Daphnia magna model in the toxicity assessment of pharmaceuticals: A review

A Tkaczyk, A Bownik, J Dudka, K Kowal… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Daphnia magna is one of the most commonly used model organism to assess toxicity of
wide range of pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, anticancer drugs, antidepressants, anti …

Metformin contamination in global waters: Biotic and abiotic transformation, byproduct generation and toxicity, and evaluation as a pharmaceutical indicator

Y He, Y Zhang, F Ju - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metformin is the first-line antidiabetic drug and one of the most prescribed medications
worldwide. Because of its ubiquitous occurrence in global waters and demonstrated …

Antibiotic residue and toxicity assessment of wastewater during the pharmaceutical production processes

JJ Xue, D Lei, X Zhao, Y Hu, S Yao, K Lin, Z Wang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Various pollutants are released during pharmaceutical production processes, which is of
great concern. Most studies have focused on the terminal treatment results of mixed …

[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 …

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] Diffusion of hydrophilic organic micropollutants in granular activated carbon with different pore sizes

L Piai, JE Dykstra, MG Adishakti, M Blokland… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic organic micropollutants are commonly detected in source water used for
drinking water production. Effective technologies to remove these micropollutants from water …

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 …

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] Fabrication and characterization of a gum ghatti-cl-poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-acrylic acid)/CoFe2O4 nanocomposite hydrogel for metformin …

PN Dave, B Kamaliya, PM Macwan… - Current Research in Green …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are desirable biomaterials because of their innovative organization structure,
which allows them to function with a wide range of hydrophilicity and biocompatibility …