Best Papers from 2020 published in the Environmental Science journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Paige J. Novak, Kristopher McNeill and Peter J. Vikesland

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2021, 8, 2411
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Best papers from 2020 published in the Environmental Science journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Paige J. Novak, Kristopher McNeill and Peter J. Vikesland

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2021, 23, 1252
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Addressing main challenges in the tertiary treatment of urban wastewater: are homogeneous photodriven AOPs the answer?

Luigi Rizzo

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2022, 8, 2145
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Best Papers from 2020 published in the Environmental Science journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Paige J. Novak, Kristopher McNeill and Peter J. Vikesland

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2021, 7, 1542
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Advanced oxidation processes for the removal of antidepressants from wastewater: a comprehensive review

Harez Rashid Ahmed, Anu Mary Ealias and Giphin George

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 48639
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Insights into the removal of pharmaceutically active compounds from sewage sludge by two-stage mesophilic anaerobic digestion

M.J. Gallardo-Altamirano, P. Maza-Márquez, N. Montemurro, S. Pérez, B. Rodelas, F. Osorio and C. Pozo

Science of The Total Environment, 2021, 789, 147869
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Resiliency through Applied Research into Emerging Constituents

Gregor R. Posadas, Joshua C. Baker, Abigail S. Ryan and Sondra M. Miller

Water Resour Manage, 2025, 39, 3953
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Microalgal Exposure to Human Antibiotics Triggers Similarities in Growth and Photosynthetic Responses

Adeolu Olabode Aderemi, Joanne Roberts, Colin Hunter and Ole Pahl

JEP, 2021, 12, 509
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Activation of persulfate using copper oxide nanoparticles for the degradation of Rhodamine B containing effluents: Degradation efficiency and ecotoxicological studies

Mahsa Davarazar, Mohammadreza Kamali, Cátia Venâncio, Antonieta Gabriel, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi and Isabel Lopes

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 453, 139799
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Investigation of potential behavioral and physiological effects of caffeine on D. magna

Bruno Nunes, João Santos, Ricardo Dionísio and Gilberto Dias de Alkimin

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2022, 29, 43237
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Ecotoxicological assessment of chemotherapeutic agents using toxicity tests with embryos of Mellita quinquiesperforata

Luiza Costa Mello, Taina Garcia da Fonseca and Abessa Denis Moledode de Souza

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020, 159, 111493
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Adsorption and removal of a selected emerging contaminant, carbamazepine, using Humic acid, Humasorb and Montmorillonite. Equilibrium isotherms, kinetics and effect of the water matrix

Marjan Alaghmand, Jasmine Alizadeh-Saei and Sabrina Barkat

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 2020, 55, 1534
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Effects of water quality and ozone dosing on reaction pathways and ozonation products on the example of tramadol- and venlafaxine N-oxide

Suman Kharel, Peter R. Tentscher and Kai Bester

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 497, 154622
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Fate of Emerging Contaminants in an Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge Plant

Muntjeer Ali, Mohak Kumar, Bhanu Prakash Vellanki and Absar Ahmad Kazmi

J. Hazard. Toxic Radioact. Waste, 2022, 26
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Microbial transformation of widely used pharmaceutical and personal care product compounds

Abigail W. Porter, Sarah J. Wolfson, Max Häggblom and Lily Y. Young

F1000Res, 2020, 9, 130
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Polymer/Titania Composites for the Remediation of Water from Pharmaceuticals: A Review

Aliaksandr Kraskouski, Sarah Nealy and Eugenia Kharlampieva

ACS Omega, 2026, 11, 6848
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Electrochemical Determination of Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) using Mercury Nanodroplets Supported at Montmorillonite on a Carbon Paste Electrode (CPE)

Lismery P. Souza, Alan R. F. Lima, Thomas A. C. Martins, Fernando Campanhã Vicentini, Luiz Humberto Marcolino-Junior and Márcio F. Bergamini

Analytical Letters, 2023, 56, 2882
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Improved sunlight-driven photocatalytic abatement of tetracycline and photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation by tin oxide quantum dots anchored on nickel ferrite nanoplates

