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2019_EJRNL_PP_MALEK_HARRABI_1.pdf
Terbatas Lili Sawaludin Mulyadi
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The present work describes the occurrence of antibiotic residues in urban wastewaters discharged into southern Sfax wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Thirteen out of the fifty-six antimicrobial compounds analyzed were detected in the wastewater samples with concentration ranging from 23.30 (for cefalexin) to 690.50 ng/L (for spiramycin) in WWTP influent and from 7.50 (for cefalexin) to 370.04 ng/L (for spiramycin) in WWTP effluent. The highest removal efficiency was observed for trimethoprim (88%), while the lowest one was observed for sulfapyridine (33%).The potential impact of the regenerated waters in the environment and pubic health is also discussed.