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surface water, wastewater, and sediment of the Msunduzi River, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Environ Toxicol Chem 35(1):36–46
Aida AA, Kuroda K, Yamamoto M, Nakamura A, Hatamoto M, Yamaguch T (2015) Diversity
profile of microbes associated with anaerobic sulfur oxidation in an upflow anaerobic sludge
blanket reactor treating municipal sewage. Microbes Environ 30(2):157–163
Akindele AA, Adewuyi IK, Adefioye OA, Adedokun SA, Olaolu AO (2010) Antibiogram and betalactamase production of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different human clinical
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Alexandrino DA, Mucha AP, Almeida CMR, Gao W, Jia Z, Carvalho MF (2017) Biodegradation of
the veterinary antibiotics enrofloxacin and ceftiofur and associated microbial community
dynamics. Sci Total Environ 581:359–368
Al-Gheethi AAS, Ismail N (2014) Biodegradation of pharmaceutical wastes in treated sewage
effluents by Bacillus subtilis 1556WTNC. Environ Process 1:459–481
Alygizakis NA, Gago-Ferrero P, Borova VL, Pavlidou A, Hatzianestis I, Thomaidis NS (2016)
Occurrence and spatial distribution of 158 pharmaceuticals, drugs of abuse and related
metabolites in offshore seawater. Sci Total Environ 541:1097–1105
Arora DS, Sharma RK (2010) Ligninolytic fungal laccases and their biotechnological applications.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol 160(6):1760–1788
Bai X, Acharya K (2016) Removal of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan by the green
alga Nannochloris sp. J Hazard Mater 315:70–75
Behera SK, Kim HW, Oh JE, Park HS (2011) Occurrence and removal of antibiotics, hormones and
several other pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants of the largest industrial city of
Korea. Sci Total Environ 409:4351–4360
Bergmann F, Selesi D, Weinmaier T, Tischler P, Rattei T, Meckenstock RU (2011) Genomic
insights into the metabolic potential of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degrading sulfatereducing Deltaproteobacterium N47. Environ Microbiol 13:1125–1137
Bessa VS, Moreira IS, Tiritan ME, Castro PML (2017) Enrichment of bacterial strains for the
biodegradation of diclofenac and carbamazepine from activated sludge. Int Biodeterior Biodegradation 120:135–142
Boopathy R (2002) Anaerobic biotransformation of carbon tetrachloride under various electron
acceptor conditions. Bioresour Technol 84(1):69–73
Boxall ABA, Kolpin D, Halling-Sørensen B, Tolls J (2003) Are veterinary medicines causing
environmental risks. Environ Sci Technol 36:286A–294A
Boxall AB, Rudd MA, Brooks BW, Caldwell DJ, Choi K, Hickmann S, Innes E, Ostapyk K,
Staveley JP, Verslycke T, Ankley GT (2012) Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the
environment: what are the big questions? Environ Health Perspect 120(9):1221
Cardoso O, Porcher JM, Sanchez W (2014) Factory-discharged pharmaceuticals could be a relevant
source of aquatic environment contamination: review of evidence and need for knowledge.
Chemosphere 115:20–30
Castellet-Rovira F, Lucas D, Villagrasa M, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Sarrà M (2018)
Stropharia rugosoannulata and Gymnopilus luteofolius: promising fungal species for pharmaceutical biodegradation in contaminated water. J Environ Manag 207:396–404
Chander V, Singh P, Sharma B, Upadhyay K, Singh R (2014) Environmental and health hazards
due to pharmaceutical effluents. Int J Pharma Rev Res 4(2):100–103
Christou A, Agüera A, Bayona JM, Cytryn E, Fotopoulos V, Lambropoulou D, Manaia CM,
Michael C, Revitt M, Schröder P, Fatta-Kassinos D (2017) The potential implications of
reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: the knowns and
unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes–a
review. Water Res 123:448–467
13 Pharmaceuticals: An Emerging Problem of Environment and Its Removal. . .
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Agunbiade FO, Moodley B (2016) Occurrence and distribution pattern of acidic pharmaceuticals in
surface water, wastewater, and sediment of the Msunduzi River, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Environ Toxicol Chem 35(1):36–46
Aida AA, Kuroda K, Yamamoto M, Nakamura A, Hatamoto M, Yamaguch T (2015) Diversity
profile of microbes associated with anaerobic sulfur oxidation in an upflow anaerobic sludge
blanket reactor treating municipal sewage. Microbes Environ 30(2):157–163
Akindele AA, Adewuyi IK, Adefioye OA, Adedokun SA, Olaolu AO (2010) Antibiogram and betalactamase production of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different human clinical
specimens in a tertiary health institution in Ile-ife, Nigeria. Am Eur J Sci Res 5(4):230–233
Alexandrino DA, Mucha AP, Almeida CMR, Gao W, Jia Z, Carvalho MF (2017) Biodegradation of
the veterinary antibiotics enrofloxacin and ceftiofur and associated microbial community
dynamics. Sci Total Environ 581:359–368
Al-Gheethi AAS, Ismail N (2014) Biodegradation of pharmaceutical wastes in treated sewage
effluents by Bacillus subtilis 1556WTNC. Environ Process 1:459–481
Alygizakis NA, Gago-Ferrero P, Borova VL, Pavlidou A, Hatzianestis I, Thomaidis NS (2016)
Occurrence and spatial distribution of 158 pharmaceuticals, drugs of abuse and related
metabolites in offshore seawater. Sci Total Environ 541:1097–1105
Arora DS, Sharma RK (2010) Ligninolytic fungal laccases and their biotechnological applications.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol 160(6):1760–1788
Bai X, Acharya K (2016) Removal of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan by the green
alga Nannochloris sp. J Hazard Mater 315:70–75
Behera SK, Kim HW, Oh JE, Park HS (2011) Occurrence and removal of antibiotics, hormones and
several other pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants of the largest industrial city of
Korea. Sci Total Environ 409:4351–4360
Bergmann F, Selesi D, Weinmaier T, Tischler P, Rattei T, Meckenstock RU (2011) Genomic
insights into the metabolic potential of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degrading sulfatereducing Deltaproteobacterium N47. Environ Microbiol 13:1125–1137
Bessa VS, Moreira IS, Tiritan ME, Castro PML (2017) Enrichment of bacterial strains for the
biodegradation of diclofenac and carbamazepine from activated sludge. Int Biodeterior Biodegradation 120:135–142
Boopathy R (2002) Anaerobic biotransformation of carbon tetrachloride under various electron
acceptor conditions. Bioresour Technol 84(1):69–73
Boxall ABA, Kolpin D, Halling-Sørensen B, Tolls J (2003) Are veterinary medicines causing
environmental risks. Environ Sci Technol 36:286A–294A
Boxall AB, Rudd MA, Brooks BW, Caldwell DJ, Choi K, Hickmann S, Innes E, Ostapyk K,
Staveley JP, Verslycke T, Ankley GT (2012) Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the
environment: what are the big questions? Environ Health Perspect 120(9):1221
Cardoso O, Porcher JM, Sanchez W (2014) Factory-discharged pharmaceuticals could be a relevant
source of aquatic environment contamination: review of evidence and need for knowledge.
Chemosphere 115:20–30
Castellet-Rovira F, Lucas D, Villagrasa M, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Sarrà M (2018)
Stropharia rugosoannulata and Gymnopilus luteofolius: promising fungal species for pharmaceutical biodegradation in contaminated water. J Environ Manag 207:396–404
Chander V, Singh P, Sharma B, Upadhyay K, Singh R (2014) Environmental and health hazards
due to pharmaceutical effluents. Int J Pharma Rev Res 4(2):100–103
Christou A, Agüera A, Bayona JM, Cytryn E, Fotopoulos V, Lambropoulou D, Manaia CM,
Michael C, Revitt M, Schröder P, Fatta-Kassinos D (2017) The potential implications of
reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: the knowns and
unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes–a
review. Water Res 123:448–467
13 Pharmaceuticals: An Emerging Problem of Environment and Its Removal. . .
285