Bathula Babu, Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Jaesool Shim, Jonghoon Kim and Kisoo Yoo

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2021, 900, 115699
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Drugs Designed for Degradation in the Environment Post Use

Magne Olav Sydnes

CGC, 2023, 10, 92
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Influence of Genipin and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Dye Capture Response of CS/PVA Hybrid Hydrogels

I. M. Garnica-Palafox, H. O. Estrella-Monroy, J. A. Benítez-Martínez, M. Bizarro and F. M. Sánchez-Arévalo

J Polym Environ, 2022, 30, 4690
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Recent advances in the biological treatment of wastewater rich in emerging pollutants produced by pharmaceutical industrial discharges

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Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 20, 11719
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Advanced ceramic membranes: Novel strategies for sulfamethoxazole removal in wastewater treatment

Yen-Yi Lee, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, I.-Cheng Li, Bo-Wun Huang, Minh-Ky Nguyen, Minh-Thuan Pham and Chien-Hsing Wu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 114674
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Suspect and non-target screening workflow for studying the occurrence, fate, and environmental risk of contaminants in wastewater using data-independent acquisition

Asmaa Kamal El-Deen and Kuniyoshi Shimizu

Journal of Chromatography A, 2022, 1667, 462905
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Photocatalytic oxidation and catalytic wet air oxidation of real pharmaceutical wastewater in the presence of Fe and LaFeO3 doped activated carbon catalysts

Özlem Berkün Olgun, Burcu Palas, Süheyda Atalay and Gülin Ersöz

Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2021, 171, 421
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Environmental discharge of pharmacologically active compounds (PhACs): Elucidating the known, unknowns, and effective management strategies

Oluwatosin Aladekoyi, John Unuofin, Patricia Hania, Rania Hamza, Khomotso Semenya and Kimberley Gilbride

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2026, 21, 101006
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Investigation of the bacterial cell envelope nanomechanical properties after long-term exposure to nitrofurans

Amanda Pacholak, Natalia Burlaga, Urszula Guzik and Ewa Kaczorek

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 407, 124352
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Machine learning for nutrient recovery in the smart city circular economy – A review

Allan Soo, Li Wang, Chen Wang and Ho Kyong Shon

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023, 173, 529
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Environmental and health impact of unrecovered API from pharmaceutical manufacturing wastes: A review of contemporary treatment, recycling and management strategies

Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba, Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Yao Chen, Guanghua Mao, Weiwei Feng and Xiangyang Wu

Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2022, 30, 100865
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Biochar potential for long-term pharmaceutical remediation in flow-through tertiary wastewater systems

Bent Speksnijder, Alberto Celma, Maximilian Tyka, Prithvi Simha and Oksana Golovko

Journal of Environmental Management, 2025, 394, 127389
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Removal of emerging contaminants by emulsion liquid membrane: perspective and challenges

Nur Dina Zaulkiflee, Abdul Latif Ahmad, Nuur Fahanis Che Lah and Meor Muhammad Hafiz Shah Buddin

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2022, 29, 12997
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Screen-Printed Voltammetric Sensors—Tools for Environmental Water Monitoring of Painkillers

Katarzyna Tyszczuk-Rotko, Jędrzej Kozak and Bożena Czech

Sensors, 2022, 22, 2437
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Pharmaceutical Micropollutants in Wastewater: A Case Study of the Mascara WWTP (Algeria)

Souhila Saim, Slimane Mokrani and Isabel Martínez-Alcalá

Processes, 2025, 13, 3205
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Call to action: Pharmaceutical residues in the environment: threats to ecosystems and human health

Carlotta Lunghi, Maria Rosa Valetto, Anna Barra Caracciolo, Irene Bramke, Sergio Caroli, Paola Bottoni, Sara Castiglioni, Salvatore Crisafulli, Laura Cuzzolin, Paola Deambrosis, Valentina Giunchi, Jacopo Grisotto, Antonio Marcomini, Ugo Moretti, Vitalia Murgia, Jayesh Pandit, Stefano Polesello, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Roberto Romizi, Nicoletta Scarpa, Giovanna Scroccaro, Raffaella Sorrentino, Anders Sundström, John Wilkinson and Giovanna Paolone

