Biological removal of the mixed pharmaceuticals: diclofenac, ibuprofen, and sulfamethoxazole using a bacterial consortium

ABSTRACT

Background: The presence of pharmaceuticals at low concentrations [ng to micro g] in the environment has become a hot spot for researchers in the past decades due to the unknown environmental impact and the possible damages they might have to the plantae and fauna present in the aquatic systems, as well as to the other living organisms