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Current Challenges and Future Directions of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment

Emerging contaminants and associated treatment technologies 2026
Sushma Lavudya, Ch. Pavan Kalyan, Akinapally Sindhu, Golla Shankaraiah, V. Himabindu

Summary

Researchers reviewed current challenges in monitoring and managing emerging environmental contaminants — including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, microplastics, and nanomaterials — examining their increasing detection across environmental sectors and the significant ecological and human health threats they pose.

Emerging Contaminants (ECs), such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, microplastics and nanomaterials, are more often detected in different environmental sectors and present significant threats to ecological and human health. Due to their variability in the...

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