Adsorption of ofloxacin and norfloxacin on carbon nanotubes: hydrophobicity-and structure-controlled process

H Peng, B Pan, M Wu, Y Liu, D Zhang, B Xing - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
Adsorption of antibiotics on solid particles is a key process controlling their fate in the
subsurface. This study compared the adsorption of ofloxacin and norfloxacin (NOR) on …

Biodegradability enhancement of wastewater containing cefalexin by means of the electro-Fenton oxidation process

AL Estrada, YY Li, A Wang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
The comparative degradation behavior of cefalexin (CLX) using advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) with the aim of improving CLX biodegradability was studied. Among the …

Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage sludge by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Y Yu, L Wu - Talanta, 2012 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) have been acknowledged as emerging pollutants due to widespread …

Optimization of antibiotic analysis in water by solid-phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry

JL Zhou, K Maskaoui, A Lufadeju - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes the development of an optimized method based on solid-phase
extraction (SPE) followed by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass …

Direct rapid analysis of multiple PPCPs in municipal wastewater using ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry without SPE pre …

K Yu, B Li, T Zhang - Analytica chimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
Highlights► Signal enhancements of 11 PPCPs were observed for non-SPE pre-
concentrated samples.► MT non-SPE shortened analysis time, reduced analysis cost, and …

pH significantly affects removal of trace antibiotics in chlorination of municipal wastewater

B Li, T Zhang - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of pH on chlorination behaviors of 12 antibiotics, including β-lactams,
sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, macrolides, and others at environmentally …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical products in the environment: sources, effects and risks

JF NARVAEZ V, C JIMENEZ C - Vitae, 2012 - scielo.org.co
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products have become an environmental problem in
recent years. Their physicochemical properties and persistence in the environment have …

Simultaneous extraction and determination of fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines and sulfonamides antibiotics in soils using optimised solid phase extraction …

W Hu, L Ma, C Guo, J Sha, X Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
An analytical method was developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of
18 fluoroquinolones (FQs), tetracyclines (TCs) and sulfonamides (SAs) antibiotics from soils …

Levels, spatial distribution and sources of selected antibiotics in the East River (Dongjiang), South China

R Zhang, G Zhang, J Tang… - Aquatic …, 2012 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
Eleven selected antibiotics in the East River, South China, were measured using high
performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry …

Solid phase extraction and high-performance thin-layer chromatography quantification of some antibiotics from surface waters

O Opriş, V Coman, F Copaciu, M Vlassa - JPC–Journal of Planar …, 2012 - Springer
Excessive use of antibiotics leads to their occurrence into the environment. In spite of their
benefit properties and desired effects during the therapeutic applications, the same …