BMC Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Oct. 22, 2020
Abstract
The
presence
of
emerging
contaminants
such
as
pharmaceutical
and
personal
care
products
in
many
aqueous
matrices
have
been
reported.
One
matrix
is
streams
wastewater,
including
wastewater
treatment
plants
inflows
outflows
flow
by-passing
plants.
Their
persistence
arises
from
their
resistant
to
breakdown,
hence
they
may
remain
the
environment
over
long
time,
with
a
potential
cause
adverse
effects
endocrine
disruption,
gene
toxicity,
imposition
sex
organs,
antibiotic
resistance
others
some
aquatic
organisms
exposed
arrays
residues
products.
Among
techniques,
advanced
oxidation
processes
reported
be
better
technique
through
which
these
PPCPs
can
degraded
WWTPs.
Heterogeneous
photocatalysis
using
various
photocatalyst
immobilized
on
solid
support
activated
carbon,
graphene
carbon
nanotubes
AOPs
shown
viable
efficient
method
degradation.
This
because,
performance
most
WWTPs
limited
since
were
not
designed
degrade
toxic
recalcitrant
PPCPs.
review
highlight
occurrence,
concentration
removal
efficiency
heterogeneous
TiO
2
supports.
Annual Review of Environment and Resources,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
45(1), P. 171 - 194
Published: May 15, 2020
Depletion
and
pollution
of
groundwater,
Earth's
largest
most
accessible
freshwater
stock,
is
a
global
sustainability
concern.
A
changing
climate,
marked
by
more
frequent
intense
hydrologic
extremes,
poses
threats
to
groundwater
recharge
amplifies
use.
However,
widespread
human
development
contamination
reservoirs
pose
an
immediate
threat
resource
extinction
with
impacts
in
many
regions
dense
population
or
intensive
agriculture.
rapid
increase
studies
has
emerged,
but
this
also
highlighted
the
extreme
paucity
data
for
substantive
trend
analyses
assessment
state
resource.
Noting
difficulty
seeing
measuring
typically
invisible
resource,
we
discuss
factors
that
determine
current
including
uncertainties
accompanying
modeling,
eye
identifying
emerging
issues
prospects
informing
local
management
critical
regions.
We
comment
on
some
prospective
strategies.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: April 26, 2022
The
presence
of
emerging
contaminants
in
the
environment,
such
as
pharmaceuticals,
is
a
growing
global
concern.
excessive
use
medication
globally,
together
with
recalcitrance
pharmaceuticals
traditional
wastewater
treatment
systems,
has
caused
these
compounds
to
present
severe
environmental
problem.
In
recent
years,
increase
their
availability,
access
and
drugs
concentrations
water
bodies
rise
substantially.
Considered
contaminants,
represent
challenge
field
remediation;
therefore,
alternative
add-on
systems
for
plants
are
continuously
being
developed
mitigate
impact
reduce
effects
on
environment
human
health.
this
review,
we
describe
current
status
pharmaceutical
focusing
bodies,
analyzing
development
bioremediation
especially
mycoremediation,
removal
special
focus
fungal
technologies.
Water,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(10), P. 1347 - 1347
Published: May 12, 2021
Endocrine-disrupting
compounds
(EDCs)
as
emerging
contaminants
have
accumulated
in
the
aquatic
environment
at
concentration
levels
that
been
determined
to
be
significant
humans
and
animals.
Several
belong
this
family,
from
natural
substances
(hormones
such
estrone,
17-estradiol,
estriol)
synthetic
chemicals,
especially
pesticides,
pharmaceuticals,
plastic-derived
(phthalates,
bisphenol
A).
In
review,
we
discuss
recent
works
regarding
EDC
occurrence
compartment,
strengths
limitations
of
current
analytical
methods
used
for
their
detection,
treatment
technologies
removal
water,
health
issues
they
can
trigger
humans.
Nowadays,
many
EDCs
identified
amounts
different
water
matrices
including
drinking
thus
increasing
possibility
entering
food
chain.
studies
correlate
human
exposure
high
concentrations
with
serious
effects
infertility,
thyroid
dysfunction,
early
puberty,
endometriosis,
diabetes,
obesity.
Although
our
intention
is
not
explain
all
disorders
related
exposure,
review
aims
guide
future
research
towards
a
deeper
knowledge
EDCs’
contamination
accumulation
highlighting
toxicity
risks
BMC Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Oct. 22, 2020
Abstract
The
presence
of
emerging
contaminants
such
as
pharmaceutical
and
personal
care
products
in
many
aqueous
matrices
have
been
reported.
One
matrix
is
streams
wastewater,
including
wastewater
treatment
plants
inflows
outflows
flow
by-passing
plants.
Their
persistence
arises
from
their
resistant
to
breakdown,
hence
they
may
remain
the
environment
over
long
time,
with
a
potential
cause
adverse
effects
endocrine
disruption,
gene
toxicity,
imposition
sex
organs,
antibiotic
resistance
others
some
aquatic
organisms
exposed
arrays
residues
products.
Among
techniques,
advanced
oxidation
processes
reported
be
better
technique
through
which
these
PPCPs
can
degraded
WWTPs.
Heterogeneous
photocatalysis
using
various
photocatalyst
immobilized
on
solid
support
activated
carbon,
graphene
carbon
nanotubes
AOPs
shown
viable
efficient
method
degradation.
This
because,
performance
most
WWTPs
limited
since
were
not
designed
degrade
toxic
recalcitrant
PPCPs.
review
highlight
occurrence,
concentration
removal
efficiency
heterogeneous
TiO
2
supports.
