Biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by ammonia oxidizing bacteria in wastewater treatment processes.

Xu, Y; Yuan, Z; Ni, B-J

Biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by ammonia oxidizing bacteria in wastewater treatment processes.

Xu, Y Yuan, Z Ni, B-J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sci Total Environ, 2016, 566-567, pp. 796-805
Issue Date:: 2016-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Xu, Y
dc.contributor.author	Yuan, Z
dc.contributor.author	Ni, B-J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-20T01:26:57Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-17
dc.date.available	2022-07-20T01:26:57Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Sci Total Environ, 2016, 566-567, pp. 796-805
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697
dc.identifier.issn	1879-1026
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159055
dc.description.abstract	Pharmaceutical residues could potentially pose detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems and human health, with wastewater treatment being one of the major pathways for pharmaceuticals to enter into the environment. Enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals by ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) has been widely observed in wastewater treatment processes. This article reviews the current knowledge on the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by AOB. The relationship between the pharmaceuticals removal and nitrification process was revealed. The important role of AOB-induced cometabolism on the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals as well as their transformation products and pathways was elucidated. Kinetics and mathematical models describing the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by AOB were also reviewed. The results highlighted the high degradation capabilities of AOB toward some refractory pharmaceuticals, with their degradations being clearly related to the nitrification rate and their transformation products being identified, which may exhibit similar or higher ecotoxicological impacts compared to the parent compound.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE130100451
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130103147
dc.relation.ispartof	Sci Total Environ
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.118
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences
dc.subject.mesh	Ammonia
dc.subject.mesh	Bacteria
dc.subject.mesh	Biodegradation, Environmental
dc.subject.mesh	Biotransformation
dc.subject.mesh	Kinetics
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological
dc.subject.mesh	Oxidation-Reduction
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmaceutical Preparations
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Water
dc.subject.mesh	Bacteria
dc.subject.mesh	Ammonia
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmaceutical Preparations
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid
dc.subject.mesh	Oxidation-Reduction
dc.subject.mesh	Biotransformation
dc.subject.mesh	Kinetics
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological
dc.subject.mesh	Biodegradation, Environmental
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Water
dc.title	Biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by ammonia oxidizing bacteria in wastewater treatment processes.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	566-567
utslib.location.activity	Netherlands
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-07-20T01:26:55Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	566-567

Abstract:

Pharmaceutical residues could potentially pose detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems and human health, with wastewater treatment being one of the major pathways for pharmaceuticals to enter into the environment. Enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals by ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) has been widely observed in wastewater treatment processes. This article reviews the current knowledge on the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by AOB. The relationship between the pharmaceuticals removal and nitrification process was revealed. The important role of AOB-induced cometabolism on the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals as well as their transformation products and pathways was elucidated. Kinetics and mathematical models describing the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by AOB were also reviewed. The results highlighted the high degradation capabilities of AOB toward some refractory pharmaceuticals, with their degradations being clearly related to the nitrification rate and their transformation products being identified, which may exhibit similar or higher ecotoxicological impacts compared to the parent compound.

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