Environmental and health impacts of contaminants of emerging concerns: Recent treatment challenges and approaches
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2021
Abstract
In the past few decades, new contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the air, water, and soil have gained significant attention due to their adverse impact on human health and the environment. The sources of CECs have been identified in different forms from domestic and industrial activities such as personal care products and pharmaceuticals. It has been established that aqueous medium plays a major role in the dissemination of various contaminants, like drinking water, reservoirs, lakes, rivers and waste with water medium. There remains inadequate technology for the treatment of CECs in the wastewater systems. Though different techniques have advanced for the treatment of CECs, they still pose a severe threat to human health and disturb the ecological balance. In this review, the characteristics, recent technologies, risk assessment and management of CECs have been discussed. The primary aim is to highlight the new innovative and cost-effective technologies for the remediations of CECs in all forms. Biochar is readily and economically available in abundance and an economical adsorbent with 100% adsorptive removal for H2PO4−. The bibliometric analysis also performed to understand the emerging research trends on the treatment techniques, which can help in developing a guiding pathway to modern research in academia and industry.
Identifier
85101371172 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Chemosphere
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129492
e-ISSN
18791298
ISSN
00456535
PubMed ID
35534951
Volume
272
Fund Ref
All India Council for Technical Education
Recommended Citation
Yadav, Deepak; Rangabhashiyam, S.; Verma, Pramit; Singh, Pardeep; Devi, Pooja; Kumar, Pradeep; Hussain, Chaudhery Mustansar; Gaurav, Gajendra Kumar; and Kumar, Kuppusamy Sathish, "Environmental and health impacts of contaminants of emerging concerns: Recent treatment challenges and approaches" (2021). Faculty Publications. 4101.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/4101