Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
229, P. 115938 - 115938
Published: April 20, 2023
Modern
society
has
increasingly
a
diffusion
of
pollutants
and
emerging
contaminants
(e.g.,
different
types
chemicals
endocrine
disruptors
in
pharmaceuticals,
pesticides,
household
cleaning,
personal
care
products,
etc.)
that
have
detrimental
effects
on
the
environment
(atmosphere,
hydrosphere,
biosphere
anthroposphere)
also
generate
diseases
disorders
people
health.
Environmental
science
requires
efforts
detection
elimination
manifold
with
appropriate
product
process
technologies.
This
study
aims
to
analyze
paths
treatment
technologies
investigate
their
evolution
predict
new
directions
promising
technological
trajectories
support
removal
directed
reach,
whenever
possible,
sustainable
development
objectives.
The
work
is
mainly
devoted
wastewater
A
proposed
model
analyzes
patents
(proxy
innovation
technology)
publications
knowledge
advances)
quantify
relative
growth
rate
remove
contaminants.
Results
reveal
having
an
accelerated
are
(in
decreasing
order):
biochar
reverse
osmosis
physical-based
technologies,
coagulation,
disinfection
water
treatments
chemical-based
anaerobic
processes
biological-based
Other
main
such
as
carbon
nanotubes
advanced
oxidation
processes,
seem
be
initial
phase
need
learning
by
using
further
technology
advances
implemented
effective
cost-effective
methods.
results
here
show
similar
trends
global
market
revenue
These
findings
bring
us
information
extend
about
for
and/or
microorganisms
order
decisions
policymakers
towards
goals
reducing
environmental
degradation
health
disorders.
Ecologies,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 206 - 224
Published: June 12, 2022
Micro-pollutants
especially
estrogens,
progesterone,
androgens,
glucocorticoids,
and
growth
hormones,
are
biological
chemical
impurities
that
find
their
way
into
natural
aquatic
environments
in
trace
quantities
(ng/L),
possess
a
significant
disturbance
by
impacting
human
life.
Due
to
the
progress
analysis
detection
techniques,
these
elements
have
been
observed
quantified
several
studies.
However,
as
result
of
limited
methods
management
technology,
adverse
effects
micro-pollutants
surface
coastal
water
is
largely
unknown.
For
this
study,
compounds
hormones
selected
according
high
frequent
value
environmental
waters.
The
concentration
steroid
ranges
from
0.1–196
ng/L
(estrogens),
less
than
0.1
439
(progesterone),
0.06–86
±
2
(androgens),
433
(glucocorticoids),
26.6
ng/g
100
(growth
hormones),
percentage
removal
efficiency
varies
10%
99%,
measurement
was
found
be
very
low.
Here,
we
report
future
studies
necessary
detect
entry
routes
water,
well
explore
technological
approaches
which
able
resolve
issue
permanently.
