The rapid industrialization process has brought about explosive growth in the types of chemicals and widespread extensive usage chemicals. These enter into aquatic environment with their application industry daily life, posing a security threat to natural water bodies public health. It is necessary urgent carry out risk assessment these new pollutants or micro-pollutants water. Therefore, this ...

Conventional onsite wastewater treatment system design relies on a septic tank and soil treatment unit (STU) for treatment of wastewater and integration of the final effluent into the environment. Organic water contaminants (OWCs), chemicals found in pharmaceutical drugs, detergents, surfactants, and other personal care and cleaning products, have been observed in septic tank effluent and the e...

To better understand the past and present impact of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in coastal and marine ecosystems, archived samples were analyzed for a broad suite of analytes, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), flame retardants (including PBDEs), perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), and current-use pesticides. Surface sediment, mussels (Mytilus spp.) and sedim...

This paper provides a review of the types of emerging organic groundwater contaminants (EGCs) which are beginning to be found in the UK. EGCs are compounds being found in groundwater that were previously not detectable or known to be significant and can come from agricultural, urban and rural point sources. EGCs include nanomaterials, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial compounds, personal ...

This study investigated the occurrence and risk assessment of ten pharmaceutical products two herbicides in water rivers from Doce river watershed (Brazil). Of 12 chemicals studied, (acyclovir, amoxicillin, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, fluoxetine, erythromycin, sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, glyphosate aminomethylphosphonic acid) had a 100% detection rate. In general, total conce...

The occurrence and impacts of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) in the aquatic environment have gained widespread attention over past two decades. Due to large number potential contaminants, monitoring campaigns, treatment plants, proposed regulations should preferentially focus on specific pollutants with highest for ecological human health effects. In present study, a multi-criteria screen...