Evaluation of techniques for the remediation of antibiotic-contaminated water using activated carbon
Kiran P. Shejale, Dharmveer Yadav, Harshala Patil, Sumit Saxena, Shobha Shukla
Abstract
Antibiotics have emerged as an important group of environmental pollutants and attracted global concern due to their persistent influence on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems even at low concentrations and evolution of antibiotic-resistant superbug.
Topics & Concepts
AntibioticsEnvironmental remediationPollutantContaminationAquatic ecosystemActivated carbonEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryAquatic environmentEcosystemWaste managementEcologyBiologyChemistryMicrobiologyEngineeringAdsorptionOrganic chemistryPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalAnalytical chemistry methods development