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Fate of environmental pollutants: A review
Author(s) -
Aryal Niroj,
Wood Jonae,
Rijal Ishara,
Deng Dongyang,
Jha Manoj K.,
OforiBoadu Andrea
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.1002/wer.1404
Subject(s) - pollutant , microplastics , environmental science , environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products , environmental chemistry , wastewater , stormwater , pesticide , environmental engineering , surface runoff , waste management , ecology , chemistry , biology , engineering
Abstract A review of the literature published in 2019 on topics associated with the fate of environmental pollutants is presented. Environmental pollutants covered include pharmaceuticals, antibiotic‐resistant bacteria and genes, pesticides and veterinary medicines, personal care products and emerging pollutants, PFAS, microplastics, nanomaterials, heavy metals and radionuclides, nutrients, pathogens and indicator organisms, and oil and hydrocarbons. For each pollutant, the occurrence in the environment and/or their fate in engineered as well as natural systems in matrices including water, soil, wastewater, stormwater, runoff, and/or manure is presented based on the published literature. The review includes current developments in understanding pollutants in natural and engineered systems, and relevant physico‐chemical processes, as well as biological processes.