Due to recalcitrance of some pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), conventional
wastewater treatment is not able to remove them effectively. Therefore, their occurrence in …

Pharmaceuticals represent an immense business with increased demand due to intensive
livestock raising and an aging human population, which guarantee the quality of human life …

Cyanine dyes have been shown to undergo reversible photoswitching, where the
fluorophore can be switched between a fluorescent state and a dark state upon illumination …

Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are among the most important antibacterial agents used in human
and veterinary medicine. Because of the growing practice of adding manure and sewage …

Fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins are two classes of veterinary antibiotics arising as
pollutants of emerging concern. In this work, the microbial degradation of two representative …

The photodegradation of some among the most frequently prescribed fluoroquinolone
antibacterials (FQs) was investigated in untreated river water under solar light as well as …

Although internationally recognized as the “highest priority critically important
antimicrobials,” fluoroquinolones are extensively used in both human and veterinary …

Antibiotic residues are widespread in the environment and their presence is known to
contribute to the propagation of antibiotic resistance. Nevertheless, knowledge on processes …

The occurrence of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in soil and water (Thiele-Bruhn
2003; Snyder et al. 2003; Hamscher et al. 2004; Kay et al. 2004) has led to increased …

A group of white rot fungi (Irpex lacteus, Panus tigrinus, Dichomitus squalens, Trametes
versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus) was investigated for the biodegradation of norfloxacin …