Environmental and health impacts of contaminants of emerging concerns: Recent treatment challenges and approaches

Deepak Yadav; S Rangabhashiyam; Pramit Verma; Pardeep Singh; Pooja Devi; Pradeep Kumar; Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain; Gajendra Kumar Gaurav; Kuppusamy Sathish Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129492

Environmental and health impacts of contaminants of emerging concerns: Recent treatment challenges and approaches

Chemosphere. 2021 Jun:272:129492. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129492. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

Authors

Deepak Yadav¹, S Rangabhashiyam², Pramit Verma³, Pardeep Singh⁴, Pooja Devi⁵, Pradeep Kumar⁶, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain⁷, Gajendra Kumar Gaurav⁸, Kuppusamy Sathish Kumar⁹

Affiliations

¹ Chemical Engineering Department, Harcourt Butler Technical University (Formerly HBTI), Kanpur, India. Electronic address: deepakch@hbtu.ac.in.
² Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, 613401, Tamilnadu, India.
³ Integrative Ecology Laboratory (IEL), Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
⁴ Department of Environment Studies, PGDAV College University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: psingh.rs.apc@itbhu.ac.in.
⁵ CSIR- Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector-30C, Chandigarh, India.
⁶ Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India.
⁷ Department of Chemistry and Environment Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, USA.
⁸ Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Developmenton Shallow Lakes and College of Civil, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China.
⁹ Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development of Shallow Lakes,Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, PR China.

PMID: 35534951
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129492

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.

Keywords: Abatement technology; Contaminants of emerging concern; Cost-effective technology; Disruptive endocrine chemical..

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Environmental Monitoring* / methods
Humans
Lakes
Wastewater
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis

Substances

Waste Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water