Emerging contaminants in the water bodies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A critical review

M Ouda, D Kadadou, B Swaidan, A Al-Othman… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many emerging contaminants (ECs) are not currently removed by conventional water
treatment methods and consequently, often reach the aquatic environment. In the absence …

Occurrence and fate of most prescribed antibiotics in different water environments of Tehran, Iran

R Mirzaei, M Yunesian, S Nasseri, M Gholami… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of most prescribed antibiotic compounds from four therapeutic classes (β-
lactam, cephalosporins, macrolides, fluoroquinolones) were studied at two full-scale …

Detection of antibiotics in drinking water treatment plants in Baghdad City, Iraq

AR Mahmood, HH Al-Haideri… - Advances in Public …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Persistence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment has raised concerns regarding their
potential influence on potable water quality and human health. This study analyzes the …

Azithromycin electrochemical detection using a molecularly imprinted polymer prepared on a disposable screen-printed electrode

P Rebelo, JG Pacheco, MNDS Cordeiro, A Melo… - Analytical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Azithromycin (AZY) is among the antibiotics with the highest concentrations in aqueous
matrices. Conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) do not fully remove this …

Occurrence, spatial and seasonal variations of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

L Semerjian, S Aissaoui, A Shanableh, A Okoh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence, seasonal variations and spatial distribution of emerging contaminants
(ECs) in wastewater effluents from wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and UAE's receiving …

Development and Validation of UFLC-MS/MS Analytical Method for the Simultaneous Quantification of Antibiotic Residues in Surface Water, Groundwater, and …

S Kamatham, M Seeralan, U Sekar, S Kuppusamy - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic residues in pharmaceutical wastewater pose a significant environmental concern
due to their potential role in fostering antimicrobial resistance. South Indian pharmaceutical …

Photodegradable antimicrobial agents: synthesis and mechanism of degradation

V Eikemo, B Holmelid, LK Sydnes… - The Journal of Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As a strategy to inactivate antimicrobial agents after use, we designed a range of
ethanolamine derivatives where four of them possessed interesting activity. The …

[PDF][PDF] Removal efficiency of antibiotics from water through constructed wetlands, a review

A Sanjrani Manzoor, AMA Suab, AS Muneer… - Global NEST J, 2021 - academia.edu
3 antibiotics. Several studies have been conducted to solve this issue. Developed countries
have 29 introduced several methods for antibiotic removal, constructed wetlands have been …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of the efficiency of wastewater treatment plants in the removal of common antibiotics from municipal wastewater in Hamadan, Iran

R Shokoohi, A Dargahi, R Khamutian… - Avicenna Journal of …, 2017 - ajehe.umsha.ac.ir
The presence of antibiotics in the environment, especially aquatic environments, is a major
health and environmental concern. Wastewater treatment plants play an important role in the …

Anthropocentric perspective on climate variability: the destination of antibiotics in the Tigris river is not restricted

HH Al-Haideri, FM Hassan, S Sattar… - Journal of Water and …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
This study aimed to detect antibiotics in water, particulate, plant, and sediment in the Tigris
River within Baghdad City, in addition to their spatiotemporal variations, and related …