Yongjun Zhang

TL;DR: The ecotoxicological studies of both drugs imply that they do not easily cause acute toxic effects at their environmental concentrations, however their chronic effects need cautious attention.

TL;DR: MIP had better selectivity and higher adsorption efficiency for DFC as compared to that of powdered activated carbon (PAC) and reusability was demonstrated for at least 12 repeated cycles without significant loss in performance, which is a definite advantage over single-use activated carbon.

TL;DR: Crude lignin peroxidase, produced from a white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, was studied on its in vitro degradation of carbamazepine and diclofenac and it was found that LiP completely degraded both drugs at pH 3.0-4.5 and 3-24 ppm H(2)O(2).

TL;DR: It was found that the sufficient supply with nutrients is crucial for an effective elimination of CBZ, a widely concerned pharmaceutical, and the effective elimination was stable in a continuous operation for a long term (around 100 days).

TL;DR: The prediction results demonstrate a global aquatic contamination of CBZ, and provides some implications on the control strategies of pharmaceutical aquatic contamination, including upgrading STPs, urine separation, waste pharmaceuticals collection, environmentally labeling pharmaceuticals, and green pharmacy.