Drug Saf, 2025, 48, 315
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Recent advances in the treatment of wastewater contaminated with pharmaceutical pollutants: a critical review

Amina Khalidi-Idrissi, Salah Souabi, Abdelaziz Madinzi, Pala Aysegul, Mohamed Chatoui, Latifa Mouhir, Yassine Kadmi, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan and Abdelkader Anouzla

Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr, 2024, 9, 23
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ZnO–SnO2 nanocubes for fluorescence sensing and dye degradation applications

Ramesh Kumar, Ahmad Umar, Rajesh Kumar, M.S. Chauhan and Yas Al-Hadeethi

Ceramics International, 2021, 47, 6201
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Innovative Techniques for Pharmaceutical Waste Management: Enhancing Drug Recovery and Environmental Sustainability

Deepak Kumar, Rishabha Malviya and Deependra Pratap Singh

CGC, 2025, 12, 138
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Separation of Diclofenac Sodium Using Polysulfone Membranes Incorporated with Manganese Nanoparticles

Heba Abdallah, Soha Gaballah, Moustapha Salem Mansour, Hassan Farag and Yousra Hamdy Farid

Chem Eng & Technol, 2023, 46, 600
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Investigating antimicrobial resistance determinants and micropollutants in urban sewage treatment plants of India: Occurrence, removal and ecotoxicological risk

Rishabh Shukla, Deepak Kumar Prasad and Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 111654
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Degradation pathways of sulfamethoxazole under phototransformation processes: A data base of the major transformation products for their environmental monitoring

Rafael Hernández-Tenorio

Environmental Research, 2024, 262, 119863
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Water Analysis: Emerging Contaminants and Current Issues

Susan D. Richardson and Thomas A. Ternes

Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 382
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Assessment of Diclofenac Adsorption into Activated Sludge: Mechanism and Thermodynamic

Lucia Helena Gomes Coelho

JEECC, 2022, 1
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Fe oxide modification of yerba mate waste-derived biochar and activated biochar via three methodologies: Effects of material surface properties on the Fe oxides grown and implications for paracetamol and atenolol sorption

F.C. Urruchua, M.A. Fernández, M.E. de Sousa, M. Jaworski, P. Mendoza Zelis, M.E. Zelaya-Soulé, S. Song and M.L. Montes

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 480, 144087
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A two-year study of emerging micro-pollutants and drugs of abuse in two Western Cape wastewater treatment works (South Africa)

Edward Archer, Mercia Volschenk, Ludwig Brocker and Gideon M. Wolfaardt

Chemosphere, 2021, 285, 131460
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Occurrence and Treatment of DEHP in Water Treatment Plants: Case study in South Korea

Youngkun Chung, Duksoo Jang, Hyojeon Kim, Gunhak Oh, Hyelyeon Tak, Chewon Son, Min Jung Jeon, Seon-Ha Chae, Youngmin Hong, Michael S. Wong and Seoktae Kang

ACS EST Eng., 2024, 4, 580
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Comprehensive investigation and risk assessment of organic contaminants in Yellow River Estuary using suspect and nontarget screening strategies

Miao Cao, Jingpu Fan, Changsheng Guo, Miao Chen, Jiapei Lv, Wenjun Sun, Beidou Xi and Jian Xu

Environment International, 2023, 173, 107843
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Hospital wastewater treatment and the role of membrane filtration – removal of micropollutants and pathogens: A review

Marten Klatt, Falk Beyer and Jörn Einfeldt

Water Science and Technology, 2022, 86, 2213
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Assessment of a wide array of organic micropollutants of emerging concern in wastewater treatment plants in Greece: Occurrence, removals, mass loading and potential risks

Anna Ofrydopoulou, Christina Nannou, Eleni Evgenidou, Aikaterini Christodoulou and Dimitra Lambropoulou

Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 802, 149860
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TiO2/Arabic Gum for Degradation of Pollutants in Water

Anderson Lopes, Francisca P. Araújo, Dihego Damasceno, Luzia M. C. Honório, Alan I. S. Morais, Luciano C. Almeida, Ramón Peña Garcia, Edson C. Silva-Filho, Marcelo B. Furtini and Josy A. Osajima

Sustainability, 2023, 15, 15768
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Effects of diclofenac on the gametes and embryonic development of Arbacia lixula

M. Mauro, G. Cammilleri, M. Celi, A. Cicero, V. Arizza, V. Ferrantelli and M. Vazzana

The European Zoological Journal, 2022, 89, 535
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Microbial Electrochemical Fluidized Bed Reactor: A Promising Solution for Removing Pollutants From Pharmaceutical Industrial Wastewater

Yeray Asensio, María Llorente, Alejandro Sánchez-Gómez, Carlos Manchon, Karina Boltes and Abraham Esteve-Núñez

Front. Microbiol., 2021, 12
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Tracking down pharmaceutical pollution in surface waters of the St. Lawrence River and its major tributaries

Marc-Antoine Vaudreuil, Gabriel Munoz, Sung Vo Duy and Sébastien Sauvé

Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 912, 168680
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Long‐term exposure of Allonais inaequalis to a mixture of antibiotics in freshwater and synthetic wastewater matrices: Reproduction, recovery, and swimming responses

Gleyson B. Castro, David S. Alexandre, Aline C. Bernegossi, Yohanna A. F. Bezerra, Mateus C. Fonsêca, Marcelo Zaiat and Juliano J. Corbi

Water Environment Research, 2024, 96
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De facto Water Reuse: Investigating the Fate and Transport of Chemicals of Emerging Concern from Wastewater Discharge through Drinking Water Treatment Using Non-targeted Analysis and Suspect Screening

Laura D. Brunelle, Angela L. Batt, Alex Chao, Susan T. Glassmeyer, Natalia Quinete, David A. Alvarez, Dana W. Kolpin, Edward T. Furlong, Marc A. Mills and Diana S. Aga

Environ. Sci. Technol., 2024, 58, 2468
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Dynamics and interrelationships between antibiotic resistance, organic micropollutants and bacterial communities in full-scale rural constructed wetlands

A. Margarida Teixeira, Diana Matos, Norberta Coelho, Lahiruni M. Halwatura, Ivone Vaz-Moreira, Paula M.L. Castro, Diana S. Aga and Célia M. Manaia

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 519, 146039
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Can Lagoons Serve as a Quaternary Treatment for Micropollutants in Wastewater Treatment Plants? Recent Implications for Compliance with the New Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

Lissette Díaz-Gamboa, Sofía Martínez-López, Luis Miguel Ayuso-García, Agustín Lahora and Isabel Martínez-Alcalá

Environments, 2024, 11, 105
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Heterogeneous Photo‐Fenton Catalytic Oxidation of Ciprofloxacin Using LaFeO3/Diatomite Composite Photocatalysts under Visible Light

Ying Liu, Min Wu, Lili Ren, Chuanchuan Wang, Zhihao Li, Liwei Ling and Yuting Guo

ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5, 14792
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Nitrofurazone Removal from Water Enhanced by Coupling Photocatalysis and Biodegradation

Wojciech Smułek, Zuzanna Bielan, Amanda Pacholak, Agata Zdarta, Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak, Anna Zielińska-Jurek and Ewa Kaczorek

IJMS, 2021, 22, 2186
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Chlorophyll sensitized and salicylic acid functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles as a stable and efficient catalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin with visible light

Sukanya Krishnan and Amritanshu Shriwastav

Environmental Research, 2023, 216, 114568
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Filamentous fungi for sustainable remediation of pharmaceutical compounds, heavy metal and oil hydrocarbons

Soumya Ghosh, Iryna Rusyn, Olena V. Dmytruk, Kostyantyn V. Dmytruk, Helen Onyeaka, Marieka Gryzenhout and Yusufjon Gafforov

