Biodegradation of Microtoxic Phenylpropanoids (Phenylpropanoic Acid and Ibuprofen) by Bacteria and the Relevance for Their Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants

Biodegradation of Microtoxic Phenylpropanoids (Phenylpropanoic Acid and Ibuprofen) by Bacteria and the Relevance for Their Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants

The NSAID ibuprofen (2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propanoic acid) and the structurally related 3-phenylpropanoic acid (3PPA), are widely used pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) which enter municipal waste streams but whose relatively low rates of elimination by wastewater treatment plants (WWT...

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Main Authors: Regina-Michaela Wittich, Ali Haïdour, Inés Aguilar-Romero, Jesús de la Torre-Zúñiga, Pieter van Dillewijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
emerging contaminants
ibuprofen mineralization
3-phenylpropanoic acid mineralization
horizontal gene transfer
PPCP
NSAID
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/2/442

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