"Transformation, fate and effect of emerging contaminants in treatment wetland systems"

清洁的水对于维护人类和环境健康至关重要，因此将水处理作为社会的首要任务。对水污染的日益增长的健康和环境问题使药物和纳米材料特别令人感兴趣。止痛药、抗生素和避孕药中使用的合成雌激素等药物化合物通过身体排泄和处理进入我们的下水道系统。这些化合物已被证明可以通过我们目前的废水处理设施，到达湖泊和河流等各种水体。低水平接触这些化合物对人类和环境健康构成严重风险。

Clean water is essential in maintaining both human and environmental health, putting water treatment as a top societal priority. Growing health and environmental concerns regarding water contamination have made both pharmaceuticals and nanomaterials of particular interest. Pharmaceutical compounds such as painkillers, antibiotics and the synthetic estrogen used in birth control pills enter our sewer systems through bodily excretion and disposal. These compounds have been shown to pass through our current waste water treatment facilities, reaching various water bodies such as lakes and rivers. Low level exposure to these compounds represents a serious risk to human and environmental health.