Biodegradation of the Antituberculosis Drug Isoniazid in the Aquatic Environment

Biodegradation of the Antituberculosis Drug Isoniazid in the Aquatic Environment

As part of our study on pharmaceutical waste management in Ghana, we investigated the biodegradability of the most widely used antituberculosis drug isoniazid in the aquatic environment. The experiment was conducted using three tests from the Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development gu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clean : soil, air, water air, water, 2015-02, Vol.43 (2), p.166-172
Hauptverfasser: Sasu, Samuel, Metzger, Jörg, Kranert, Martin, Kümmerer, Klaus
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Sprache:eng
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Biodegradation
Biodegradation of the antituberculosis drug isoniazid in the aquatic environment
Biological degradation
Chromatography
Fish
Pharmaceuticals
Sewage treatment plant
Studies
Surface water
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Zusammenfassung:As part of our study on pharmaceutical waste management in Ghana, we investigated the biodegradability of the most widely used antituberculosis drug isoniazid in the aquatic environment. The experiment was conducted using three tests from the Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development guidelines (close bottle test (CBT) 301D, low bacterial density i.e.
ISSN:1863-0650
1863-0669
DOI:10.1002/clen.201100147