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S. Manna et al.
Khan NA, Hasan Z, Jhung SH (2013) Adsorptive removal of hazardous materials using metalorganic frameworks (MOFs), a review. J Hazard Mater 244:444–456
Kim I, Yamashita N, Tanaka H (2009) Performance of UV and UV/H2O2 processes for the removal
of pharmaceuticals detected in secondary effluent of a sewage treatment plant in Japan. J Hazard
Mater 166:1134–1140
Kim HY, Lee OM, Kim TH, Yu S (2015) Enhanced biodegradability of pharmaceuticals and personal
care products by ionizing radiation. Water Environ Res 87:321–325
Kimura A, Osawa M, Taguchi M (2012) Decomposition of persistent pharmaceuticals in wastewater
by ionizing radiation. Radiat Phys Chem 81:1508–1512
Kinney CA, Furlong ET, Werner SL, Cahill JD (2006) Presence and distribution of wastewaterderived pharmaceuticals in soil irrigated with reclaimed water. Environ Toxicol Chem 25:317–326
Kummerer K (2001) Drugs in the environment, emission of drugs, diagnostic aids and disinfectants
into wastewater by hospitals in relation to other sources–a review. Chemosphere 45:957–969
Kummerer K (2009) The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment due to human use–present
knowledge and future challenges. J Environ Manag 90:2354–2366
Larsen TA, Lienert J, Joss A, Siegrist H (2004) How to avoid pharmaceuticals in the aquatic
environment. J Biotechnol 113:295–304
Li W, Nanaboina V, Zhou Q, Korshin GV (2012) Effects of Fenton treatment on the properties
of effluent organic matter and their relationships with the degradation of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products. Water Res 46:403–412
Li W, Shi Y, Gao L, Liu J, Cai Y (2015) Occurrence, fate and risk assessment of parabens and their
chlorinated derivatives in an advanced wastewater treatment plant. J Hazard Mater 300:29–38
Liu Y, Wang J (2013) Degradation of sulfamethazine by gamma irradiation in the presence of
hydrogen peroxide. J Hazard Mater 250–251:99–105
Liu FF, Zhao J, Wang S, Du P, Xing B (2014a) Effects of solution chemistry on adsorption of selected
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) by graphenes and carbon nanotubes. Environ
Sci Technol 48:13197–13206
Liu Y, Hu J, Wang J (2014b) Fe 2+ enhancing sulfamethazine degradation in aqueous solution by
gamma irradiation. Radiat Phys Chem 96:81–87
Loftus L, Jin G, Armstrong S, Bierma T, Walker P, Zheng W, Kelly W (2015) Fate of pharmaceutical
and personal care products in irrigated wastewater effluent. ISTC Reports
Loraine GA, Pettigrove ME (2006) Seasonal variations in concentrations of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products in drinking water and reclaimed wastewater in southern California. Environ
Sci Technol 40:687–695
Ma X, Zhang C, Deng J, Song Y, Li Q, Guo Y, Li C (2015) Simultaneous degradation of estrone,
17beta-Estradiol and 17alpha-Ethinyl estradiol in an aqueous UV/H(2)O(2) system. Int J Environ
Res Public Heal 12:12016–12029
McGregor D (2007) Hydroquinone, an evaluation of the human risks from its carcinogenic and
mutagenic properties. Crit Rev Toxicol 37:887–914
Michael I, Hapeshi E, Michael C, Fatta-Kassinos D (2010) Solar Fenton and solar TiO 2 catalytic treatment of ofloxacin in secondary treated effluents, evaluation of operational and kinetic
parameters. Water Res 44:5450–5462
Miller D, Wheals BB, Beresford N, Sumpter JP (2001) Estrogenic activity of phenolic additives
determined by an in vitro yeast bioassay. Environ Health Perspect 109:133–138
Nielsen L, Biggs MJ, Skinner W, Bandosz TJ (2014) The effects of activated carbon surface features
on the reactive adsorption of carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole. Carbon 80:419–432
Nowotny N, Epp B, von Sonntag C, Fahlenkamp H (2007) Quantification and modeling of the
elimination behavior of ecologically problematic wastewater micropollutants by adsorption on
powdered and granulated activated carbon. Environ Sci Technol 41:2050–2055
NTP (1989) NTP toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of hydroquinone (CAS No. 123-31-9) in
F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Gavage Studies)
Onesios KM, Yu JT, Bouwer EJ (2009) Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal
