“…Prasse et al (2010Prasse et al ( , 2011 have also reported the presence of other antivirals, including acyclovir and its metabolite carboxy-acyclovir, zidovudine, lamivudine, abacavir, and penciclovir in wastewater, river water, and even groundwater in Germany. Zidovudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine were detected in rivers in Kenya at μg L −1 level (Koreje et al, 2012). Biodegradation, photodegradation, and ozonation of oseltamivir and its carboxylates have been studied via bench-scale experiments as well as investigations in sewage treatment plants (Accinelli et al, 2007(Accinelli et al, , 2010aBartels and von Tumpling, 2008;Ghosh et al, 2010a,b;Goncalves et al, 2011;Mestankova et al, 2012;Sacca et al, 2009).…”