Laban NA, Selesi D, Rattei T, Tischler P, Meckenstock RU (2010) Identification of enzymes
involved in anaerobic benzene degradation by a strictly anaerobic iron-reducing enrichment
culture. Environ Microbiol 12(10):2783–2796
Lahti M, Oikari A (2011) Microbial transformation of pharmaceuticals Naproxen, bisoprolol, and
diclofenac in aerobic and anaerobic environments. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 61:202–210
Langenhoff A, Inderfurth N, Veuskens T et al (2013) Microbial removal of the pharmaceutical
compounds Ibuprofen and diclofenac from wastewater. BioMed Res Int 2013:325806. https://
doi.org/10.1155/2013/325806
Lapworth DJ, Baran N, Stuart ME, Ward RS (2012) Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: a review of sources, fate and occurrence. Environ Pollut 163:287–303
Leung HW, Jin L, Wei S, Tsui MMP, Zhou B, Jiao L, Cheung PC, Chun YK, Murphy MB, Lam
PKS (2013) Pharmaceuticals in tap water: human health risk assessment and proposed monitoring framework in China. Environ Health Perspect 121:839–846
Liang Y, Van Nostrand JD, Deng Y, He Z, Wu L et al (2011) Functional gene diversity of soil
microbial communities from five oil-contaminated fields in China. ISME J 5:403–413
Lin YC, Lai WWP, Tung HH, Lin AYC (2015) Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and
perfluorinated compounds in groundwater in Taiwan. Environ Monit Assess 187(5):256
Ma C, Qin D, Sun Q, Zhang F, Liu H, Yu CP (2016) Removal of environmental estrogens by
bacterial cell immobilization technique. Chemosphere 144:607–614
Marchlewicz A, Domaradzka D, Guzik U, Wojcieszyńska D (2016) Bacillus thuringiensis B1
(2015b) is a gram-positive bacteria able to degrade naproxen and ibuprofen. Water Air Soil
Pollut 227(6):197
Mastroianni N, Bleda MJ, de Alda ML, Barceló D (2016) Occurrence of drugs of 735 abuse in
surface water from four Spanish river basins: spatial and temporal variations and 736 environmental risk assessment. J Hazard Mater 316:134–142
Matamoros V, Uggetti E, García J, Bayona JM (2016) Assessment of the mechanisms involved in
the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: a laboratory scale study.
J Hazard Mater 301:197–205
Mompelat S, Le Bot B, Thomas O (2009) Occurrence and fate of pharmaceutical products and byproducts, from resource to drinking water. Environ Int 35(5):803–814
Moreira IS, Bessa VS, Murgolo S, Piccirillo C, Mascolo G, Castro PML (2018) Biodegradation of
diclofenac by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 152:104–
113
Müller E, Schüssler W, Horn H, Lemmer H (2013) Aerobic biodegradation of the sulfonamide
antibiotic sulfamethoxazole by activated sludge applied as co-substrate and sole carbon and
nitrogen source. Chemosphere 92(8):969–978
Murdoch RW, Hay AG (2015) The biotransformation of ibuprofen to trihydroxyibuprofen in
activated sludge and by Variovorax Ibu-1. Biodegradation 26(2):105–113
Murphy BL, Morrison RD (eds) (2002) Introduction to environmental forensics. Elsevier Academic
Press, London. ISBN 0-12-511355-2
Naghdi M, Taheran M, Brar SK, Kermanshahi-pour A, Verma M, Surampalli RY (2018) Removal
of pharmaceutical compounds in water and wastewater using fungal oxidoreductase enzymes.
Enviro Pollut 234:190–213
Ng KK, Shi X, Melvin KYT, Ng HY (2014) A novel application of anaerobic bioentrapped
membrane reactor for the treatment of chemical synthesis-based pharmaceutical wastewater.
