Environmental risk assessment of diclofenac residues in surface waters and wastewater: a hidden global threat to aquatic ecosystem

Hanif, Hafsa; Waseem, Amir; Kali, Sundas; Qureshi, Naveeda Akhtar; Majid, Muhammad; Iqbal, Mazhar; Ur-Rehman, Tofeeq; Tahir, Muhammad Bilal; Yousaf, Sohail; Iqbal, Muhammad Mazhar; Khan, Imtiaz Ahmad; Zafar, Mazhar Iqbal

doi:10.1007/s10661-020-8151-3

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“…The hazardous and toxic chemicals or biological waste from manufacturing industries, residential areas or from the other sources (Madhushika et al ., 2019; Mostafiz et al ., 2020) are found to be the chief sources for the cause and spread of diseases when they contaminate water bodies. They cause health issues to humans or other organisms and damage the earth’s ecosystem with long‐term effects (Das et al ., 2012; Rehman et al ., 2018; Su et al ., 2020; Hanif et al ., 2020). Its consequences are awful and everlasting.…”

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Nanotechnology‐based wastewater treatment

Cheriyamundath

Vavilala

2020

Water & Environment J

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Water contamination is a global challenge impacting both the environment and human health with significant economic and social costs. The growing scarcity of usable water resources requires effective treatment of wastewater. In this context, developing cheaper, safer and more efficient wastewater treatment technologies are the need of the hour. One promising approach that several studies have reported success has been the usage of nanomaterials in water and waste water management. The rapid progress of research in nanomaterial sciences has shown their growing potential; however, there has not been a great amount of information available on their implementation. This review focuses on developments in nanotechnology that hold strong potential for wastewater treatment. The review covers key techniques in nanomaterial‐based water treatments including adsorption, filtration and photocatalysis with recent examples showing how to improve their properties and efficiencies according to the need.

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Nanotechnology‐based wastewater treatment

Cheriyamundath

Vavilala

2020

Water & Environment J

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“…Moreover, biomagnification in the food chain may constitute an ecological risk to non-targeted organisms [54]. Its intrinsic hydrophilicity and stability make it quite persistent in the aquatic environment [55]. In European surface waters, variable concentrations are reported: e.g., 445.2 ng/L in the river Llobregat in Spain [56], 53 ng/L in the river Danube in Serbia [57] and concentrations ranging from 0.9 to 849 ng/L in the river Tiber in Italy [4].…”

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Legacy and Emerging Pollutants in an Urban River Stretch and Effects on the Bacterioplankton Community

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Caracciolo

Grenni

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River contamination is due to a chemical mixture of point and diffuse pollution, which can compromise water quality. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and emerging compounds such as pharmaceuticals and antibiotics are frequently found in rivers flowing through big cities. This work evaluated the presence of fifteen priority PAHs, eight pharmaceuticals including the antibiotics ciprofloxacin (CIP) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX), together with their main antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and the structure of the natural bacterioplankton community, in an urbanized stretch of the river Danube. SMX and diclofenac were the most abundant chemicals found (up to 20 ng/L). ARGs were also found to be detected as ubiquitous contaminants. A principal component analysis of the overall microbiological and chemical data revealed which contaminants were correlated with the presence of certain bacterial groups. The highest concentrations of naphthalene were associated with Deltaproteobacteria and intI1 gene. Overall, the most contaminated site was inside the city and located immediately downstream of a wastewater treatment plant. However, both the sampling points before the river reached the city and in its southern suburban area were still affected by emerging and legacy contamination. The diffuse presence of antibiotics and ARGs causes particular concern because the river water is used for drinking purposes.

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“…Most of the normal sources of freshwater such as lakes, rivers, canals, reservoirs and rainwater have been found to be polluted with many types of precarious and poisonous materials or organic waste from different industries, household waste or originated from the Table 1 Types of water contaminants with origins and their impacts on human health and various point [139,165]. These contaminants are detrimental to the people and other living beings and devastate the environment with permanent impacts [87,204,248].…”

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Performance of Metal-Based Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites for Water Decontamination

Hyder

Mir

2021

Inorganic-Organic Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment

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Water comprises an integral component of human life and its accessibility is essential for all life in the entire planet. Due to climate changes and other manmade activities, the world is facing shortage of drinking water. There are a number of pollutants present in the water such as gases, chemicals and heavy metals. Therefore, it is imperative to decontaminate water for a healthy planet. There are numerous problems and challenges of wastewater treatment. For better ecological and health issues some measures are required to take in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results. Metal-based nanomaterials have found exceptional use in the decontamination purpose due to their nature which arises from nanosize, such as better adsorption and catalytic activity. Metal-based nanomaterials can productively remove different contaminants from water and they have been effectively applied in decontamination of water. Due to having larger surface area and having ability to work at low concentration these metal-based nanomaterials are very efficient in wastewater treatment. Nanoengineered nanoparticles impart a promising and effective treatment method to wastewater and thus can be adapted simply. Modern techniques for treatment of wastewater must be cost-effective and accessible for commercial use. In this chapter, we outline the role of metal-based nanoparticles and nanocomposites applied in water decontamination. Moreover, we discuss the advantages, disadvantages, shortcomings and future prospects associated with these nanomaterials.

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Environmental risk assessment of diclofenac residues in surface waters and wastewater: a hidden global threat to aquatic ecosystem

Cited by 47 publications

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Nanotechnology‐based wastewater treatment

Nanotechnology‐based wastewater treatment

Legacy and Emerging Pollutants in an Urban River Stretch and Effects on the Bacterioplankton Community

Performance of Metal-Based Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites for Water Decontamination

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