Emerging pollutants of severe environmental concern in water and wastewater: A comprehensive review on current developments and future research

Environmental contaminants have emerged significantly due to the enormous consumption of medications, personal-care products, antibiotics, and hormones for cosmetic and health reasons. Emerging pollutants (EPs), often alluded to as contaminants, have become a massive concern for the entire populace due to their immense critical environmental and human health hazards. EPs have a broad range of environmental effects. EPs emanate from either human or animal origins, with the ability to permeate streams instantaneously or gradually through soils. Consequently, potable water sources will get tainted, water quality will degrade, and health conditions will emerge. For more than a decade, research has been conducted…