening both human health and the …

Sustainable adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater: A review

V Vinayagam, S Murugan, R Kumaresan, M Narayanan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the previous three decades, the worldwide use of pharmaceuticals has surged by more
than 2.5 times. Although being considered essential to save many lives, pharmaceuticals …

Adsorption process and mechanism of acetaminophen onto commercial activated carbon

DT Nguyen, HN Tran, RS Juang, ND Dat… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol; PRC) micropollutant in water
can cause some potential health risks for human. In this study, commercial activated carbon …

Adsorption of quinolone, tetracycline, and penicillin antibiotics from aqueous solution using activated carbons

MJ Ahmed - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, an important type of pharmaceutical pollutant, have attracted many researchers
to the study of their removal from aqueous solutions. Activated carbon (AC) has been widely …