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ClearAn integrated approach to remove endocrine-disrupting chemicals bisphenol and its analogues from the aqueous environment: a review
This review examines advanced treatment methods for removing bisphenol A and its substitutes (BPF, BPS, BPAF) from water environments. Researchers found that adsorption combined with photocatalytic degradation offers the most promising approach due to high oxidation capability and low cost compared to other individual treatment options.
Bacterial bioremediation as a sustainable strategy for the mitigation of Bisphenol-A
This review examines bacterial bioremediation strategies for bisphenol A degradation, summarizing microbial pathways, degradation efficiency, and the potential to incorporate BPA-degrading bacteria into soil and water remediation systems.
Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, catalytic application and assessment of toxicity
Researchers developed iron-based magnetic nanoparticles as catalysts that can rapidly break down bisphenol A (BPA) — a common plastic additive and endocrine disruptor — in water using a combination of low-dose hydrogen peroxide and UV light, achieving complete degradation in under 15 minutes. The treated water also showed reduced toxicity to human cancer cells, suggesting this approach could help remove persistent chemical pollutants from water supplies.
Bisphenol A Contamination in Aquatic Environments: A Current Review of Remediation Technologies and Pathways for Future Solutions
This review examines bisphenol A (BPA) contamination in aquatic environments, tracing its sources from industrial effluents and wastewater, and summarizes its effects on endocrine disruption and reproductive health. The authors evaluate emerging remediation technologies including photocatalysis, advanced oxidation, and biological treatments for BPA removal.
Insights into removal mechanisms of bisphenol A and its analogues in municipal wastewater treatment plants
Researchers critically reviewed how bisphenol A (BPA) and related compounds are removed in municipal wastewater treatment plants, finding that sludge adsorption plays a key role but that newly produced BPA from degrading microplastics in wastewater complicates removal and may explain why real-world performance deviates from theoretical predictions.
Fast, efficient and clean adsorption of bisphenol-A using renewable mesoporous silica nanoparticles from sugarcane waste ash
Sugarcane-derived silica nanoparticles were used to efficiently remove bisphenol A (BPA) from water at a wide range of pH levels. BPA is a plastic additive and endocrine disruptor that leaches from plastics, so low-cost removal methods are important for protecting drinking water supplies.
Enzyme-immobilized hierarchically porous covalent organic framework biocomposite for catalytic degradation of broad-range emerging pollutants in water
Researchers developed an enzyme-immobilized covalent organic framework biocomposite that achieved high enzyme loading with minimal leaching, enabling efficient catalytic degradation of a broad range of emerging water pollutants including microplastics and pharmaceuticals.
Silica immobilized PETase for microplastic bioremediation: Influence of linker peptides on activity
Researchers immobilized a modified PETase enzyme onto silica using different linker peptides and tested its ability to break down PET microplastics, finding that linker peptide design significantly influenced enzyme activity and reusability — key parameters for practical application in wastewater treatment.
Nanoplastic adsorption characteristics of bisphenol A: The roles of pH, metal ions, and suspended sediments
Researchers found that nanoplastics adsorb bisphenol A through electrostatic, pi-pi stacking, and hydrophobic interactions, with adsorption capacity influenced by pH, competing metal ions, and suspended sediments, highlighting nanoplastics as vectors for BPA transport in aquatic environments.
Influence of bisphenol A concentration on organic matter removal and nitrification in biological wastewater treatment
Laboratory wastewater treatment experiments found that Bisphenol A (BPA), a plasticizer that leaches from many plastics, disrupted nitrification — the key microbial process that removes ammonia from wastewater — at concentrations of 10 mg/L by reducing populations of the nitrifying bacterium Nitrosomonas. Because wastewater treatment plants are critical for protecting water quality, these results highlight how plastic-derived chemical pollution can impair the very infrastructure designed to clean contaminated water.
Microplastics enhance laccase-driven bisphenol A removal in multipollutant wastewater
Researchers investigated whether polyethylene microplastics affect the ability of the enzyme laccase to remove bisphenol A from wastewater. PE microplastics enhanced laccase activity by 96%, with the plastic surface enabling greater enzyme-substrate contact and improved BPA adsorption, suggesting microplastics could inadvertently improve some enzymatic treatment processes.
Enzymes in the Removal of Harmful Substances: The Potential of Biotechnology in Environmental Protection
This review examines the potential of enzymes as sustainable, highly specific tools for removing harmful environmental pollutants including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, dyes, and microplastics under mild conditions without generating toxic by-products. The authors highlight innovations in enzyme immobilisation, microbial consortia, and hybrid technologies as strategies to enhance efficiency and broaden the practical applicability of biotechnology-based environmental remediation.
Removal of estrogens from aqueous solutions using 3D-printed polymers
Researchers investigated the use of 3D-printed polymers as sorbents for removing estrogens and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals from aqueous solutions, evaluating removal efficiency of pharmaceuticals present at nanogram-per-liter concentrations.
Enzyme_Metal‐Organic Framework Composites as Novel Approach for Microplastic Degradation
Researchers developed a new approach to breaking down microplastics by embedding a plastic-degrading enzyme inside a metal-organic framework, a porous crystalline material. The combined system eliminated 37% of a common plastic degradation product from contaminated water within 24 hours through both enzymatic breakdown and adsorption. The method could potentially be reused across multiple treatment cycles, offering a more practical and cost-effective strategy for cleaning microplastic pollution from water.
Multi-omics approaches for remediation of bisphenol A: Toxicity, risk analysis, road blocks and research perspectives
This review used multi-omics approaches to assess the toxicity of bisphenol A and its pathways for environmental remediation, integrating genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics data. The authors identified microbial and biochemical strategies with potential for BPA removal from contaminated environments while clarifying risk to human and ecosystem health.
Biocatalytic strategies for the degradation of emerging micropollutants: From nanoplastics to pharmaceuticals
Researchers demonstrated that specific bacteria can break down both nanoplastics and common pharmaceuticals such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, which frequently contaminate waterways. Encasing these bacteria in alginate beads improved their stability and reusability, pointing toward practical bioremediation tools for tackling multiple classes of emerging pollutants simultaneously.
Biocatalytic strategies for the degradation of emerging micropollutants: From nanoplastics to pharmaceuticals
Researchers demonstrated that specific bacteria can break down both nanoplastics and common pharmaceuticals such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, which frequently contaminate waterways. Encasing these bacteria in alginate beads improved their stability and reusability, pointing toward practical bioremediation tools for tackling multiple classes of emerging pollutants simultaneously.
Immobilized enzyme/microorganism complexes for degradation of microplastics: A review of recent advances, feasibility and future prospects
This review examined advances in immobilized enzyme and microorganism complexes for microplastic degradation, evaluating various nanomaterial supports and highlighting the feasibility and future prospects of enzymatic approaches to removing microplastics from the environment.
Microplastics are effective carriers of bisphenol A and facilitate its escape from wastewater treatment systems
Researchers analyzed how microplastics in wastewater treatment plants can carry bisphenol A (BPA), a common organic pollutant found in sewage. They found that fibers were the most prevalent microplastic type in wastewater, and that these particles can act as carriers helping BPA escape the treatment process. The study suggests that microplastics may reduce the effectiveness of wastewater treatment at removing certain chemical pollutants.
Bacterial cellulose for emerging contaminants: A review of applications for PFAS, nanoplastics, and endocrine disruptors in water treatment
This review is the first to comprehensively evaluate bacterial cellulose as a platform for removing PFAS, nanoplastics, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals from water, finding that its high surface area, mechanical strength, and tunable chemistry enable adsorption, photodegradation, and biodegradation of these persistent contaminants.