Parabens are a group of substances commonly employed as preservatives, mainly in
personal care products, pharmaceuticals and food. Scientific reports concerning their …

Parabens are esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid, with an alkyl (methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl
or heptyl) or benzyl group. They are mainly used as preservatives in foodstuffs, cosmetics …

The occurrence of 43 pharmaceuticals belonging to predominant therapeutic classes and
their distribution in surface water, suspended solids and sediments has been investigated in …

Introduction and aims A review was undertaken on the occurrence, toxicity, and degradation
of triclosan (TCS; 5-chloro-2, 4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol) in the environment. TCS is a …

Sun-blocking agents including eight UV filters (UVF) and 10 UV light stabilizers (UVLS) were
measured in water and sediment collected from 22 rivers, four sewage treatment plant …

The purpose of this article is to summarize biological monitoring information on UV-
absorbing compounds, commonly referred as organic UV filters or sunscreen agents, in …

Priority pollutants constitute only a part of the large chemical pollution puzzle where the
number of potentially hazardous chemicals that reaches the environment is very wide and …

A large number of xenobiotics including pharmaceuticals and personal care products are
continuously released into the environment. Effluents from sewage treatment plants are well …

This paper describes the development of a multi-residue method for the determination of 36
emerging organic pollutants (26 biocides, 5 UV-filters and 5 benzothiazoles) in raw and …

We review the determination of pharmaceuticals and personal-care products (PPCPs) in
sewage-sludge samples using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE). PLE is a sample …