Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Lebanese polluted Litani River

CK Mounzer, SA Baydoun, RA Amer… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2024 - Springer
Antibiotic contamination in polluted rivers is well recognized as an environmental and public
health challenge. In this study, the occurrence, distribution, and ecological risk assessment …

Recent advances in electrochemical flow reactors used in advanced oxidation processes: A critical review

OM Cornejo, MF Murrieta, ZG Aguilar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
This communication reviews recent advances in the design of electrochemical flow reactors
used in water treatment by EAOPs. The performance of different reactor configurations, such …

Screening for antibiotics and their degradation products in surface and wastewaters of the POCTEFA territory by solid-phase extraction-UPLC-electrospray MS/MS

S Gozzo, S Moles, K Kińska, MP Ormad, R Mosteo… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
A method based on UPLC-MS/MS (ultraperformance liquid chromatography—tandem mass
spectrometry) was optimized for the analysis of a broad set of antibiotics and their …

Removal of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics by Chitosan–Magnetite from Aqueous: Single and Binary Adsorption

QM Bui, TQ Vu, XT Vuong, VD Nguyen, LTN Nguyen… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this research, chitosan–magnetite composites (CS-MNPs) were successfully synthesized
using a rapid and easy technique. The materials were characterized by FTIR, XRD, EDX …

Enzymatic monolithic reactors for micropollutants degradation

S Ahmad, W Sebai, MP Belleville, N Brun, A Galarneau… - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Silica monoliths with uniform macro-/mesoporous structures (20 μm and 20 nm macro-and
mesopores diameters, respectively), high porosity (83%) and high surface area (370 m 2 g …

Struvite crystallization induced the discrepant transports of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in phosphorus recovery from swine wastewater

J Cai, ZL Ye, C Ye, X Ye, S Chen - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Struvite (MgNH 4 PO 3· 6H 2 O) crystallization is one of important methods of
phosphorus recovery from wastewater. As to livestock wastewater, the high-strength …

Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in agricultural ecosystems following irrigation with treated municipal wastewater

D Phan, AS Bhattacharjee, D Hanan, S Park… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agricultural systems via irrigation water is a
serious public health issue as it can be transmitted to humans through the food chain …

A systematic workflow of data mining confirms widespread occurrence of antibiotic contamination in freshwater reservoirs

ZF Guo, WJ Boeing, YY Xu, E Borgomeo, D Liu… - Exposure and …, 2023 - Springer
Antibiotic residues in reservoirs threatens ecosystems and human health. Whereas
numerous studies have been conducted on their occurrence and distribution, overall …

Amoxicillin Degradation by TiO2 P25 Solar Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Influence of pH and Oxidizing Agent H2O2 Addition

TL Alcázar-Medina, I Chairez-Hernández… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the years, there has been an increase in the consumption of drugs, particularly
antibiotics. Amoxicillin (AMX) is considered one of the most widely used antibiotics, causing …

Trends in the detection of pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting compounds by Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)

IB Chabchoubi, N Belkhamssa, M Ksibi… - Trends in Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Field-effect transistors (FETs) are one of the most widely-used electronic sensors for
continuous monitoring and detection of contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and …