Topic
Effluent
About: Effluent is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 32668 publications have been published within this topic receiving 533991 citations.
Papers published on a yearly basis
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Papers
TL;DR: It is shown that only very little is known about long-term effects of pharmaceuticals to aquatic organisms, in particular with respect to biological targets, and targeted ecotoxicological studies are needed focusing on subtle environmental effects.
3,230 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the recent developments and technical applicability of various treatments for the removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater and evaluated their advantages and limitations in application, including adsorption on new adsorbents, membrane filtration, electrodialysis, and photocatalysis.
3,013 citations
TL;DR: Major research efforts in the future could focus on the optimization of current technologies and use of combined physico-chemical and/or biological treatment of produced water in order to comply with reuse and discharge limits.
2,246 citations
TL;DR: This analysis shows that the highest amounts discharged through secondary effluent pertain to one antihypertensive, and several beta-blockers and analgesics/anti-inflammatories, while the highest risk is posed by antibiotics and several psychiatric drugs and analgesic/ anti- inflammatories.
2,046 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the technical applicability of various physico-chemical treatments for the removal of heavy metals such as Cd(II), Cr(III, Cr(VI), Cu(II, Ni(II) and Zn(II).
2,044 citations
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Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 |
| 2025 | 972 |
| 2024 | 1,896 |
| 2023 | 2,847 |
| 2022 | 5,107 |
| 2021 | 1,469 |