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Solvothermal synthesis of multiwall carbon nanotubes/BiOI photocatalysts for the efficient degradation of antipyrine under visible light

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Occurrence and removal of psychiatric pharmaceuticals in the Tehran South Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant

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Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )

Brand, J. A., Michelangeli, M., Shry, S. J., Moore, E. R., Bose, A. P. H., Červený, D., Martin, J. M., Hellström, G., McCallum, E. S., Holmgren, A., et al. (2025) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adp7174 · Cited by 52

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Occurrence and removal of pharmaceutical compounds and steroids at four wastewater treatment plants in Hawai'i and their environmental fate

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Population histamine burden assessed using wastewater-based epidemiology: The association of 1,4‑methylimidazole acetic acid and fexofenadine

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Enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals in a biofilter: Effects of manipulating co-degradation by carbon feeding

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Screening of pharmaceuticals in coastal waters of the southern coast of Viti Levu in Fiji, South Pacific

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Emerging organic contaminants in the River Ganga and key tributaries in the middle Gangetic Plain, India: Characterization, distribution & controls

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Biotransformation and sorption of trace organic compounds in biological nutrient removal treatment systems

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Determination of polar organic micropollutants in surface and pore water by high-resolution sampling-direct injection-ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

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Removal and environmental risk assessment of contaminants of emerging concern from irrigation waters in a semi-closed microalgae photobioreactor

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Molecular self-assembled synthesis of highly dispersed Co single-atom coordinated 2-methylimidazole modified carbon nitride for peroxymonosulfate activation

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Chronic toxicity evaluation of the flame retardant tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBOEP) using Daphnia magna transcriptomic response

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Sources and processes affecting the spatio-temporal distribution of pharmaceuticals and X-ray contrast media in the water resources of the Lower Jordan Valley, Jordan

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Assessment of toxicity and biodegradability on activated sludge of priority and emerging pollutants

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An innovative microbial electrochemical ultraviolet photolysis cell (MEUC) for efficient degradation of carbamazepine

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Multi-residue analysis of pharmaceuticals in water samples by liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry: Quality assessment and application to the risk assessment of urban-influenced surface waters in a metropolitan area of Central America

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Acesulfame aerobic biodegradation by enriched consortia and Chelatococcus spp.: Kinetics, transformation products, and genomic characterization

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Fast and highly efficient liquid chromatographic methods for qualification and quantification of antibiotic residues from environmental waste

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model in ecotoxicological studies: A post-genomics perspective

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Assessing the Source-to-Stream Transport of Benzotriazoles during Rainfall and Snowmelt in Urban and Agricultural Watersheds

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Sorption of citalopram, irbesartan and fexofenadine in soils: Estimation of sorption coefficients from soil properties

Klement, A., Kodešová, R., Bauerová, M., Golovko, O., Kočárek, M., Fér, M., Koba, O., Nikodem, A., & Grabic, R. (2017) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.098 · Cited by 47

Towards spatially smart abatement of human pharmaceuticals in surface waters: Defining impact of sewage treatment plants on susceptible functions

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Fate and impact of wastewater-borne micropollutants in lettuce and the root-associated bacteria

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Limitations of chemical monitoring hinder aquatic risk evaluations on the macroscale

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Determination of endocrine disrupting compounds and their metabolites in fish bile

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Time-of-flight mass spectrometry assessment of fluconazole and climbazole UV and UV/H 2 O 2 degradability: Kinetics study and transformation products elucidation

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Phytotoxicity of wastewater-born micropollutants – Characterisation of three antimycotics and a cationic surfactant

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Photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of tramadol pharmaceutical in aqueous TiO2 suspensions: Evaluation of kinetics, mechanisms and ecotoxicity

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Upgrade of deep bed filtration with activated carbon dosage for compact micropollutant removal from wastewater in technical scale

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Toxicological interactions of ibuprofen and triclosan on biological activity of activated sludge

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Fate of artificial sweeteners through wastewater treatment plants and water treatment processes

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Tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate affects motor behavior and axonal growth in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) larvae

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Impact of industrial waste water treatment plants on Dutch surface waters and drinking water sources

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Investigation into Micropollutant Removal from Wastewaters by a Membrane Bioreactor

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A state of the art overview of carbon-based composites applications for detecting and eliminating pharmaceuticals containing wastewater

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Poplar and diclofenac pollution: A focus on physiology, oxidative stress and uptake in plant organs

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EU Wide Monitoring Survey on Waste Water Treatment Plant Effluents

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Spatial distribution and comprehensive evaluation of emerging organic pollutants in effluents from wastewater treatment plants in northern cities of China

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Occurrence and persistence of organic emerging contaminants and priority pollutants in five sewage treatment plants of Spain: Two years pilot survey monitoring

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