400
A. Srivastava
Hence, it has resulted in a significant number of queries about the elementary
processes that occur within the system.
• In research and literature, it has been mentioned that advanced oxidation processes
are efficient for the degradation of ECs, but here too there is a major knowledge
gap related to the industrial development or scaling-up process. A limited number
of studies in this regard have been undertaken so far.
Most of the research till date is focused on industrial wastewater treatment processes. Unfortunately, neither water treatment plants (WTPs) nor STPs are designed
to specifically remove PPCPs using conventional treatment methods (Hu et al. 2015).
This may be due to the fact that no legislative limits exist for these micropollutants.
Hence, it is imperative to adopt some recently introduced advanced treatment methods such as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), namely ozonation, photocatalysis,
ultraviolet (UV) treatment, etc., for removal of ECs. A comparison of the available
technologies can then be done to account for effective in situ treatment of these
contaminants.
References
Adams C, Wang Y, Loftin K, Meyer M (2002) Removal of antibiotics from surface and distilled
water in conventional water treatment processes. J Environ Eng 128(3):253–260
Agüera A, Bueno MJM, Fernández-Alba AR (2013) New trends in the analytical determination of
emerging contaminants and their transformation products in environmental waters. Environ Sci
Pollut Res 20:3496–3515
Ahmad M, Lee SS, Dou X, Mohan D, Sung JK, Yang JE, Ok YS (2012) Effects of pyrolysis
temperature on soybean stover and peanut shell-derivedbiochar properties and TCE adsorption
in water. Biores Technol 118:536–544
Ahmed MJ, Theydan SK (2012) Adsorption of cephalexin onto activated carbons from Albizia
lebbeck seed pods by microwave-induced KOH and K 2 CO 3 activations. Chem Eng J 211:200–207
Ahmed MB, Zhou JL, Ngo HH, Guo W (2015) Adsorptive removal of antibiotics from water and
wastewater: progress and challenges. Sci Total Environ 532:112–126
Al-Othman ZA, Ali R, Naushad M (2012) Hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous medium by
activated carbon prepared from peanut shell: adsorption kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic
studies. Chem Eng J 184:238–247
Amos GCA, Hawkey PM, Gaze WH, Wellington EM (2014) Waste water effluent contributes to the
dissemination of CTX-M-15 in the natural environment. J Antimicrob Chemother 69:1785–1791
Apel PYu, Blonskaya IV, Dmitriev SM, Orelovitch OL, Sartowska B (2006) Structure of
polycarbonate track-etch: origin of the “paradoxical” pore shape. J Membr Sci 282(1):393–400
Avisar D, Primor O, Gozlan I, Mamane H (2010) Sorption of sulfonamides and tetracyclines to
montmorillonite clay. Water Air Soil Pollut 209:439–450
Baker R (2012) Microfiltration. In: Membrane technology and applications, 3rd edn. Wiley,
California
Baker LA, Martin C (2007) Nanotechnology in biology and medicine: methods. Devices Appl
Nanomed Nanotechnol Biol Med 9:1–24
Cho HH, Huang H, Schwab K (2011) Effects of solution chemistry on the adsorption of ibuprofen
and triclosan onto carbon nanotubes. Langmuir 27:12960–12967
A. Srivastava
Hence, it has resulted in a significant number of queries about the elementary
processes that occur within the system.
• In research and literature, it has been mentioned that advanced oxidation processes
are efficient for the degradation of ECs, but here too there is a major knowledge
gap related to the industrial development or scaling-up process. A limited number
of studies in this regard have been undertaken so far.
Most of the research till date is focused on industrial wastewater treatment processes. Unfortunately, neither water treatment plants (WTPs) nor STPs are designed
to specifically remove PPCPs using conventional treatment methods (Hu et al. 2015).
This may be due to the fact that no legislative limits exist for these micropollutants.
Hence, it is imperative to adopt some recently introduced advanced treatment methods such as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), namely ozonation, photocatalysis,
ultraviolet (UV) treatment, etc., for removal of ECs. A comparison of the available
technologies can then be done to account for effective in situ treatment of these
contaminants.
References
Adams C, Wang Y, Loftin K, Meyer M (2002) Removal of antibiotics from surface and distilled
water in conventional water treatment processes. J Environ Eng 128(3):253–260
Agüera A, Bueno MJM, Fernández-Alba AR (2013) New trends in the analytical determination of
emerging contaminants and their transformation products in environmental waters. Environ Sci
Pollut Res 20:3496–3515
Ahmad M, Lee SS, Dou X, Mohan D, Sung JK, Yang JE, Ok YS (2012) Effects of pyrolysis
temperature on soybean stover and peanut shell-derivedbiochar properties and TCE adsorption
in water. Biores Technol 118:536–544
Ahmed MJ, Theydan SK (2012) Adsorption of cephalexin onto activated carbons from Albizia
lebbeck seed pods by microwave-induced KOH and K 2 CO 3 activations. Chem Eng J 211:200–207
Ahmed MB, Zhou JL, Ngo HH, Guo W (2015) Adsorptive removal of antibiotics from water and
wastewater: progress and challenges. Sci Total Environ 532:112–126
Al-Othman ZA, Ali R, Naushad M (2012) Hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous medium by
activated carbon prepared from peanut shell: adsorption kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic
studies. Chem Eng J 184:238–247
Amos GCA, Hawkey PM, Gaze WH, Wellington EM (2014) Waste water effluent contributes to the
dissemination of CTX-M-15 in the natural environment. J Antimicrob Chemother 69:1785–1791
Apel PYu, Blonskaya IV, Dmitriev SM, Orelovitch OL, Sartowska B (2006) Structure of
polycarbonate track-etch: origin of the “paradoxical” pore shape. J Membr Sci 282(1):393–400
Avisar D, Primor O, Gozlan I, Mamane H (2010) Sorption of sulfonamides and tetracyclines to
montmorillonite clay. Water Air Soil Pollut 209:439–450
Baker R (2012) Microfiltration. In: Membrane technology and applications, 3rd edn. Wiley,
California
Baker LA, Martin C (2007) Nanotechnology in biology and medicine: methods. Devices Appl
Nanomed Nanotechnol Biol Med 9:1–24
Cho HH, Huang H, Schwab K (2011) Effects of solution chemistry on the adsorption of ibuprofen
and triclosan onto carbon nanotubes. Langmuir 27:12960–12967