care products in treatment systems, a review. Biodegradation 20:441–466
S. Manna et al.
Khan NA, Hasan Z, Jhung SH (2013) Adsorptive removal of hazardous materials using metalorganic frameworks (MOFs), a review. J Hazard Mater 244:444–456
Kim I, Yamashita N, Tanaka H (2009) Performance of UV and UV/H2O2 processes for the removal
of pharmaceuticals detected in secondary effluent of a sewage treatment plant in Japan. J Hazard
Mater 166:1134–1140
Kim HY, Lee OM, Kim TH, Yu S (2015) Enhanced biodegradability of pharmaceuticals and personal
care products by ionizing radiation. Water Environ Res 87:321–325
Kimura A, Osawa M, Taguchi M (2012) Decomposition of persistent pharmaceuticals in wastewater
by ionizing radiation. Radiat Phys Chem 81:1508–1512
Kinney CA, Furlong ET, Werner SL, Cahill JD (2006) Presence and distribution of wastewaterderived pharmaceuticals in soil irrigated with reclaimed water. Environ Toxicol Chem 25:317–326
Kummerer K (2001) Drugs in the environment, emission of drugs, diagnostic aids and disinfectants
into wastewater by hospitals in relation to other sources–a review. Chemosphere 45:957–969
Kummerer K (2009) The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment due to human use–present
knowledge and future challenges. J Environ Manag 90:2354–2366
Larsen TA, Lienert J, Joss A, Siegrist H (2004) How to avoid pharmaceuticals in the aquatic
environment. J Biotechnol 113:295–304
Li W, Nanaboina V, Zhou Q, Korshin GV (2012) Effects of Fenton treatment on the properties
of effluent organic matter and their relationships with the degradation of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products. Water Res 46:403–412
Li W, Shi Y, Gao L, Liu J, Cai Y (2015) Occurrence, fate and risk assessment of parabens and their
chlorinated derivatives in an advanced wastewater treatment plant. J Hazard Mater 300:29–38
Liu Y, Wang J (2013) Degradation of sulfamethazine by gamma irradiation in the presence of
hydrogen peroxide. J Hazard Mater 250–251:99–105
Liu FF, Zhao J, Wang S, Du P, Xing B (2014a) Effects of solution chemistry on adsorption of selected
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) by graphenes and carbon nanotubes. Environ
Sci Technol 48:13197–13206
Liu Y, Hu J, Wang J (2014b) Fe 2+ enhancing sulfamethazine degradation in aqueous solution by
gamma irradiation. Radiat Phys Chem 96:81–87
Loftus L, Jin G, Armstrong S, Bierma T, Walker P, Zheng W, Kelly W (2015) Fate of pharmaceutical
and personal care products in irrigated wastewater effluent. ISTC Reports
Loraine GA, Pettigrove ME (2006) Seasonal variations in concentrations of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products in drinking water and reclaimed wastewater in southern California. Environ
Sci Technol 40:687–695
Ma X, Zhang C, Deng J, Song Y, Li Q, Guo Y, Li C (2015) Simultaneous degradation of estrone,
17beta-Estradiol and 17alpha-Ethinyl estradiol in an aqueous UV/H(2)O(2) system. Int J Environ
Res Public Heal 12:12016–12029
McGregor D (2007) Hydroquinone, an evaluation of the human risks from its carcinogenic and
mutagenic properties. Crit Rev Toxicol 37:887–914
Michael I, Hapeshi E, Michael C, Fatta-Kassinos D (2010) Solar Fenton and solar TiO 2 catalytic treatment of ofloxacin in secondary treated effluents, evaluation of operational and kinetic
parameters. Water Res 44:5450–5462
Miller D, Wheals BB, Beresford N, Sumpter JP (2001) Estrogenic activity of phenolic additives
determined by an in vitro yeast bioassay. Environ Health Perspect 109:133–138
Nielsen L, Biggs MJ, Skinner W, Bandosz TJ (2014) The effects of activated carbon surface features
on the reactive adsorption of carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole. Carbon 80:419–432
Nowotny N, Epp B, von Sonntag C, Fahlenkamp H (2007) Quantification and modeling of the
elimination behavior of ecologically problematic wastewater micropollutants by adsorption on
powdered and granulated activated carbon. Environ Sci Technol 41:2050–2055
NTP (1989) NTP toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of hydroquinone (CAS No. 123-31-9) in
F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Gavage Studies)
Onesios KM, Yu JT, Bouwer EJ (2009) Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal
care products in treatment systems, a review. Biodegradation 20:441–466