Bioengineered,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 7376 - 7416
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Antibiotics,
as
antimicrobial
drugs,
have
been
widely
applied
human
and
veterinary
medicines.
Recently,
many
antibiotics
detected
in
the
environments
due
to
their
mass
production,
widespread
use,
but
a
lack
of
adequate
treatment
processes.
The
environmental
occurrence
has
received
worldwide
attention
potential
harm
ecosystem
health.
Research
status
environment
field
is
presented
by
bibliometrics.
Herein,
we
provided
comprehensive
overview
on
following
important
issues:
(1)
different
compartments,
such
wastewater,
surface
water,
soil;
(2)
toxicity
toward
non-target
organisms,
including
aquatic
terrestrial
organisms;
(3)
current
technologies
for
degradation
removal
antibiotics,
adsorption,
hydrolysis,
photodegradation
oxidation,
biodegradation.
It
was
found
that
macrolides,
fluoroquinolones,
tetracyclines,
sulfonamides
were
most
frequently
environment.
Compared
groundwaters,
wastewater
contained
high
concentration
antibiotic
residues.
Both
metabolites
exhibited
especially
organisms
(e.g.,
algae
fish).
Fluoroquinolones,
can
be
removed
through
abiotic
process,
photodegradation,
oxidation.
Fluoroquinolones
directly
undergo
Further
studies
chronic
effects
at
environmentally
relevant
concentrations
urgently
needed
fully
understand
hazards
help
government
establish
permissible
limits.
Biodegradation
promising
technology;
it
numerous
advantages
cost-effectiveness
friendliness.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(3), P. 2981 - 3121
Published: Dec. 7, 2021
Presently,
conventional
technologies
in
water
treatment
are
not
efficient
enough
to
completely
mineralize
refractory
contaminants.
In
this
context,
the
implementation
of
catalytic
processes
could
be
an
alternative.
Despite
advantages
provided
terms
kinetics
transformation,
selectivity,
and
energy
saving,
numerous
attempts
have
yet
led
at
industrial
scale.
This
review
examines
investigations
different
scales
for
which
controversies
limitations
must
solved
bridge
gap
between
fundamentals
practical
developments.
Particular
attention
has
been
paid
development
solar-driven
some
other
emerging
processes,
such
as
microwave
assisted
catalysis,
plasma-catalytic
or
biocatalytic
remediation,
taking
into
account
their
specific
drawbacks.
Challenges
a
better
understanding
related
complexity
systems
coexistence
various
solid-liquid-gas
interfaces
identified.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: April 26, 2022
The
presence
of
emerging
contaminants
in
the
environment,
such
as
pharmaceuticals,
is
a
growing
global
concern.
excessive
use
medication
globally,
together
with
recalcitrance
pharmaceuticals
traditional
wastewater
treatment
systems,
has
caused
these
compounds
to
present
severe
environmental
problem.
In
recent
years,
increase
their
availability,
access
and
drugs
concentrations
water
bodies
rise
substantially.
Considered
contaminants,
represent
challenge
field
remediation;
therefore,
alternative
add-on
systems
for
plants
are
continuously
being
developed
mitigate
impact
reduce
effects
on
environment
human
health.
this
review,
we
describe
current
status
pharmaceutical
focusing
bodies,
analyzing
development
bioremediation
especially
mycoremediation,
removal
special
focus
fungal
technologies.
