Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes: Emerging Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780443192074 / Miękka / 2024 / 366 str.

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Section I: Environmental risk of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 1. Global prevalence of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment 2. Fate and transport of PPCPs to agricultural soils receiving reclaimed water 3. Uptake and translocation of PPCPs to fruits and vegetables 4. Ecotoxicology and health risk assessment due to exposure to PPCPs from different environmental matrices 5. Regulatory frameworks for PPCP pollution in the environment Section II: Analytical tools for detection of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 6. Present challenges in detection of PPCPs and advancements Section III: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic environment 7. Efficiency of conventional wastewater treatment technologies for removal of PPCPs 8. Advances in removal of PPCPs from aquatic environment Section IV: Adsorption based technologies for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 9. Development and application of Agro-waste based adsorbents for removal of PPCPs 10. Metal-organic frameworks as adsorbents for removal of PPCPs 11. Nanoadsobents for enhanced removal of PPCPs Section V: Bioremediation for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 12. Potential of Microalgae for removal of PPCPs 13. Application of Bacteria for removal of PPCPs: Insights into the mechanism using omics 14. Microbial fuel cells for augmented removal of PPCPs 15. Constructed wetlands for removal of PPCPs Section VI: Chemical remediation technologies for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 16. Advanced oxidation processes for removal of PPCPs 17. Photocatalytic degradation of PPCPs 18. Surfactants-based remediation for removal of PPCPs Section VII: Emerging technologies for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 19. Hybrid technologies for enhanced removal of PPCPs Section VIII: Sustainability of PPCP removal technologies 20. Field scale feasibility, Challenges, and future perspectives for tackling PPCPs 21. Life cycle assessment for understanding the sustainability of PPCP remediation technologies