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Water is indispensable to the functioning of most known life forms, and good water quality is essential to human health, social and economic development, and ecosystem functioning. Nonetheless, population growth has been leading to the degradation and depletion of fresh water resources. Under these circumstances, ensuring sufficient and safe water supplies for everyone is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. For this goal to be achieved, the development and implementation of appropriate and efficient wastewater treatments that allow us to reduce water pollution is a major challenge.In view of the relevant contribution that polymers and polymeric materials may have in the conservation of the aquatic environment, namely by their application in wastewater treatment, original research and review papers on “Current trends and perspectives in the application of polymeric materials for wastewater treatment” were here brought together. For sure, this set of papers will be helpful and inspiring for readers interested in this topic.

Technology: general issues --- waste silk --- dopamine --- iron particles --- wastewater treatment --- activated carbon microsphere --- sodium lignosulfonate --- Cr(VI) --- adsorption --- modified polymeric resin --- t-butyl phosphate impregnation --- polymer based adsorbents --- dye adsorption --- response surface methodology --- nano-MgO --- structural modification --- permeability --- antifouling --- color rejection --- POME --- fluoroquinolones --- ultrasound radiation --- mesoporous carbon --- desirability function --- thermodynamics --- wastewater --- cost analysis --- ciprofloxacin --- Polystyrene nanocomposite --- modifications --- characterizations --- antibiotics --- emerging contaminants --- pharmaceuticals --- polymeric adsorbents --- magnetization --- silver nanoparticles --- microfiltration --- membranes --- biofouling --- sputtering --- magnetite --- co-precipitation method --- Rhodamine B --- sodium dodecyl sulfate --- selective adsorption --- dysprosium --- neodymium --- fabric adsorbent --- radiation --- graft polymerization --- molecular imprinting --- polymer --- sertraline --- cross-reactivity --- SSRI --- template --- sorbent --- n/a

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Water is indispensable to the functioning of most known life forms, and good water quality is essential to human health, social and economic development, and ecosystem functioning. Nonetheless, population growth has been leading to the degradation and depletion of fresh water resources. Under these circumstances, ensuring sufficient and safe water supplies for everyone is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. For this goal to be achieved, the development and implementation of appropriate and efficient wastewater treatments that allow us to reduce water pollution is a major challenge.In view of the relevant contribution that polymers and polymeric materials may have in the conservation of the aquatic environment, namely by their application in wastewater treatment, original research and review papers on “Current trends and perspectives in the application of polymeric materials for wastewater treatment” were here brought together. For sure, this set of papers will be helpful and inspiring for readers interested in this topic.

Technology: general issues --- waste silk --- dopamine --- iron particles --- wastewater treatment --- activated carbon microsphere --- sodium lignosulfonate --- Cr(VI) --- adsorption --- modified polymeric resin --- t-butyl phosphate impregnation --- polymer based adsorbents --- dye adsorption --- response surface methodology --- nano-MgO --- structural modification --- permeability --- antifouling --- color rejection --- POME --- fluoroquinolones --- ultrasound radiation --- mesoporous carbon --- desirability function --- thermodynamics --- wastewater --- cost analysis --- ciprofloxacin --- Polystyrene nanocomposite --- modifications --- characterizations --- antibiotics --- emerging contaminants --- pharmaceuticals --- polymeric adsorbents --- magnetization --- silver nanoparticles --- microfiltration --- membranes --- biofouling --- sputtering --- magnetite --- co-precipitation method --- Rhodamine B --- sodium dodecyl sulfate --- selective adsorption --- dysprosium --- neodymium --- fabric adsorbent --- radiation --- graft polymerization --- molecular imprinting --- polymer --- sertraline --- cross-reactivity --- SSRI --- template --- sorbent --- waste silk --- dopamine --- iron particles --- wastewater treatment --- activated carbon microsphere --- sodium lignosulfonate --- Cr(VI) --- adsorption --- modified polymeric resin --- t-butyl phosphate impregnation --- polymer based adsorbents --- dye adsorption --- response surface methodology --- nano-MgO --- structural modification --- permeability --- antifouling --- color rejection --- POME --- fluoroquinolones --- ultrasound radiation --- mesoporous carbon --- desirability function --- thermodynamics --- wastewater --- cost analysis --- ciprofloxacin --- Polystyrene nanocomposite --- modifications --- characterizations --- antibiotics --- emerging contaminants --- pharmaceuticals --- polymeric adsorbents --- magnetization --- silver nanoparticles --- microfiltration --- membranes --- biofouling --- sputtering --- magnetite --- co-precipitation method --- Rhodamine B --- sodium dodecyl sulfate --- selective adsorption --- dysprosium --- neodymium --- fabric adsorbent --- radiation --- graft polymerization --- molecular imprinting --- polymer --- sertraline --- cross-reactivity --- SSRI --- template --- sorbent

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Pharmaceuticals represent an especially worrying class of micropollutants because they are biologically active. Thus, their occurrence in aquatic environments may cause undesirable effects in living organisms and, if present in water sources for human consumption, may constitute a public health issue. However, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), which have not been designed for the removal of pharmaceuticals and cannot guarantee their full elimination, are considered hotspots for their dissemination in natural waters. In this context, the Special Issue (SI) entitled “Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water: Conventional and Alternative Treatments” was launched to contribute to the assessment of the contemporary challenges and advances in the removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater. Papers published in the SI, which have been compiled in this book, approached the topic with either of the following different perspectives: (i) the fate and removal of pharmaceuticals by conventional treatments applied in existing WWTPs; or (ii) advanced and alternative green approaches to remove pharmaceuticals from water. Apart from the Editorial, papers published within this SI include two literature reviews and six experimental studies, all of them presenting unconventional approaches, original views, innovative research and/or novel methodologies. This compilation will definitely spark the attention of readers intrigued in the topic, and is useful for researchers in the field.

transportation of pharmaceuticals --- Malaysian aquatic environment --- pharmaceutical consumption --- LC-ToF/MS --- emerging contaminants (ECs) --- sorption --- wastewater treatment --- bioremediation --- algae --- Moringa stenopetala --- water-soluble proteins --- antibiotics removal efficiency --- pharmaceuticals --- water quality --- water treatment --- abatement options --- fungi --- biosorption --- removal of pharmaceuticals --- wastewater --- phyco-remediation --- emerging contaminants --- paracetamol --- Danio rerio --- advanced oxidation processes --- antibiotics --- photolysis --- ozone --- hydrogen peroxide --- Fenton --- heterogeneous photocatalysis --- sonochemical oxidation --- electrooxidation --- n/a