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Correction to: High enrichment factors in chemical analysis of progestins and in bioassays: insights beyond trace levels
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High enrichment factors in chemical analysis of progestins and in bioassays: insights beyond trace levels
Concerns are growing about adverse effects of progestins on biota, even at ultra-trace concentrations. The enrichment factor (EF) from extraction of analytes in environmental samples that is needed for sample ...
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Open AccessLC-HRMS method for study of pharmaceutical uptake in plants: effect of pH under aeroponic condition
Global climate changes cause water scarcity in many regions, and the sustainable use of recycled water appears crucial, especially in agriculture. However, potentially hazardous compounds such as pharmaceutica...
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Open AccessNovel nontarget LC-HRMS-based approaches for evaluation of drinking water treatment
A conventional evaluation methodology for drinking water pollution focuses on analysing hundreds of compounds, usually by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. High-resolution mass spectrometry allow...
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Open AccessSelective accumulation of pharmaceutical residues from 6 different soils by plants: a comparative study on onion, radish, and spinach
The accumulation of six pharmaceuticals of different therapeutic uses has been thoroughly investigated and compared between onion, spinach, and radish plants grown in six soil types. While neutral molecules (e...
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Instrumental and bioanalytical assessment of pharmaceuticals and hormone-like compounds in a major drinking water source—wastewater receiving Zayandeh Rood river, Iran
Zayandeh Rood river is the most important river in central Iran supplying water for a variety of uses including drinking water for approximately three million inhabitants. The study aimed to investigate the qu...
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Open AccessInter-laboratory mass spectrometry dataset based on passive sampling of drinking water for non-target analysis
Non-target analysis (NTA) employing high-resolution mass spectrometry is a commonly applied approach for the detection of novel chemicals of emerging concern in complex environmental samples. NTA typically res...
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Determination of citalopram in fish brain tissue: benefits of coupling laser diode thermal desorption with low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry
Recent state-of-the-art methods developed for the analysis of polar xenobiotics from different types of biological matrices usually employ liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. However, there are limit...
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Non-antimicrobial pharmaceuticals can affect the development of antibiotic resistance in hospital wastewater
Within this study, we were interested in the effects of wastewater on the development of antimicrobial resistance. Microorganisms can relatively promptly adapt to evolutionary pressures of the environment, inc...
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Hospital wastewaters treatment: Fenton reaction vs. BDDE vs. ferrate(VI)
Various types of micropollutants, e.g., pharmaceuticals and their metabolites and resistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms, are usually found in hospital wastewaters. The aim of this paper was to study t...
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Correction to: Effects of multi-component mixtures from sewage treatment plant effluent on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) under fully realistic condition
The original version of this Article unfortunately contained an error. The authors’ given and family names were transposed erroneously. It has been corrected now in this Erratum.
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Root uptake of atenolol, sulfamethoxazole and carbamazepine, and their transformation in three soils and four plants
Soils can be contaminated by pharmaceuticals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of soil conditions (influencing sorption and persistence of pharmaceuticals in soils) and plant type on the root u...
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Effects of Multi-Component Mixtures from Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent on Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) under Fully Realistic Condition
This study characterized changes in biomarker responses in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) upon exposure to effluent water discharged from a sewage treatment plant (STP) under real conditions. Fish were exposed to ...
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Suitability and setup of next-generation sequencing-based method for taxonomic characterization of aquatic microbial biofilm
A robust and widely applicable method for sampling of aquatic microbial biofilm and further sample processing is presented. The method is based on next-generation sequencing of V4–V5 variable regions of 16S rR...
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Comparison of passive sampling and biota for monitoring of tonalide in aquatic environment
Synthetic musk compounds are extensively used in personal care and cosmetic products all over the world. Afterwards, they are discharged into the environment mainly because they are not completely removed in w...
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Frequency and use of pharmaceuticals in selected Slovakian town via wastewater analysis
The aim of this study was to analyze pharmaceuticals in wastewater from eight selected wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Slovakia. We analyzed 125 pharmaceutical compounds and selected 14 from the most co...
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Monitoring of micropollutants and resistant bacteria in wastewater and their effective removal by boron doped diamond electrode
The first part of our study is focused on the analysis of wastewaters composition from the effluence of four Slovak and three Czech wastewater treatment plants. The presence of 30 psychoactive substances and t...
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Development of fast and robust multiresidual LC-MS/MS method for determination of pharmaceuticals in soils
The aim of this study was to develop a simple extraction procedure and a multiresidual liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for determination of a wide range of pharmaceuticals from various so...
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Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and resistant types of bacteria in hospital effluent and their effective degradation by boron-doped diamond electrodes
Wastewaters are considered as a significant source of pathogenic microorganisms and a wide spectrum of pharmaceuticals. Disinfecting agents and antibiotics in these wastewaters can directly or indirectly influ...
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Determination of illicit drugs and their metabolites contamination on banknotes
In this study, the illicit drug contamination (24 selected psychoactive compounds) of banknotes collected in the Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Austria, and during music festivals, was studied using methanol ex...
