Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives

X Tong, S Mohapatra, J Zhang, NH Tran, L You, Y He… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The occurrence of emerging contaminants (ECs), such as pharmaceuticals and personal
care products (PPCPs), perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and …

Review of risk from potential emerging contaminants in UK groundwater

M Stuart, D Lapworth, E Crane, A Hart - Science of the Total Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper provides a review of the types of emerging organic groundwater contaminants
(EGCs) which are beginning to be found in the UK. EGCs are compounds being found in …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and characteristics of wastewater treatment plants within the global river network

H Ehalt Macedo, B Lehner, J Nicell… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
The main objective of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is to remove pathogens,
nutrients, organics, and other pollutants from wastewater. After these contaminants are …

Global river hydrography and network routing: baseline data and new approaches to study the world's large river systems

B Lehner, G Grill - Hydrological Processes, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Despite significant recent advancements, global hydrological models and their input
databases still show limited capabilities in supporting many spatially detailed research …

Climate change impacts on harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters: a screening-level assessment

SC Chapra, B Boehlert, C Fant… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) have serious adverse effects on human
and environmental health. Herein, we developed a modeling framework that predicts the …

[图书][B] Water reuse: potential for expanding the nation's water supply through reuse of municipal wastewater

National Research Council, Life Studies… - 2012 - books.google.com
Expanding water reuse-the use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including
irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentation-could significantly increase the …

Ecotoxicology of human pharmaceuticals

K Fent, AA Weston, D Caminada - Aquatic toxicology, 2006 - Elsevier
Low levels of human medicines (pharmaceuticals) have been detected in many countries in
sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents, surface waters, seawaters, groundwater and some …

Biological degradation of pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater treatment: proposing a classification scheme

A Joss, S Zabczynski, A Göbel, B Hoffmann, D Löffler… - Water research, 2006 - Elsevier
A simple classification scheme is suggested to characterize the biological degradation of
micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, musk fragrances and estrogens during …

A national reconnaissance for pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants in the United States—II) Untreated drinking water sources

MJ Focazio, DW Kolpin, KK Barnes, ET Furlong… - Science of the total …, 2008 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have shown that a variety of manufactured and natural organic
compounds such as pharmaceuticals, steroids, surfactants, flame retardants, fragrances …

Degradation of paracetamol in aqueous solutions by TiO2 photocatalysis

L Yang, EY Liya, MB Ray - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
In this study, photo/photocatalytic oxidation of common analgesic and antipyretic drug,
paracetamol (acetaminophen), was investigated to determine the optimal operating …