Breast milk substitutes, e.g. infant formulae, are commonly introduced to the diet within first months of life. As infants’ detoxifying capability is not fully developed, it vital importance minimize their exposure food contaminants. Here, we present a comprehensive multi-mycotoxin assessment in food. Samples from Austrian and Czech market (n = 59) were screened for 46 mycotoxins key metabolite...

High-rate algal ponds (HRAP) are an alternative to conventional wastewater treatment that could contribute the circular economy by valorising reclaimed water and biomass. This short communication presents removal of nutrients contaminants emerging concern (CEC) in a pilot-scale HRAP treating primary municipal wastewater. Average total organic carbon, nitrogen, NH4-N, phosphorus PO4-P, was 67%, ...

The Agilent 6540 Q-TOF LC/MS and Agilent Mass Profiler Professional Software (MPP) were used to sensitively characterize the complex chemical composition of municipal wastewater. The processing of Q-TOF high-resolution MS data using the MPP multivariate statistical analysis package revealed changes in the occurrence patterns of organic chemicals during water treatment. Using this technique, we ...

This paper surveys the needs associated with environmental monitoring and longterm environmental stewardship. Emerging sensor technologies are reviewed to identify compatible technologies for various environmental monitoring applications. The contaminants that are considered in this report are grouped into the following categories: (1) metals, (2) radioisotopes, (3) volatile organic compounds, ...

Adsorptive membranes have many applications in removal of contaminants, such as heavy metals and organic contaminants from water. Recently, increasing concentrations of pharmaceutically active compounds, especially antibiotics, such as chlortetracycline in water and wastewater sources has raised concerns about their potentially adverse impacts on environment and human health. In this study, a s...

We report a novel and inexpensive method to provide high resolution vertical measurements of temporally integrated organic contaminants in surface and sub-surface waters in polluted coastal environments. It employs a strip of polyethylene deployed as a passive sampler. Verifications are confirmed via conventional spot sample analyses and against Performance Reference Compound (PRC) calibration ...

The impact of unmonitored contaminants, also known as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), on freshwater streams remains largely uncharacterized. Water samples from 31 streams representing urban, agricultural and undeveloped (i.e., open space) land use in Southern California (USA) were analyzed for in vitro and in vivo bioactivity. The extent and magnitude of bioactivity screened using endo...

Ultrafast synthesis of a robust Ag-nanocluster metal–organic framework composite with superior photocatalytic performances, even working under continuous flow in the removal emerging contaminants from water.

Emerging contaminants (ECs) include: (1) high-technology rare earth elements, (2) nanomaterials, (3) antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance, (4) microplastics, and (5) synthetic organic chemicals, which are currently unregulated. ECs continue to attract considerable research public attention due their potential human ecological health risks. However, an organizing conceptual framework for framing ...