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ClearInnovative Sample Preparation Strategies for Emerging Pollutants in Environmental Samples
This review summarizes recent advances in sample preparation techniques for detecting emerging pollutants, including microplastics and PFAS chemicals, in water, air, and soil. Researchers highlight newer methods like solid-phase microextraction and even drone-based sampling that reduce chemical waste compared to traditional approaches. Better detection methods are essential for accurately monitoring how widespread these contaminants are in the environment.
The Emerging of Microplastic and Nanoplastic as Pollutants and their Characterization and Analysis
This review presents an integrated approach to sampling, sample preparation, and analytical methods for detecting microplastics and nanoplastics in solid and aqueous environmental samples, discussing current challenges and emerging methodologies for more accurate characterization.
Highly selective solid–liquid extraction of microplastic mixtures as a pre-preparation tool for quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies
Researchers developed a solid-liquid extraction procedure using common laboratory equipment to selectively separate microplastic mixtures from inorganic matrix substances as sample preparation for quantitative NMR spectroscopy. The protocol addresses a key gap preventing qNMR from being applied to real environmental microplastic samples containing diverse polymer mixtures.
Magic extraction: solid-phase extraction and analytical pyrolysis to study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and polychlorinated biphenyls in freshwater
A new solventless solid-phase extraction method was tested for extracting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls from freshwater samples. The Magic Chemisorber material selectively captured these persistent organic pollutants without the need for large volumes of organic solvents. This cleaner analytical technique reduces hazardous waste while maintaining good recovery of target contaminants.
Understanding emerging contaminants in water and wastewater: A comprehensive review on detection, impacts, and solutions
This review covers emerging contaminants in water including pharmaceuticals, PFAS, microplastics, and nanomaterials that escape conventional water treatment and persist in the environment. It evaluates advanced detection techniques and newer treatment methods such as membrane filtration, advanced oxidation, and bioremediation to address these pollutants that pose ongoing risks to public health.
Emerging Contaminants in Water: Detection, Treatment, and Regulation
This special issue overview examines emerging contaminants in water — including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, glyphosate, microplastics, nanoplastics, venlafaxine, and benzodiazepines — addressing sampling and analysis methods, treatment effectiveness, and regulatory frameworks. The collection reviews regulation of drinking water contaminants with particular focus on PFOA and PFOS standards.
Emerging Contaminants in Water: Detection, Treatment, and Regulation
This review covers emerging contaminants in water — including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals — discussing detection methods, treatment technologies, and regulatory frameworks. The authors highlight major gaps in current water quality standards and the need for updated regulations to address these newer pollutants.
New Aspects of Occurrence and Removal of Emerging Pollutants
This review introduced new perspectives on emerging pollutants including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and PFAS, examining their occurrence in water, soil, and air and reviewing both conventional and advanced removal technologies, concluding that integrated treatment approaches are needed to address the complexity of multi-pollutant contamination.
Magnetic-based microextraction systems for the determination of emerging contaminants in environmental liquid samples
This review examined magnetic nanoparticle-based microextraction systems for determining emerging contaminants—including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides—in environmental and biological samples. Functionalized magnetic materials enabled rapid, efficient analyte extraction and concentration, advancing methods for trace-level contaminant detection.
Emerging Contaminants (PFAS, Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals): Detection, Fate, and Remediation Strategies - A Review
This review consolidates current knowledge on the sources, environmental behavior, detection methods, and remediation strategies for three classes of persistent emerging contaminants — PFAS, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals — highlighting the need for comprehensive regulatory and monitoring approaches.
Green solvent mediated extraction of micro- and nano-plastic particles from water
Researchers developed a green solvent-based extraction method for isolating micro- and nanoplastic particles from water samples, offering a lower-toxicity alternative to conventional extraction approaches for environmental plastic monitoring.
A Review of Global Occurrence of Emerging Pollutants in Wastewater: Present Status, Source/Pathway, Extraction and Detection Techniques
This review surveyed global occurrence data for emerging pollutants — including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and PFAS — in wastewater from 1998 to 2021, examining detection methods and contamination levels. The review highlights that many of these compounds are inadequately regulated and poorly removed by conventional wastewater treatment, allowing them to persist in water systems.
