Pharmaceuticals market, consumption trends and disease incidence are not driving the pharmaceutical research on water and wastewater

OI González Peña, MÁ López Zavala… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceuticals enhance our quality of life; consequently, their consumption is growing as
a result of the need to treat ageing-related and chronic diseases and changes in the clinical …

Antibiotics in the aquatic environments: a review of the European scenario

IT Carvalho, L Santos - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements
of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However …

Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline antibiotic by a novel Bi2Sn2O7/Bi2MoO6 S-scheme heterojunction: performance, mechanism insight and toxicity …

S Li, C Wang, Y Liu, M Cai, Y Wang, H Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fabrication of step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunction with superior redox capability has
been emerging as a prospective strategy for environmental remediation. Herein, novel Bi 2 …

Facile construction of novel Bi2WO6/Ta3N5 Z-scheme heterojunction nanofibers for efficient degradation of harmful pharmaceutical pollutants

S Li, J Chen, S Hu, H Wang, W Jiang, X Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical wastewater has become a severe, tremendous threaten to ecological
environment and human health. Semiconductor photocatalysts have emerged as potential …

Construction of carbon dots modified MoO3/g-C3N4 Z-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of tetracycline

Z **e, Y Feng, F Wang, D Chen, Q Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CDs) have been frequently used for broadening spectrum light
response due to their superior up-conversion photoluminescence (UPPL) property and …

Tetracycline degradation by persulfate activated with magnetic Cu/CuFe2O4 composite: efficiency, stability, mechanism and degradation pathway

Z Li, C Guo, J Lyu, Z Hu, M Ge - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetically separable Cu/CuFe 2 O 4 composite obtained by a solvothermal
method was used to active persulfate (PS) for the removal of tetracycline (TC). Under …

Comparison of chemical and biological degradation of sulfonamides: Solving the mystery of sulfonamide transformation

J Hu, X Li, F Liu, W Fu, L Lin, B Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfonamides (SAs) are widespread in aquatic environments and pose serious
environmental risks. The removal efficiencies and degradation mechanisms of SAs in both …

Usage of antibiotics in aquaculture and the impact on coastal waters

A Adenaya, M Berger, T Brinkhoff, M Ribas-Ribas… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
For decades, coastal marine ecosystems have been threatened by a wide range of
anthropogenic pollutants. Recently, there has been increasing concern about the …

A comprehensive review on preparation, functionalization and recent applications of nanofiber membranes in wastewater treatment

EI El-Aswar, H Ramadan, H Elkik, AG Taha - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The direct discharge of significant amounts of polluted water into water bodies causes
adverse ecological and human health effects. This severe deterioration in water quality …

A review of the toxicity in fish exposed to antibiotics

C Yang, G Song, W Lim - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are widely used in the treatment of human and veterinary diseases and are being
used worldwide in the agriculture industry to promote livestock growth. However, a variety of …