First comprehensive assessment of effectiveness of tertiary treatment processes in removing emerging contaminants
Emerging contaminants (ECs) including pharmaceuticals (PhCs), endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), benzotriazoles (BTRs), benzothiazoles (BTHs) and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), pose a potential ecological threat when they are discharged into the aquatic environment. Therefore, there is an imperative need to adopt efficient and low-cost tertiary treatment processes for removing ECs, with no parallel formation…