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wetland sediments under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. J Soils Sediments 12:1164–1173
Craggs R, Sutherland D, Campbell H (2012) Hectare-scale demonstration of high rate algal ponds
for enhanced wastewater treatment and biofuel production. J Appl Phycol 24(3):329–337
Cruz-Morato C, Ferrando-Climent L, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Barcelo D, Marco-Urrea E, Vicent T,
Sarra M (2013) Degradation of pharmaceuticals in non- sterile urban wastewater by Trametes
versicolor in a fluidized bed bioreactor. Water Res 47:5200–5210
Cruz-Morato C, Lucas D, Llorca M, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Gorga M, Petrovic M, Barcelo D, Vicent
T, Sarra M, Marco-Urrea E (2014) Hospital wastewater treatment by fungal bioreactor: removal
efficiency for pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptor compounds. Sci Total Environ 493:365–
376
de Araujo CAV, Maciel GM, Rodrigues EA et al (2017) Simultaneous removal of the antimicrobial
activity and toxicity of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim by white rot fungi. Water Air Soil
Pollut 228:341
De Groot RS, Wilson MA, Boumans RM (2002) A typology for the classification, description and
valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services. Ecol Econ 41(3):393–408
de Wilt A, Butkovskyi A, Tuantet K, Leal LH, Fernandes TV, Langenhoff A, Zeeman G (2016)
Micropollutant removal in an algal treatment system fed with source separated wastewater
streams. J Hazard Mater 304:84–92
Deng Y, Mao Y, Li B, Yang C, Zhang T (2016) Aerobic degradation of sulfadiazine by
Arthrobacter spp.: kinetics, pathways, and genomic characterization. Environ Sci Technol 50
(17):9566–9575
Ding T, Lin K, Yang B, Yang M, Li J, Li W, Gan J (2017) Biodegradation of naproxen by
freshwater algae Cymbella sp. and Scenedesmus quadricauda and the comparative toxicity.
Bioresour Technol 238:164–173
Dixit D, Parmar N (2013) Treatment of pharmaceutical waste water by electro-coagulation and
natural coagulation process: review. VSRD Int J Technol NonTechnol Res 4(5):79–88
Douziech M, Conesa IR, Benítez-López A, Franco A, Huijbregts M, van Zelm R (2018)
Quantifying variability in removal efficiencies of chemicals in activated sludge wastewater
treatment plants–a meta-analytical approach. Enviro Sci: Proc Imp 20(1):171–182
Eissen M, Geisler G, Buehler B, Fischer C, Hungerbuehler K, Schmid A, Carreira EM (2008) Mass
balances and life cycle assessment. In: Lapkin A, Constable DJC (eds) Green chemistry metrics:
measuring and monitoring sustainable processes. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ
Escapa C, Coimbra RN, Paniagua S, García AI, Otero M (2015) Nutrients and pharmaceuticals
removal from wastewater by culture and harvesting of Chlorella sorokiniana. Bioresour Technol
185:276–284
Facey SJ, Nebel BA, Kontny L, Allgaier M, Hauer B (2018) Rapid and complete degradation of
diclofenac by native soil microorganisms. Environ Technol Innov 10:55–61
Fent K, Weston AA, Caminada D (2006) Ecotoxicology of human pharmaceuticals. Aquat Toxicol
76:122–159
Finley RL, Collignon P, Larsson DG, McEwen SA, Li XZ, Gaze WH, Reid-Smith R, Timinouni M,
Graham DW, Topp E (2013) The scourge of antibiotic resistance: the important role of the
environment. Clin Infect Dis 57(5):704–710
Fram MS, Belitz K (2011) Occurrence and concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds in
groundwater used for public drinking-water supply in California. Sci Total Environ
409:3409–3417
Garcia-Ruiz E, Mate DM, Gonzalez-Perez D, Molina-Espeja P, Camarero S, Martínez AT,
Ballesteros AO, Alcalde M (2014) Directed evolution of ligninolytic oxidoreductases: from
functional expression to stabilization and beyond. In: Riva S, Fessner W-D (eds) Cascade
biocatalysis: integrating stereoselective and environmentally friendly reactions. Wiley-VCH,
Weinheim, pp 1–22
Gauthier H, Yargeau V, Cooper DG (2010) Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals by Rhodococcus
rhodochrous and Aspergillus niger by co-metabolism. Sci Total Environ 408:1701–1706
