Insights into the fate and removal of antibiotics in engineered biological treatment systems: a critical review

AS Oberoi, Y Jia, H Zhang, SK Khanal… - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs of modern medicine, are extensively used
for both human and veterinary applications. Antibiotics from different wastewater sources …

Occurrence of antibiotics and bacterial resistance genes in wastewater: resistance mechanisms and antimicrobial resistance control approaches

C Mutuku, Z Gazdag, S Melegh - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Antimicrobial pharmaceuticals are classified as emergent micropollutants of concern,
implying that even at low concentrations, long-term exposure to the environment can have …

Abiotic transformation and ecotoxicity change of sulfonamide antibiotics in environmental and water treatment processes: A critical review

J Li, L Zhao, M Feng, CH Huang, P Sun - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfonamides (SAs) are among the most widely used antibiotics to treat bacterial infections
for humans and animals. They are also used in livestock agriculture to improve growth and …

Comparison of chemical and biological degradation of sulfonamides: Solving the mystery of sulfonamide transformation

J Hu, X Li, F Liu, W Fu, L Lin, B Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfonamides (SAs) are widespread in aquatic environments and pose serious
environmental risks. The removal efficiencies and degradation mechanisms of SAs in both …

Microbial degradation of sulfamethoxazole in the environment

J Wang, S Wang - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is one of the most widely applied sulfonamide antibiotics in the
world, which is becoming a ubiquitous pollutant in the environment. In this mini-review, the …

[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic biodegradation of (emerging) organic contaminants in the aquatic environment

AK Ghattas, F Fischer, A Wick, TA Ternes - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Although strictly anaerobic conditions prevail in several environmental compartments, up to
now, biodegradation studies with emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), such as …

Comprehensive assessment of toxicity and environmental risk associated with sulfamethoxazole biodegradation in sulfur-mediated biological wastewater treatment

H Zhang, H Quan, S Song, L Sun, H Lu - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Incomplete mineralization of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in wastewater treatment systems
poses a threat to ecological health. The toxicity and environmental risk associated with SMX …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the limits of organic micropollutant removal in biological wastewater treatment

P Falås, A Wick, S Castronovo, J Habermacher… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Removal of organic micropollutants was investigated in 15 diverse biological reactors
through short and long-term experiments. Short-term batch experiments were performed …

New insight into peroxymonosulfate activation by CoAl-LDH derived CoOOH: Oxygen vacancies rather than Co species redox pairs induced process

H Zeng, H Zhu, J Deng, Z Shi, H Zhang, X Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cobalt oxyhydroxide (CoOOH) has received much attention as a environmental friendly
mineral for activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for organics elimination in environment …

Activation CuFe2O4 by Hydroxylamine for Oxidation of Antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole

J Yan, J Peng, L Lai, F Ji, Y Zhang, B Lai… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
A new potential oxidation process is provided by CuFe2O4/hydroxylamine (HA) system for
degradation of antibiotics in water. The CuFe2O4/HA system can generate reactive oxygen …