Sep Purif Technol 132:634–643
Nguyen PY, Carvalho G, Reis AC, Nunes OC, Reis MAM, Oehmen A (2017) Impact of biogenic
substrates on sulfamethoxazole biodegradation kinetics by Achromobacter denitrificans strain
PR1. Biodegradation 28(2-3):205–217
Nikolaou A, Meric S, Fatta D (2007) Occurrence patterns of pharmaceuticals in water and
wastewater environments. Anal Bioanal Chem 387(4):1225–1231
Onesios KM, Yu JT, Bower EJ (2009) Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products in treatment systems: a review. Biodegradation 20:441–466
288
K. Sharma and G. Kaushik
involved in anaerobic benzene degradation by a strictly anaerobic iron-reducing enrichment
culture. Environ Microbiol 12(10):2783–2796
Lahti M, Oikari A (2011) Microbial transformation of pharmaceuticals Naproxen, bisoprolol, and
diclofenac in aerobic and anaerobic environments. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 61:202–210
Langenhoff A, Inderfurth N, Veuskens T et al (2013) Microbial removal of the pharmaceutical
compounds Ibuprofen and diclofenac from wastewater. BioMed Res Int 2013:325806. https://
doi.org/10.1155/2013/325806
Lapworth DJ, Baran N, Stuart ME, Ward RS (2012) Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: a review of sources, fate and occurrence. Environ Pollut 163:287–303
Leung HW, Jin L, Wei S, Tsui MMP, Zhou B, Jiao L, Cheung PC, Chun YK, Murphy MB, Lam
PKS (2013) Pharmaceuticals in tap water: human health risk assessment and proposed monitoring framework in China. Environ Health Perspect 121:839–846
Liang Y, Van Nostrand JD, Deng Y, He Z, Wu L et al (2011) Functional gene diversity of soil
microbial communities from five oil-contaminated fields in China. ISME J 5:403–413
Lin YC, Lai WWP, Tung HH, Lin AYC (2015) Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and
perfluorinated compounds in groundwater in Taiwan. Environ Monit Assess 187(5):256
Ma C, Qin D, Sun Q, Zhang F, Liu H, Yu CP (2016) Removal of environmental estrogens by
bacterial cell immobilization technique. Chemosphere 144:607–614
Marchlewicz A, Domaradzka D, Guzik U, Wojcieszyńska D (2016) Bacillus thuringiensis B1
(2015b) is a gram-positive bacteria able to degrade naproxen and ibuprofen. Water Air Soil
Pollut 227(6):197
Mastroianni N, Bleda MJ, de Alda ML, Barceló D (2016) Occurrence of drugs of 735 abuse in
surface water from four Spanish river basins: spatial and temporal variations and 736 environmental risk assessment. J Hazard Mater 316:134–142
Matamoros V, Uggetti E, García J, Bayona JM (2016) Assessment of the mechanisms involved in
the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: a laboratory scale study.
J Hazard Mater 301:197–205
Mompelat S, Le Bot B, Thomas O (2009) Occurrence and fate of pharmaceutical products and byproducts, from resource to drinking water. Environ Int 35(5):803–814
Moreira IS, Bessa VS, Murgolo S, Piccirillo C, Mascolo G, Castro PML (2018) Biodegradation of
diclofenac by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 152:104–
113
Müller E, Schüssler W, Horn H, Lemmer H (2013) Aerobic biodegradation of the sulfonamide
antibiotic sulfamethoxazole by activated sludge applied as co-substrate and sole carbon and
nitrogen source. Chemosphere 92(8):969–978
Murdoch RW, Hay AG (2015) The biotransformation of ibuprofen to trihydroxyibuprofen in
activated sludge and by Variovorax Ibu-1. Biodegradation 26(2):105–113
Murphy BL, Morrison RD (eds) (2002) Introduction to environmental forensics. Elsevier Academic
Press, London. ISBN 0-12-511355-2
Naghdi M, Taheran M, Brar SK, Kermanshahi-pour A, Verma M, Surampalli RY (2018) Removal
of pharmaceutical compounds in water and wastewater using fungal oxidoreductase enzymes.
Enviro Pollut 234:190–213
Ng KK, Shi X, Melvin KYT, Ng HY (2014) A novel application of anaerobic bioentrapped
membrane reactor for the treatment of chemical synthesis-based pharmaceutical wastewater.
Sep Purif Technol 132:634–643
Nguyen PY, Carvalho G, Reis AC, Nunes OC, Reis MAM, Oehmen A (2017) Impact of biogenic
substrates on sulfamethoxazole biodegradation kinetics by Achromobacter denitrificans strain
PR1. Biodegradation 28(2-3):205–217
Nikolaou A, Meric S, Fatta D (2007) Occurrence patterns of pharmaceuticals in water and
wastewater environments. Anal Bioanal Chem 387(4):1225–1231
Onesios KM, Yu JT, Bower EJ (2009) Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products in treatment systems: a review. Biodegradation 20:441–466
288
K. Sharma and G. Kaushik