286
K. Sharma and G. Kaushik
wetland sediments under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. J Soils Sediments 12:1164–1173
Craggs R, Sutherland D, Campbell H (2012) Hectare-scale demonstration of high rate algal ponds
for enhanced wastewater treatment and biofuel production. J Appl Phycol 24(3):329–337
Cruz-Morato C, Ferrando-Climent L, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Barcelo D, Marco-Urrea E, Vicent T,
Sarra M (2013) Degradation of pharmaceuticals in non- sterile urban wastewater by Trametes
versicolor in a fluidized bed bioreactor. Water Res 47:5200–5210
Cruz-Morato C, Lucas D, Llorca M, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Gorga M, Petrovic M, Barcelo D, Vicent
T, Sarra M, Marco-Urrea E (2014) Hospital wastewater treatment by fungal bioreactor: removal
efficiency for pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptor compounds. Sci Total Environ 493:365–
376
de Araujo CAV, Maciel GM, Rodrigues EA et al (2017) Simultaneous removal of the antimicrobial
activity and toxicity of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim by white rot fungi. Water Air Soil
Pollut 228:341
De Groot RS, Wilson MA, Boumans RM (2002) A typology for the classification, description and
valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services. Ecol Econ 41(3):393–408
de Wilt A, Butkovskyi A, Tuantet K, Leal LH, Fernandes TV, Langenhoff A, Zeeman G (2016)
Micropollutant removal in an algal treatment system fed with source separated wastewater
streams. J Hazard Mater 304:84–92
Deng Y, Mao Y, Li B, Yang C, Zhang T (2016) Aerobic degradation of sulfadiazine by
Arthrobacter spp.: kinetics, pathways, and genomic characterization. Environ Sci Technol 50
(17):9566–9575
Ding T, Lin K, Yang B, Yang M, Li J, Li W, Gan J (2017) Biodegradation of naproxen by
freshwater algae Cymbella sp. and Scenedesmus quadricauda and the comparative toxicity.
Bioresour Technol 238:164–173
Dixit D, Parmar N (2013) Treatment of pharmaceutical waste water by electro-coagulation and
natural coagulation process: review. VSRD Int J Technol NonTechnol Res 4(5):79–88
Douziech M, Conesa IR, Benítez-López A, Franco A, Huijbregts M, van Zelm R (2018)
Quantifying variability in removal efficiencies of chemicals in activated sludge wastewater
treatment plants–a meta-analytical approach. Enviro Sci: Proc Imp 20(1):171–182
Eissen M, Geisler G, Buehler B, Fischer C, Hungerbuehler K, Schmid A, Carreira EM (2008) Mass
balances and life cycle assessment. In: Lapkin A, Constable DJC (eds) Green chemistry metrics:
measuring and monitoring sustainable processes. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ
Escapa C, Coimbra RN, Paniagua S, García AI, Otero M (2015) Nutrients and pharmaceuticals
removal from wastewater by culture and harvesting of Chlorella sorokiniana. Bioresour Technol
185:276–284
Facey SJ, Nebel BA, Kontny L, Allgaier M, Hauer B (2018) Rapid and complete degradation of
diclofenac by native soil microorganisms. Environ Technol Innov 10:55–61
Fent K, Weston AA, Caminada D (2006) Ecotoxicology of human pharmaceuticals. Aquat Toxicol
76:122–159
Finley RL, Collignon P, Larsson DG, McEwen SA, Li XZ, Gaze WH, Reid-Smith R, Timinouni M,
Graham DW, Topp E (2013) The scourge of antibiotic resistance: the important role of the
environment. Clin Infect Dis 57(5):704–710
Fram MS, Belitz K (2011) Occurrence and concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds in
groundwater used for public drinking-water supply in California. Sci Total Environ
409:3409–3417
Garcia-Ruiz E, Mate DM, Gonzalez-Perez D, Molina-Espeja P, Camarero S, Martínez AT,
Ballesteros AO, Alcalde M (2014) Directed evolution of ligninolytic oxidoreductases: from
functional expression to stabilization and beyond. In: Riva S, Fessner W-D (eds) Cascade
biocatalysis: integrating stereoselective and environmentally friendly reactions. Wiley-VCH,
Weinheim, pp 1–22
Gauthier H, Yargeau V, Cooper DG (2010) Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals by Rhodococcus
rhodochrous and Aspergillus niger by co-metabolism. Sci Total Environ 408:1701–1706
286
K. Sharma and G. Kaushik