Antibiotics in the aquatic environments: a review of the European scenario

IT Carvalho, L Santos - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements
of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However …

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: an emerging class of environmental micropollutants

X Van Doorslaer, J Dewulf, H Van Langenhove… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this review paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of different chemical
and environmental aspects concerning fluoroquinolone antibiotics as emerging …

An overview of analytical methodologies for the determination of antibiotics in environmental waters

M Seifrtová, L Nováková, C Lino, A Pena, P Solich - Analytica chimica acta, 2009 - Elsevier
The widespread occurrence of antibiotics as contaminants in the aquatic environment has
increased attention in the last years. The concern over the release of antibiotics into the …

Tetracycline degradation by ozonation in the aqueous phase: proposed degradation intermediates and pathway

MH Khan, H Bae, JY Jung - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
During the ozonation of tetracycline (TC) in aqueous media at pHs 2.2 and 7.0, the effects of
pH variations, protonation and dissociation of functional groups and variation in free radical …

Analytical strategies for residue analysis of veterinary drugs and growth-promoting agents in food-producing animals—a review

AAM Stolker, UAT Brinkman - Journal of Chromatography A, 2005 - Elsevier
After a brief introduction into the field of veterinary drugs and growth-promoting agents, the
most important EU regulations and directives for the inspection of food-producing animals …

Trace analysis of trimethoprim and sulfonamide, macrolide, quinolone, and tetracycline antibiotics in chlorinated drinking water using liquid chromatography …

Z Ye, HS Weinberg, MT Meyer - Analytical Chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
A multirun analytical method has been developed and validated for trace determination of
24 antibiotics including 7 sulfonamides, 3 macrolides, 7 quinolones, 6 tetracyclines, and …

Activated carbon adsorption of quinolone antibiotics in water: Performance, mechanism, and modeling

H Fu, X Li, J Wang, P Lin, C Chen, X Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The extensive use of antibiotics has led to their presence in the aquatic environment, and
introduces potential impacts on human and ecological health. The capability of powdered …

Analysis of neutral and basic pharmaceuticals in sewage treatment plants and in recipient rivers using solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography–tandem …

NM Vieno, T Tuhkanen, L Kronberg - Journal of Chromatography A, 2006 - Elsevier
Analytical method was developed which allowed for the detection of four beta blockers
(acebutolol, atenolol, metoprolol and sotalol), an antiepileptic drug (carbamazepine) and …

Simultaneous determination of sulfonamides, tetracyclines and tiamulin in swine wastewater by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

W Ben, Z Qiang, C Adams, H Zhang, L Chen - Journal of Chromatography A, 2008 - Elsevier
Little is known about the contamination level of antibiotics in swine wastewater in China. The
highly complex matrix of swine wastewater, which generally has a chemical oxygen demand …

Simultaneous analysis of multiple classes of antibiotics by ion trap LC/MS/MS for assessing surface water and groundwater contamination

AL Batt, DS Aga - Analytical chemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
Solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography in combination with ion trap mass
spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) conditions were optimized for the simultaneous analysis of 13 …