When scientists at the Flathead Lake Biological Station collected water samples to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Flathead water basin for the first time last fall, Directo...

Globally, the consumption of pharmaceuticals (P) and personal care products (PPCPs) has increased exponentially. Over 95% of PPCPs consumed globally are excreted without being wholly metabolised. More...

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are new emerging environmental pollutants that are disturbing the ecosystem by entering the environ…

Due to global population growth and increased healthcare accessibility, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are closely linked with hum…

Lääkeaineet ja hygieniatuotteet (PPCPs) sekä per- ja polyfluoratut alkyyliyhdisteet (PFAS) vedessä huolestuttavat. Zhongfei Ren tutki poistomenetelmiä.

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent can be a point source of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) to surface waters, and these biologica...

Availability of psychiatric consultation via CPAPs may enhance PPCPs' ability to manage behavioral health issues within primary care.

Studying forever chemicals and their impacts on organisms throughout the watershed is expensive. Yet, it's one FLBS director Jim Elser says is important for understanding effects on the ecosystem.

In recent years, environmental pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing global challenges. Among the various pollutants, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have garnered particular attention due to their adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems and human health. This heightened awareness has spurred researchers to explore innovative solutions for mitigating the presence of these substances in water bodies. A groundbreaking study published in the Environmental Science and Pollution Research journal takes a novel approach by investigating the simultaneous removal of three prominent contaminants: bisphenol S, carbamazepine, and clonazepam, using a composite material that merges titanium oxide with a coconut shell-based substrate.

This study provides the first quantitative data on the presence of 17 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from various therapeutical cl…

The extensive use of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) has led to their increasing presence in urban wastewater. The discharge of the…

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Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), emerging pollutants, may cause chronic inflammatory and metabolic diseases by inducing metabolic di…

The accurate determination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in wastewater is crucial for comprehensive environmental risk assessm…

The ubiquity of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides in aquatic environments has raised significant ecological concerns due to their potential to disrupt aquatic ecosystems. This study presents a high-throughput ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method without sample enrichment to monitor 323 PPCPs and pesticides in the surface water of the Jingmi Water Diversion Canal in Beijing, China. One hundred and three PPCPs and pesticides were detected, with the highest detection frequency observed for antibiotics, which constituted 25.2% of the total detections. Notably, the average concentrations of detected PPCPs and pesticides were significantly higher in the winter (69.0 ng/L) than in the summer (42.1 ng/L). Spatial characterization indicated higher concentrations of PPCPs and pesticides in urban areas compared with suburban areas, with carbendazim, caffeine, atrazine, and diazepam being the most frequently detected compounds. The ecological risk assessment based on risk quotient values identified moderate to high risks for aquatic organisms, particularly in urban areas and during winter. These findings highlight the necessity for improved wastewater treatment technologies and continuous environmental monitoring to protect aquatic ecosystems from the adverse effects of PPCPs and pesticides.

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a growing class of pollutants commonly found in environmental matrices due to their extensive use in pharmac…

A tripartite evolutionary game model demonstrates that government subsidies and penalties drive treatment plant PPCPs removal technology adoption more effectively than upstream source control, and co...