Pharmaceuticals in drinking water sources and tap water in a city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River: occurrence, spatiotemporal distribution, and risk assessment

He, Peng; Wu, Junmei; Peng, Jingqian; Lin, Wei; Zhang, Liping; Zhou, Qiaohong; Wu, Zhenbin

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-15363-7

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“…Due to their widespread detection, their ongoing release into ecosystems has grown into a severe problem, causing serious health effects in humans, animals, and plants. They have been detected in drinking water [ 112 ], surface water [ 113 ], groundwater [ 114 ], marine waters [ 115 ], and soils [ 116 ]. They have also been shown to bio-accumulate in fruits and vegetables [ 117 , 118 ].…”

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A Review: Subcritical Water Extraction of Organic Pollutants from Environmental Matrices

Yabalak,

Aminzai,

Gizir

et al. 2024

Molecules

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Most organic pollutants are serious environmental concerns globally due to their resistance to biological, chemical, and photolytic degradation. The vast array of uses of organic compounds in daily life causes a massive annual release of these substances into the air, water, and soil. Typical examples of these substances include pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Since they are persistent and hazardous in the environment, as well as bio-accumulative, sensitive and efficient extraction and detection techniques are required to estimate the level of pollution and assess the ecological consequences. A wide variety of extraction methods, including pressurized liquid extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and subcritical water extraction, have been recently used for the extraction of organic pollutants from the environment. However, subcritical water has proven to be the most effective approach for the extraction of a wide range of organic pollutants from the environment. In this review article, we provide a brief overview of the subcritical water extraction technique and its application to the extraction of PAHs, PCBs, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and others form environmental matrices. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the influence of key extraction parameters, such as extraction time, pressure, and temperature, on extraction efficiency and recovery.

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A Review: Subcritical Water Extraction of Organic Pollutants from Environmental Matrices

Yabalak,

Aminzai,

Gizir

et al. 2024

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“…In this regard, concentrations of PhACs ranging from ng/L–μg/L have been recorded in effluents from sewage treatment plants, sediments, surface water, ground water, and occasionally in drinking water supplies ( Papagiannaki et al, 2022 ). For instance, in a recent study by He et al (2022) , different levels of antibiotics including ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, roxithromycin, sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, and oxytetracycline, as well as analgesics, ibuprofen, naproxen were recorded in drinking water sources in a city in China.…”

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“…The removal of the released PhACs from the environment, especially from The risk posed by the persistence of PhACs in the environment cannot be overemphasized. These risks range from development of antibiotic resistance, damage to the aquatic life, hormonal disruption, and bioaccumulation to low quality drinking water (Dos Santos et al, 2021;He et al, 2022;Papagiannaki et al, 2022). Unfortunately, the efficiency of PhACs removal through conventional wastewater treatment techniques such as adsorption, membrane filtration, ozonation, photolysis, photocatalysis has been noted to be limited due to one or many reasons (Cai et al, 2018).…”

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The potential of fungi in the bioremediation of pharmaceutically active compounds: a comprehensive review

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The ability of fungal species to produce a wide range of enzymes and metabolites, which act synergistically, makes them valuable tools in bioremediation, especially in the removal of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) from contaminated environments. PhACs are compounds that have been specifically designed to treat or alter animal physiological conditions and they include antibiotics, analgesics, hormones, and steroids. Their detrimental effects on all life forms have become a source of public outcry due their persistent nature and their uncontrolled discharge into various wastewater effluents, hospital effluents, and surface waters. Studies have however shown that fungi have the necessary metabolic machinery to degrade PhACs in complex environments, such as soil and water, in addition they can be utilized in bioreactor systems to remove PhACs. In this regard, this review highlights fungal species with immense potential in the biodegradation of PhACs, their enzymatic arsenal as well as the probable mechanism of biodegradation. The challenges encumbering the real-time application of this promising bioremediative approach are also highlighted, as well as the areas of improvement and future perspective. In all, this paper points researchers to the fact that fungal bioremediation is a promising strategy for addressing the growing issue of pharmaceutical contamination in the environment and can help to mitigate the negative impacts on ecosystems and human health.

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“…Antibiotics have been used extensively in medical, animal husbandry, aquaculture for humans and animal infectious disease treatment [1,2]. Unfortunately, many antibiotics, including fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, macrolides and tetracycline, have been detected in drinking water, with the concentration ranging from 0.69 to 472.42 ng L −1 , threatening human health and safety [3][4][5][6][7]. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop drinking water purification for antibiotics removal.…”

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A High Flux Electrochemical Filtration System Based on Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Membrane for Efficient Tetracycline Degradation

Yang

et al. 2022

Water

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In this work, an electrochemical filter using an electrospun carbon nanofiber membrane (ECNFM) anode fabricated by electrospinning, stabilization and carbonization was developed for the removal of antibiotic tetracycline (TC). ECNFM with 2.5 wt% terephthalic acid (PTA) carbonized at 1000 °C (ECNFM-2.5%-1000) exhibited higher tensile stress (0.75 MPa) and porosity (92.8%), more graphitic structures and lower electron transfer resistance (23.52 Ω). Under the optimal condition of applied voltage 2.0 V, pH 6.1, 0.1 mol L−1 Na2SO4, initial TC concentration 10 ppm and membrane flux 425 LMH, the TC removal efficiency of the electrochemical filter of ECNFM-2.5%-1000 reached 99.8%, and no obvious performance loss was observed after 8 h of continuous operation. The pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant in flow-through mode was 2.28 min−1, which was 10.53 times higher than that in batch mode. Meanwhile, the energy demand for 90% TC removal was only 0.017 kWh m−3. TC could be converted to intermediates with lower developmental toxicity and mutagenicity via the loss of functional groups (-CONH2, -CH3, -OH, -N(CH3)2) and ring opening reaction, which was mainly achieved by direct anodic oxidation. This study highlights the potential of ECNFM-based electrochemical filtration for efficient and economical drinking water purification.

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Pharmaceuticals in drinking water sources and tap water in a city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River: occurrence, spatiotemporal distribution, and risk assessment

Cited by 24 publications

References 36 publications

A Review: Subcritical Water Extraction of Organic Pollutants from Environmental Matrices

A Review: Subcritical Water Extraction of Organic Pollutants from Environmental Matrices

The potential of fungi in the bioremediation of pharmaceutically active compounds: a comprehensive review

A High Flux Electrochemical Filtration System Based on Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Membrane for Efficient Tetracycline Degradation

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