title: Electrochemical oxidation of drug residues in water by the example of tetracycline, gentamicine and aspirin.
abstract: Electro-chemical oxidation as a method to destroy drug residues like aspirin, tetracycline or gentamicine in water was investigated with C-anodes (modified by manganese oxides) and Pt anodes. The mechanism of aspirin and tetracycline oxidation and the influence of the biocide effect was observed using GC-MS and three different microbiological tests. In general, the biological availability increases with progressive oxidation of the antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Water Quality and Waste Management, University of Hanover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany. weichgrebe@isah.uni-hannover.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weichgrebe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Danilova
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rosenwinkel
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vedenjapin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baturova
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005839:Gentamicins; D014873:Water Pollutants; D013752:Tetracycline; D001241:Aspirin