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ClearA systematic review on the current situation of emerging pollutants in Mexico: A perspective on policies, regulation, detection, and elimination in water and wastewater
Emerging pollutants including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes, and microplastics have been widely detected across Mexican water sources, but biomonitoring and health-effects data remain almost entirely absent. Available technologies for removing these pollutants have only been tested at laboratory scale.
Environmental Policy and Governance of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water: A Comparative Analysis of Global Regulations and Remediation Strategies
This review compares how different countries and international bodies regulate emerging contaminants in drinking water, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Researchers found significant gaps and inconsistencies between regulatory frameworks, with many countries lacking specific standards for these newer pollutants. The study calls for more harmonized global policies and investments in advanced water treatment technologies to address these growing threats to drinking water safety.
The deficit of regulation of plastic waste and microplastics in Latin America: about health and bioaccumulation in México
This review examines plastic waste regulation gaps in Latin America, focusing on Mexico, and discusses how long-term microplastic bioaccumulation in tissues and organs poses health risks affecting the respiratory, immune, reproductive, and endocrine systems.
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.
Micro- and nanoplastics current status: legislation, gaps, limitations and socio-economic prospects for future
This review analyzes existing legislation on micro- and nanoplastic pollution across multiple countries and regions including Europe, North America, China, India, and Brazil. The study highlights significant regulatory gaps and recommends additional measures such as developing technologies for separating or degrading these particles in drinking water and wastewater.
Global Regulations on Emerging Contaminants
This review surveys global regulations on emerging contaminants in water and soils, finding that international and national frameworks are beginning to address microplastics, PFAS, and pharmaceuticals but that regulatory coverage remains incomplete and enforcement inconsistent across jurisdictions.
Review of emerging contaminants in water: USA and African perspectives
This review examines emerging water contaminants across the United States and Africa, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. It highlights significant gaps in regulation and monitoring, particularly in African countries where data is limited. The authors recommend a holistic approach combining research, better regulations, and international cooperation to protect water quality and human health globally.
Emerging Pollutants in Moroccan Wastewater: Occurrence, Impact, and Removal Technologies
This review examines the occurrence and environmental impact of emerging pollutants in Moroccan wastewater, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, and microplastics. Researchers found that these contaminants are widely present in wastewater systems but are not yet adequately regulated or monitored in the region. The study highlights the need for improved wastewater treatment technologies and regulatory frameworks to address these emerging contaminants.
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.
Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Occurrence and Remediation
This review covers contaminants of emerging concern, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, examining their occurrence in the environment and available remediation strategies. Researchers found that these pollutants are widespread but inconsistently regulated, and the study highlights the need for standardized monitoring and effective treatment technologies.
Time to strengthen the governance of new contaminants in the environment
Researchers argue that despite existing laws, hundreds of emerging environmental contaminants — including microplastics — remain unregulated, posing serious risks to ecosystems and human health. They propose a global roadmap combining proactive chemical identification, risk assessment, and international collaboration to close the governance gaps before harms become irreversible.
Emerging pollutants in the environment: A challenge for water resource management
This review surveys emerging pollutants in aquatic environments, including pharmaceuticals, microplastics, nanoparticles, and industrial chemicals that are not commonly monitored in water treatment. Researchers found that over 700 such substances have been identified across 22 countries, many of which persist through conventional water treatment processes. The study emphasizes the urgent need for updated monitoring frameworks and advanced treatment technologies to address these widespread but largely unregulated contaminants.
Science-Based Policy Recommendations for Managing Emerging Pollutants: Protecting Water Quality for the Health of People and the Environment
This review provided science-based policy recommendations for managing emerging water pollutants, with particular focus on microplastics, PFAS, and pharmaceuticals—identifying the regulatory gap between scientific evidence and current water quality frameworks and calling for harmonized international standards to protect human and ecosystem health.
Emerging and traditional contaminants in water resources: a review from the perspective of the American continent
This systematic review examines emerging contaminants in water resources across the Americas, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. The findings show that current water treatment systems are often inadequate for removing these pollutants, meaning people may be exposed to microplastics and other harmful substances through their drinking water.
Impacto de los contaminantes emergentes en el entorno acuático y los tratamientos para el control y remoción en los cuerpos hídricos. Revisión literaria.
This review examines the environmental impact of emerging contaminants in aquatic systems, providing both global and Latin American regional perspectives on contaminant types found in domestic wastewater, industrial effluent, and drinking water. The authors survey removal efficiencies of conventional and advanced treatment technologies, identifying gaps in legislation and regulation that limit effective control of emerging contaminant discharges into water bodies.
Emerging pollutant in surface water bodies: a review on monitoring, analysis, mitigation measures and removal technologies of micro-plastics.
This review examined the status of emerging pollutants — including microplastics — in Indian surface water bodies, covering monitoring methods, concentrations, mitigation strategies, and regulatory context. The authors highlight the inadequacy of existing water quality monitoring systems in India for capturing these new pollutant classes.
The state of microplastic pollution in México: a review and evolving perspectives
A PRISMA-based review of microplastic research in Mexico documented growing contamination across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments, characterized the dominant polymer types and particle shapes, and identified major knowledge gaps needing attention in the Mexican context.
A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region
Researchers reviewed available data on emerging pollutants — including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and microplastics — in water sources across the Middle East and North Africa, finding 57 cases where concentrations exceeded international safety thresholds. The review reveals major data gaps for many countries and highlights that current treatment processes in the region frequently fail to remove these contaminants.
Medical Household Waste as a Potential Environmental Hazard: An Ecological and Epidemiological Approach
Researchers investigated household pharmaceutical waste disposal practices and analyzed drug residues in water bodies near Mexico's largest urban population, identifying frequently detected medications and assessing associated environmental and health risks.
A review of occurrence of emerging contaminants and the advanced analytical techniques used for detection and removal of these pollutants in wastewater
This review surveys the occurrence of emerging contaminants in wastewater, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and microplastics, and evaluates the analytical techniques used to detect and remove them. Researchers found that many of these pollutants are not yet covered by environmental regulations despite being widely detected in water systems. The study underscores the need for standardized detection methods and updated policies to address these unregulated contaminants.
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.
Global Occurrence and Impact of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental and Health Effects
This comparative analysis reviews the global occurrence of emerging drinking water contaminants — including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, microplastics, and PFAS — across different regions and evaluates their associated health and environmental risks.
Investigation of Prevailing Directives Regarding Microplastic Pollution
This review examines prevailing regulations and directives governing microplastic pollution, which enters land and water environments through inadequate plastic waste management and urban wastewater discharge. The authors analyze gaps in current policy frameworks and assess the effectiveness of existing global and regional legislative approaches.
Which\nMicropollutants in Water Environments Deserve\nMore Attention Globally?
This review analyzed which organic micropollutants in water environments deserve the most global attention based on their toxicity, occurrence frequency, and persistence. Microplastics are among the contaminants considered, alongside pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals that routinely escape conventional water treatment and accumulate in aquatic ecosystems.