Metformin as an emerging concern in wastewater: Occurrence, analysis and treatment methods

A Balakrishnan, M Sillanpää, MM Jacob… - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin is a wonder drug used as an anti-hypoglycemic medication; it is also used as a
cancer suppression medicament. Metformin is a first line of drug choice used by doctors for …

Occurrence, toxic effects and removal of metformin in the aquatic environments in the world: Recent trends and perspectives

GA Elizalde-Velázquez, LM Gómez-Oliván - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metformin (MET) is the most common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, but also it is used
as an anticancer agent and as a treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome. This drug is not …

Global landfill leachate characteristics: Occurrences and abundances of environmental contaminants and the microbiome

Y Qian, P Hu, N Lang-Yona, M Xu, C Guo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Landfill leachates are complex mixtures containing very high concentrations of
biodegradable and recalcitrant toxic compounds. Understanding the major contaminant …

Aerobic Degradation of the Antidiabetic Drug Metformin by Aminobacter sp. Strain NyZ550

T Li, ZJ Xu, NY Zhou - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metformin is becoming one of the most common emerging contaminants in surface and
wastewater. Its biodegradation generally leads to the accumulation of guanylurea in the …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation and adsorption of micropollutants by biological activated carbon from a drinking water production plant

L Piai, M Blokland, A van der Wal… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of micropollutants in surface water is a potential threat for the production of
high quality and safe drinking water. Adsorption of micropollutants onto granular activated …

Sargassum fusiforme polysaccharide partly replaces acarbose against type 2 diabetes in rats

ZR Li, RB Jia, J Wu, L Lin, ZR Ou, B Liao… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of present research was to explore whether Sargassum fusiforme
polysaccharide (SFP) could partly replace acarbose against type 2 diabetes in rats. Results …

Occurrence and indicators of pharmaceuticals in Chinese streams: A nationwide study

B Yao, S Yan, L Lian, X Yang, C Wan, H Dong… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) are excreted by humans and animals and
released into the aquatic environment through wastewater, which can have potential …

[HTML][HTML] In-sewer stability assessment of 140 pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides and their metabolites: Implications for wastewater-based …

J Wen, L Duan, B Wang, Q Dong, Y Liu, C Chen… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
The monitoring of pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), pesticides, and their
metabolites through wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) provides timely information on …

Tandem field and laboratory approaches to quantify attenuation mechanisms of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical transformation products in a wastewater effluent …

H Zhi, AL Mianecki, DW Kolpin, RD Klaper… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Evolving complex mixtures of pharmaceuticals and transformation products in effluent-
dominated streams pose potential impacts to aquatic species; thus, understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of metformin and its transformation product, guanylurea, by natural and exposed microbial communities

BAJ Poursat, RJM van Spanning, M Braster… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metformin (MET) is a pharmaceutical product mostly biotransformed in the environment to a
transformation product, guanylurea (GUA). In ready biodegradability tests (RBTs), however …