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effluent and surface waters of the lower Tyne catchment. Sci Total Environ 356(1–3):143–153
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61. Angeles LF, Islam S, Aldstadt J, Saqeeb KN, Alam M, Khan MA et al (2020) Retrospective
suspect screening reveals previously ignored antibiotics, antifungal compounds, and metabolites in Bangladesh surface waters. Sci Total Environ 712:136285
62. Carlsson C, Johansson AK, Alvan G, Bergman K, Kühler T (2006) Are pharmaceuticals potent
environmental pollutants?: part I: environmental risk assessments of selected active pharmaceutical ingredients. Sci Total Environ 364(1–3):67–87
63. Gao XY, Liu Y, Miao LL, Liu ZP (2020) Pseudomonas sp. AOB-7 utilizes PHA granules as a
sustained-release carbon source and biofilm carrier for aerobic denitrification of aquaculture
water. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 104(7):3183–3192
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23 October 2000 establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy. Off
J Eur Communities 22(12):2000
54. Ashton D, Hilton M, Thomas KV (2004) Investigating the environmental transport of human
pharmaceuticals to streams in the United Kingdom. Sci Total Environ 333(1–3):167–184
55. Kolpin DW, Battaglin WA, Conn KE, Furlong ET, Glassmeyer ST, Kalkhoff SJ et al (2008)
Occurrence of transformation products in the environment. In: Transformation products of
synthetic chemicals in the environment. Springer, Berlin, pp 83–100
56. Nikolaou A, Meric S, Fatta D (2007) Occurrence patterns of pharmaceuticals in water and
wastewater environments. Anal Bioanal Chem 387(4):1225–1234
57. Bendz D, Paxéus NA, Ginn TR, Loge FJ (2005) Occurrence and fate of pharmaceutically active
compounds in the environment, a case study: Höje River in Sweden. J Hazard Mater 122
(3):195–204
58. Huang CH, Renew JE, Smeby KL, Pinkston K, Sedlak DL (2011) Assessment of potential
antibiotic contaminants in water and preliminary occurrence analysis. J Contem Water Res
Educ 120(1):4
59. Roberts PH, Thomas KV (2006) The occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater
effluent and surface waters of the lower Tyne catchment. Sci Total Environ 356(1–3):143–153
60. Lishman L, Smyth SA, Sarafin K, Kleywegt S, Toito J, Peart T et al (2006) Occurrence and
reductions of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and estrogens by municipal wastewater treatment plants in Ontario, Canada. Sci Total Environ 367(2–3):544–558
61. Angeles LF, Islam S, Aldstadt J, Saqeeb KN, Alam M, Khan MA et al (2020) Retrospective
suspect screening reveals previously ignored antibiotics, antifungal compounds, and metabolites in Bangladesh surface waters. Sci Total Environ 712:136285
62. Carlsson C, Johansson AK, Alvan G, Bergman K, Kühler T (2006) Are pharmaceuticals potent
environmental pollutants?: part I: environmental risk assessments of selected active pharmaceutical ingredients. Sci Total Environ 364(1–3):67–87
63. Gao XY, Liu Y, Miao LL, Liu ZP (2020) Pseudomonas sp. AOB-7 utilizes PHA granules as a
sustained-release carbon source and biofilm carrier for aerobic denitrification of aquaculture
water. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 104(7):3183–3192
Sources of Pharmaceuticals in Water
47