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Efficiency of micropollutant removal through artificial recharge and riverbank filtration: case studies of Káraný, Czech Republic and Dresden-Hosterwitz, Germany
The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of pharmaceuticals and personal care products’ (PPCP) removal in the waterworks at Káraný (Czech...
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The Grand Canyon National Park (USA) water corridor: water supply, water quality, and recharge along the Bright Angel Fault
The “water corridor” of Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA) includes the Transcanyon Pipeline, which conveys water from Roaring Springs (North Rim) to Grand...
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A critical review on emerging contaminants: origin, discernment, and remedies
Discharge of untreated water may cause serious health diseases. There have been studies on effluent concentration from wastewater treatment plants of...
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Impact of landfill leachate contamination on surface and groundwater of Bangladesh: a systematic review and possible public health risks assessment
Dum** of solid waste in the non-engineered landfill is very common in the develo** countries. Among the different disadvantages of this kind of...
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Metronidazole adsorption by bio-synthesized silver-zinc ferrite nanoadsorbent in presence of chitosan from aqueous media: response surface methodology
A novel magnetic biocomposite adsorbent, denoted as AgZnFe 2 O 4 @Ch, was utilized for the degradation of Metronidazole (MNZ) from water. Various...
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Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans
Microplastic pollutes water, land, air, and groundwater environments not only visually but also ecologically for plants, animals, and humans....
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Innovations to Reduce Disaster Risks of Water Challenges
There is increasing realisation over the world about the necessity to manage the ecosystems responsibly in a sustainable manner to reduce both risk...
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Critical review on sustainable bioreactors for wastewater treatment and water reuse
Rapid developments are habitually connected with substantial wastewater production (sources- municipal, textile, landfill, digester reject, saline...
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Occurrence and seasonal variations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water and wastewater treatment plants in Samsun, Turkey
In this study, the occurrence and removal of five pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the influent and effluent from both a...
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Antibiotics in wastewaters: a review with focus on Oman
The occurrence of antibiotics in treated wastewater effluent has been a concern worldwide for various reasons: most importantly development of...
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Occurrence of selected PPCPs and sulfonamide resistance genes associated with heavy metals pollution in surface sediments from Chao Lake, China
Eight pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), two sulfonamide resistance genes, and nine heavy metals were quantified in surface...
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Toxic Toiletries
At the turn of the century, between 1999 and 2000, Dana Kolpin and a small group of his fellow United States Geological Survey scientists were busy....
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Monitoring of selected pharmaceuticals over 3 years in a detrital aquifer during artificial groundwater recharge
A screening survey of 81 pharmaceuticals was carried out at a wastewater facility and in a detrital aquifer (Barcelona, Spain), where treated...
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Pharmaceuticals in groundwaters: a case study of the psychiatric hospital at Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic
The majority of current wastewater treatment plants are unable to effectively eliminate micropollutants like pharmaceuticals. This specific type of...
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Organic Compounds
Pesticides are substances, or mixtures of substances, intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest. They may be chemical substances,...
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Contaminant-Induced Irreversible Changes in Groundwater Chemistry
Chemical contaminants disposed of on the land surface may be transported to the groundwater, interacting with the solid phase or largely bypassing...
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Evaluating the risk of water distribution system failure: A shared frailty model
Condition assessment (CA) Modeling is drawing increasing interest as a technique that can assist in managing drinking water infrastructure. This...
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