Emerging pollutants are compounds—microplastics, oils, dyes, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, etc.—that end up in aquatic ecosystems and can pose an environmental and health risk. These pollutants, ...

The “Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard” was implemented for water pollutant discharge in China’s pesticide industry, which has no control requirements for particular wastewater pollutants in ...

Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by human activity. Many of these places, designated as Superfund sites by the ...

Emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and industrial chemicals are increasingly detected in water systems worldwide, raising concerns about long-term risks to ecosystems and ...

The construction of the national water network optimizes water resource allocation but also causes a redistribution of pollutants due to water quality differences, posing urgent challenges for water ...