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. 2019 Nov 28;19:83. doi: 10.1186/s12896-019-0574-y

Table 2.

A summary of the % of EPs remaining after treatment with five different enzymes SPO, CPO, LPO, MnP and HRP with and without HOBT. Key: %EP remaining 0–25% (+++), 25–50% (++), 50–75% (+), More than 75% (−)

NO. Category Emerging pollutant SBP Only SBP + HOBT CPO Only CPO + HOBT LPO Only LPO + HOBT MnP Only MnP + HOBT HRP Only HRP + HOBT
1 Antibiotic Roxithromycin - - - + - +++ + - + +++
2 Antibiotic Lincomycin-hydrochloride - - - - - ++ - - - +++
3 Antibiotic Norfloxacin - - - - - + - - - +
4 Antibiotic Trimethoprim - - - ++ - - - - - -
5 Antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole + +++ - - + +++ - - - +++
6 Antidepressant Venlafaxine-hydrochloride - - - - - - - - - +
7 Antioxidant Caffeic acid +++ +++ + + +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
8 Anti-seizure drug Phenytoin - - - - - - - - - -
9 Diuretic drug Hydrochlorothiazide - - - - - + - - - +++
10 Drug for treating fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease Furosemide ++ +++ ++ +++ - +++ - - - +++
11 Drug for treating high blood pressure Atenolol - - - - - - - - - -
12 Fungicide Thiabendazole ++ ++ ++ - ++ ++ ++ - ++ ++
13 Herbicide Prometryn - - - - - - - - - -
14 Herbicide MCPA - - - - - - - - - -
15 Herbicide Fluometuron - - - - - - - - - -
16 Histamine H2 receptor antagonist Cimetidine ++ ++ ++ - ++ - ++ - ++ +++
17 Insect repellents DEET - - - - - - - - - -
18 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Meloxicam ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++
19 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Ibuprofen - - - - - - - - - -
20 Stimulant Caffeine - - - - - - - - - -
21 Sulfur vulcanization of rubber Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) +++ +++ ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++