Antibiotic pollution in surface fresh waters: Occurrence and effects

MC Danner, A Robertson, V Behrends… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Worldwide, antibiotic usage exceeds 100,000 tons per year and there is increasing
concern over the fate of these substances. Antibiotics are ubiquitous in the environment and …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical compounds used in the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of their presence in water and treatment techniques for their elimination

CA Morales-Paredes, JM Rodríguez-Díaz… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, high consumption of antivirals, antibiotics, antiparasitics,
antiprotozoals, and glucocorticoids used in the treatment of this virus has been reported …

Advanced oxidation process-mediated removal of pharmaceuticals from water: A review

D Kanakaraju, BD Glass, M Oelgemöller - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, which are frequently detected in natural and wastewater bodies as well as
drinking water have attracted considerable attention, because they do not readily …

Comparative overview of advanced oxidation processes and biological approaches for the removal pharmaceuticals

N Taoufik, W Boumya, M Achak, M Sillanpää… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, pharmaceuticals are the center of significant environmental research due to their
complex and highly stable bioactivity, increasing concentration in the water streams and …

The occurrence, distribution and degradation of antibiotics by ionizing radiation: an overview

J Wang, R Zhuan, L Chu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotics have been extensively applied, making them ubiquitous in aquatic environment.
As emerging contaminants, the occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in the environment …

Antibiotics in wastewater: From its occurrence to the biological removal by environmentally conscious technologies

RK Langbehn, C Michels, HM Soares - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
In this critical review, we explored the most recent advances about the fate of antibiotics on
biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Although the occurrence of these pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by adsorption and advanced oxidation processes: state of the art and trends

F Mansouri, K Chouchene, N Roche, M Ksibi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceutical products have become a necessary part of life. Several studies have
demonstrated that indirect exposure of humans to pharmaceuticals through the water could …

Occurrence of antibiotics in wastewater from hospital and convectional wastewater treatment plants and their impact on the effluent receiving rivers: current knowledge …

LO Omuferen, B Maseko, JO Olowoyo - Environmental monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
The increased usage of antibiotics over the recent years has been of great concern all over
the world. It is estimated that about 100,000 tons to 200,000 tons of antibiotics are being …

Fabrication of sustainable manganese ferrite modified biochar from vinasse for enhanced adsorption of fluoroquinolone antibiotics: effects and mechanisms

Y Xiang, X Yang, Z Xu, W Hu, Y Zhou, Z Wan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
An effective adsorbent towards fluoroquinolone antibiotics was synthesized via a facile two-
step approach, the co-precipitation of Fe, Mn with vinasse wastes and then pyrolysis under …