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 2023, 11
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Implications for the seafood industry, consumers and the environment arising from contamination of shellfish with pharmaceuticals, plastics and potentially toxic elements: A case study from Irish waters with a global orientation

Gustavo Waltzer Fehrenbach, Robert Pogue, Frank Carter, Eoghan Clifford and Neil Rowan

Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 844, 157067
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Tertiary Wastewater Treatment Processes Can Be a Double-Edged Sword for Water Quality Improvement in View of Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance and Pathogenicity

Shuyu Jia, Xinran Gao, Yangyang Zhang, Peng Shi, Chen Wang, Qing Zhou, Lin Ye and Xu-Xiang Zhang

Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 57, 509
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Engineered smectite adsorbents for the efficient elimination of antibiotic contaminants from Wastewater: An innovative approach

Nermine Sayah, Ines benaoun, Mourad Jridi, Walid Elfalleh, Hamdi Bendif and Noureddine Hamdi

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 214, 114012
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Removal of persistent chemical oxygen demand from pharmaceutical wastewater by ozonation at different pH

A. Gome and K. Upadhyay

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 20, 2087
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Evaluating pharmaceuticals and other organic contaminants in the Lac du Flambeau Chain of Lakes using risk-based screening techniques

Matthew A. Pronschinske, Steven R. Corsi, Celeste Hockings and Xiaoshan Zhu

PLoS ONE, 2023, 18, e0286571
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Application of Calcium Carbonate in the Pharmaceutical Removal Process

Izabela Zielińska, Daniel Polak, Aleksandra Jurkiewicz, Julia Osełkowska, Aleksandra Lorek, Michał Stor, Andrzej Krasiński, Paweł Gierycz and Maciej Szwast

Sustainability, 2024, 16, 3794
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Antidepressant drugs as emerging contaminants: Occurrence in urban and non-urban waters and analytical methods for their detection

Carlos Castillo-Zacarías, Mario E. Barocio, Enrique Hidalgo-Vázquez, Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernández, Lizeth Parra-Arroyo, Itzel Y. López-Pacheco, Damià Barceló, Hafiz N.M. Iqbal and Roberto Parra-Saldívar

Science of The Total Environment, 2021, 757, 143722
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Structural, optical and catalytic properties of ZnO-SiO2 colored powders with the visible light-driven activity

Michael Nazarkovsky, Bożena Czech, Alicja Żmudka, Viktor M. Bogatyrov, Olena Artiushenko, Vladimir Zaitsev, Tatiana D. Saint-Pierre, Rafael C. Rocha, Jiang Kai, Yutao Xing, Wellington D.G. Gonçalves, Amanda G. Veiga, Maria Luiza M. Rocco, Syed Hamza Safeer, Mariia V. Galaburda, Victor Carozo, Ricardo Q. Aucélio, Richard J. Caraballo-Vivas, Olena I. Oranska and Jairton Dupont

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2021, 421, 113532
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Bioaccumulation as a method of removing psychoactive compounds from wastewater using aquatic plants

D. Žabka, A. Vojs Staňová, I. Horáková, A. Butor Škulcová, R. Grabic, V. Špalková, M. Gál and T. Mackuľak

Journal of Chromatography B, 2023, 1223, 123717
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Seasonal profile of common pharmaceuticals in edible bivalve molluscs

Benjamin H. Maskrey, Karl Dean, Nadine Morrell, Andrew Younger, Andrew D. Turner and Ioanna Katsiadaki

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024, 200, 116128
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Facile fabrication of LaFeO3/zeolite composite for degradation of tetracycline with enhanced photo‐Fenton catalytic activity under visible light

Phan Thi To Nga, Phan Chi Nhan and Tran Thi Thanh Huyen

Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 60, 76
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Unveiling the degradation behavior of naproxen in an enhanced UV222 advanced oxidation system: Mechanisms, efficiency gains, and actual water applicability

Xinyu Wang, Baozhen Liu, Shaoxia Lin, Zhenqi Du, Zhikang Wang, Xinyue Zhao, Ruibao Jia and Yonglei Wang