Simultaneous determination of persistent and emerging organic pollutants in microplastics
Researchers developed and validated a new analytical method to simultaneously detect 45 persistent and emerging organic pollutants sorbed onto microplastics. The method was tested on several polymer types including polypropylene and polyethylene, both pristine and weathered, using solvent extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The study provides a practical tool for assessing the chemical contamination that microplastics can carry and transport through the environment.
Multi-residue ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry method for comprehensive multi-class anthropogenic compounds of emerging concern analysis in a catchment-based exposure-driven study
Researchers developed a multi-residue analytical method capable of simultaneously quantifying more than 142 anthropogenic compounds of emerging concern, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and plastic additives, in catchment water samples. This comprehensive method enables broad environmental screening to understand the co-occurrence of diverse chemical pollutants in freshwater systems.
Binary Solvent Extraction of Microplastics from Complex Environmental Matrix.
Researchers tested a two-solvent extraction method for isolating microplastics from complex environmental matrices. An efficient extraction technique is important for accurately detecting and quantifying microplastics in samples like sediment and biological tissue that contain many other organic and inorganic compounds.
Determination of the pharmaceuticals–nano/microplastics in aquatic systems by analytical and instrumental methods
Researchers reviewed analytical and instrumental methods for detecting pharmaceutical compounds associated with nano- and microplastic particles in aquatic systems. They examined how pharmaceuticals bind to plastic particles and the combined environmental risks these mixtures pose to water sources and marine life. The study identifies gaps in current detection capabilities and calls for improved methods to assess the combined impact of these co-occurring pollutants.
Emerging contaminants – general aspects: sources, substances involved, and quantification
This review covers a range of emerging environmental contaminants — including microplastics in water bodies, pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and medical-use metals — discussing their sources, harmful effects, and detection methods. It provides useful context for understanding how microplastics fit into the broader landscape of modern chemical pollution threatening human and ecosystem health.
Rapid and Sensitive Analysis of Hormones and Other Emerging Contaminants in Groundwater Using Ultrasound-Assisted Emulsification Microextraction with Solidification of Floating Organic Droplet Followed by GC-MS Detection
Researchers developed a rapid chemical extraction method for detecting hormones and other emerging contaminants in groundwater using ultrasound-assisted microextraction. The technique enables sensitive detection of endocrine-disrupting compounds that commonly co-occur with plastic pollution in water systems.
Occurrence and Distribution of Emerging Contaminants: Ozonolytic Removal in Aqueous Matrices
This review examines emerging contaminants (ECs) -- including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides -- across multiple environmental habitats, and assesses ozonolysis as a removal strategy for EC-contaminated aqueous matrices. The authors evaluate ozone-based treatment efficiency across contaminant classes and discuss conditions that optimize removal of both chemical pollutants and associated microplastic particles.
Microextraction and Eco-Friendly Techniques Applied to Solid Matrices Followed by Chromatographic Analysis
Researchers reviewed five years of eco-friendly extraction techniques for detecting organic pollutants, including microplastics, in environmental solid samples like soil and sediment. The study highlights greener analytical methods such as microwave-assisted and ultrasound-assisted extraction that reduce chemical waste while effectively identifying contaminants from personal care products, industrial chemicals, and plasticizers.
Critical comparison of rapid methods for the extraction of microplastics from wastewater and investigation of a facile alternative
Researchers critically compared rapid extraction methods for microplastics from wastewater samples and investigated a facile alternative approach, evaluating how well established protocols perform on environmental samples relative to their original optimization conditions.
Recent Developments in Emerging Contaminants Determination and Treatment Technologies
This review covers recent advances in detecting and treating emerging contaminants in water, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine disruptors, summarizing the most promising analytical and treatment technologies.
A comprehensive review of emerging contaminants in water sources
This comprehensive review examines the origins and environmental significance of emerging contaminants in water sources, including pharmaceuticals, microplastics, endocrine disruptors, and PFAS chemicals. Researchers found that these persistent pollutants exhibit complex behaviors in aquatic systems and pose threats to both ecosystem and human health. The study highlights the need for advanced monitoring and treatment technologies to address the growing challenge of emerging contaminant pollution in water supplies.
Insights into emerging organic pollutants extraction from polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyethylene microplastics
Researchers developed and validated an analytical method for extracting and measuring emerging organic pollutants absorbed onto microplastics, simultaneously accounting for particle size, weathering state, and environmental matrix effects for the first time. The method worked well across multiple polymer types and real environmental samples, providing a more reliable tool for assessing the chemical contamination hitchhiking on microplastics in the environment.