Transformation products of pharmaceuticals in surface waters and wastewater formed during photolysis and advanced oxidation processes - Degradation, elucidation of byproducts and assessment of their biological potency

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 693-709

  Fatta Kassinos, D ^a   Vasquez, M I ^a   Kummerer K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Eco)toxicity; Advanced oxidation process; Antibiotic activity; Pharmaceutical; Photolysis; Transformation product

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL POTENCY; CRUCIAL PARAMETERS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AMOXICILLIN; ATENOLOL; BEZAFIBRATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; DIFLOXACIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYCYCLINE; FENOFIBRATE; FENOFIBRIC ACID; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IBUPROFEN; IFENPRODIL; INDOMETACIN; IOMEPROL; KETOPROFEN; LINCOMYCIN; MEFENAMIC ACID; METOPROLOL; NORDIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OSELTAMIVIR; PARACETAMOL; PHENAZONE; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; SURFACE WATER; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTICS; DEGRADATION; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; OXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TRANSFORMATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG OXIDATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REVIEW; WASTE WATER;

EID: 80555126765     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.082     Document Type: Review

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