Journal of Environmental Management, 2026, 398, 128607
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A comparative study of adsorption behavior of rifampicin, streptomycin, and ibuprofen contaminants from aqueous solutions onto chitosan: Dynamic interactions, kinetics, diffusions, and mechanisms

Ensan Waatriah E.S. Shahrin, Nur Alimatul Hakimah Narudin, Nurulizzatul Ningsheh M. Shahri, Muhammad Nur, Jun-Wei Lim, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Abdul Hanif Mahadi, Jonathan Hobley and Anwar Usman

Emerging Contaminants, 2023, 9, 100199
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Newly Discovered Irbesartan Disinfection Byproducts via Chlorination: Investigating Potential Environmental Toxicity

Antonietta Siciliano, Antonio Medici, Marco Guida, Giovanni Libralato, Lorenzo Saviano, Lucio Previtera, Giovanni Di Fabio and Armando Zarrelli

Applied Sciences, 2023, 13, 8170
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Review of salinity adaptation and application of functional microorganisms in biological ammonia removal from high-salinity wastewater

Jiale Wang, Yanbing Pan, Wenbo Mou, Hong Meng, Xin Wen and Guoming Zeng

Desalination and Water Treatment, 2026, 325, 101625
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Pilot‐Scale Fabrication and Characterization of Hydrophilic Membranes Using MnO2/Mn2O3 Nanoparticles

Eman M. Elsayed, Heba Abdallah, Soha Gaballah, Moustapha S. Mansour, Hassan Farag and H. A. El‐Fattah

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2026, 143
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Enhanced molecular oxygen activation via Z-scheme Bi₂MoO₆/Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ heterojunction for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline and ciprofloxacin: Performance and intermediate toxicity appraisement

Abinaya Murugan Bharathi, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian and Tamilarasan Krishnamurthi

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 118047
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Combining biological processes with UV/H2O2 for metoprolol and metoprolol acid removal in hospital wastewater

Adrián Jaén-Gil, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Aleix Benito, Josep Anton Mir-Tutusaus, Rafael Gonzalez-Olmos, Glòria Caminal, Damià Barceló, Montserrat Sarrà and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 404, 126482
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Photodegradation of tylosin tartrate by advanced oxidation processes

Arsh P. Mundi and Hanoz Santoke

Photochem Photobiol Sci, 2024, 23, 1687
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Effect of Pharmaceutical Sludge Pre-Treatment with Fenton/Fenton-like Reagents on Toxicity and Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency

Joanna Kazimierowicz, Marcin Dębowski and Marcin Zieliński

IJERPH, 2022, 20, 271
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Photodynamic processes for water and wastewater treatment: a review

Kamila Jessie Sammarro Silva, Alessandra Ramos Lima, Lucas Danilo Dias, Matheus Garbuio, Mariana de Souza, Thaila Quatrini Correa, Kate Cristina Blanco, Edgar Aparecido Sanches, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato and Natalia Mayumi Inada

Laser Phys. Lett., 2024, 21, 053001
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Impact of graphene oxide addition on pharmaceuticals removal in anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Oriol Casabella-Font, Michele Ponzelli, Melina Papapanou, Jose Luis Balcazar, Maite Pijuan and Jelena Radjenovic

Bioresource Technology, 2023, 383, 129252
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Presence, removal, and risks of psychopharmaceuticals in wastewater streams

Charlie J E Davey, Anne Kiki Hartelust, Rick Helmus, Antonia Praetorius, Annemarie P van Wezel and Thomas L ter Laak

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2025, 44, 375
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Activatable Multizone Hybrid Hydrogels Containing Porous Organosilica Nanoparticles as Gatekeepers

Dennis Kollofrath, Yaşar Krysiak and Sebastian Polarz

Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 8406
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Electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol on boron-doped diamond electrode: analytical performance and paracetamol degradation

Kouakou Etienne Kouadio, Ollo Kambiré, Konan Sylvestre Koffi and Lassine Ouattara

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