The continued discharge of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into the environment due to their widespread use lack effective systems for removal from water is a global problem. In this study, dissipation ibuprofen, diclofenac triclosan added simultaneously in biopurification (BPSs) with different compositions effect on microbial community structure was analysed. Three BPSs, con...

Pharmed Fish Results from a recent pilot study of the uptake of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) by fish in U.S. rivers have garnered considerable attention since they were pub­ lished online 25 March 2009 ahead of print in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The study, led by Baylor University chemistry pro­ fessor C. Kevin Chambliss and environmental science professor Br...

Pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) have increased in consumption due to the worldwide post-pandemic situation, marking them as chemical and pathogenic pollutants significantly higher concentrations than ever ecosystem. Considering inexplicable levels of these residues discharged into environment, concerns been raised regarding their probable ecotoxicity marine terrestrial life. A fur...

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have attracted widespread attention due to their durability the environment. Therefore, it is highly desirable develop new technologies that are environmentally friendly, energy saving, compatible degrade these pollutants. In this study, a vis–NIR-driven efficient S-scheme photocatalyst, WO3−x /S doped g-C3N4, used for PPCPs degradation. The re...

The pollution of water bodies by pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) has attracted widespread concern due to their use pseudo-persistence, but effects on sediments are less known. In this study, solid-phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (SPE-LC/MSMS) was used investigate the occurrence ecological risks five typical in thirteen key rese...

Purpose This paper examines the relevance of Public-Private-Community Partnerships (PPCPs) as an alternative mechanism in enhancing food security during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Zimbabwe. It also draws attention to complexities adopting PPCPs, proposes possible options improve their effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach The study applied concurrent mixed research methods. sample popula...

As the use of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) continues to rise, these compounds enter the environment in increasing frequency. One such PPCP, fluoxetine, has been found in detectable amounts in aquatic ecosystems worldwide, where it may interfere with the behavior of exposed organisms. Fluoxetine exposure has been found to influence boldness and exploration in a range of fis...

Antimicrobials used in poultry production have the potential to bioaccumulate in poultry feathers but available data are scarce. Following poultry slaughter, feathers are converted by rendering into feather meal and sold as fertilizer and animal feed, thereby providing a potential pathway for reentry of drugs into the human food supply. We analyzed feather meal (n = 12 samples) for 59 pharmaceu...