Abstract
The presence of antibiotic residues in the environment is an emerging pollution issue due to their uninterrupted and unrestrained release into the environment and their harmful effects even at low concentrations. The occurrence and fate of these trace contaminants during wastewater treatment are key issues in the recycling of water resources. One of the major concerns is the presence of antibiotics in drinking water subsequent to wastewater treatment. Several processes have been adopted to degrade or eliminate antibiotics efficiently. This paper provides an insight on efficacy of various advanced oxidation processes for the removal of antibiotics and its crucial link to their physical-chemical properties and degradation.
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Acknowledgments
The authors are sincerely thankful to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant 355254 and strategic grant) and MinistŁre des Relations internationales du Québec (coopération Québec-Catalanya 2012-2014) for financial support. The views or opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors.
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Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 19 • Issue 4 • October 2015
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Received: Mar 5, 2014
Accepted: Aug 15, 2014
Published online: May 15, 2015
Published in print: Oct 1, 2015
Discussion open until: Oct 15, 2015
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