develop highly efficient bioremediation strategies that are clean, green, sustainable,
and environmental-friendly and can replace the in-practice inefficient remediation
approaches.
Acknowledgments The work is a part of the project entitled “Contaminantes emergentes y prioritarios en las aguas reutilizadas en agricultura: riesgos y efectos en suelos, produc-ción agrícola y
entorno ambiental” funded by CSIC-Tecnologico de Monterrey under iLink program. All listed
authors are also grateful to their representative universities/institutes for providing literature
facilities.
Conflict of Interest Authors declare no conflict of interests in any capacity, including competing
or financial.
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horseradish peroxidase and lignin peroxidase composites. Nano 10(2):282
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Technol 37(6):1061–1068
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basin. J Hazard Mater 263:207–213
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diclofenac in surface waters: rapid photodegradation in a lake. Environ Sci Technol 32
(22):3449–3456
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in the Baltic Sea. In: Policy area hazards of the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region. Swedish
Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
13. Belhaj D, Baccar R, Jaabiri I, Bouzid J, Kallel M, Ayadi H, Zhou JL (2015) Fate of selected
estrogenic hormones in an urban sewage treatment plant in Tunisia (North Africa). Sci Total
Environ 505:154–160
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and environmental-friendly and can replace the in-practice inefficient remediation
approaches.
Acknowledgments The work is a part of the project entitled “Contaminantes emergentes y prioritarios en las aguas reutilizadas en agricultura: riesgos y efectos en suelos, produc-ción agrícola y
entorno ambiental” funded by CSIC-Tecnologico de Monterrey under iLink program. All listed
authors are also grateful to their representative universities/institutes for providing literature
facilities.
Conflict of Interest Authors declare no conflict of interests in any capacity, including competing
or financial.
References
1. Bilal M, Ashraf SS, Barceló D, Iqbal HM (2019) Biocatalytic degradation/redefining “removal”
fate of pharmaceutically active compounds and antibiotics in the aquatic environment. Sci Total
Environ 691:1190–1211
2. Pylypchuk IV, Daniel G, Kessler VG, Seisenbaeva GA (2020) Removal of diclofenac, paracetamol, and carbamazepine from model aqueous solutions by magnetic Sol–Gel encapsulated
horseradish peroxidase and lignin peroxidase composites. Nano 10(2):282
3. Bilal M, Mehmood S, Rasheed T, Iqbal HM (2020) Antibiotics traces in the aquatic environment: persistence and adverse environmental impact. Curr Opin Environ Sci Health 13:68–74
4. Ebele AJ, Abdallah MAE, Harrad S (2017) Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) in the freshwater aquatic environment. Emerg Contam 3(1):1–16
5. Miarov O, Tal A, Avisar D (2020) A critical evaluation of comparative regulatory strategies for
monitoring pharmaceuticals in recycled wastewater. J Environ Manag 254:109794
6. Stroski KM, Luong KH, Challis JK, Chaves-Barquero LG, Hanson ML, Wong CS (2020)
Wastewater sources of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals in
four Canadian Arctic communities. Sci Total Environ 708:134494
7. Li WC (2014) Occurrence, sources, and fate of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environment and
soil. Environ Pollut 187:193–201
8. Petrović M, Gonzalez S, Barceló D (2003) Analysis and removal of emerging contaminants in
wastewater and drinking water. TrAC Trends Anal Chem 22(10):685–696
9. Tixier C, Singer HP, Oellers S, Müller SR (2003) Occurrence and fate of carbamazepine,
clofibric acid, diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen in surface waters. Environ Sci
Technol 37(6):1061–1068
10. Aldekoa J, Medici C, Osorio V, Pérez S, Marcé R, Barceló D, Francés F (2013) Modelling the
emerging pollutant diclofenac with the GREAT-ER model: application to the Llobregat River
basin. J Hazard Mater 263:207–213
11. Buser HR, Poiger T, Müller MD (1998) Occurrence and fate of the pharmaceutical drug
diclofenac in surface waters: rapid photodegradation in a lake. Environ Sci Technol 32
(22):3449–3456
12. Hallgren P, Wallberg P (2015) Background report on pharmaceutical concentrations and effects
in the Baltic Sea. In: Policy area hazards of the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region. Swedish
Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
13. Belhaj D, Baccar R, Jaabiri I, Bouzid J, Kallel M, Ayadi H, Zhou JL (2015) Fate of selected
estrogenic hormones in an urban sewage treatment plant in Tunisia (North Africa). Sci Total
Environ 505:154–160
44
R. Parra-Saldivar et al.