Journal Pre-proof Assessing the applicability of a new carob waste-derived powdered activated carbon to control pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater treatment Rui M.C. Viegas, Ana S. Mestre, Elsa Mesquita, Margarida Campinas, Marta A. Andrade, Ana P. Carvalho, Maria João Rosa PII: S0048-9697(20)34315-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140791 Reference: STOTEN 140791 To appear in: Science of the Total Environment Received date: 13 February 2020 Revised date: 3 July 2020 Accepted date: 5 July 2020 Please cite this article as: R.M.C. Viegas, A.S. Mestre, E. Mesquita, et al., Assessing the applicability of a new carob waste-derived powdered activated carbon to control pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater treatment, Science of the Total Environment (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140791 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.