Fate of diclofenac in wetland mesocosms planted with Scirpus validus

• Main Authors: Zhang, Dong Qing, Hua, Tao, Gersberg, Richard M., Zhu, Junfei, Ng, Wun Jern, Tan, Soon Keat
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97965; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13242
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Uptake and accumulation of the pharmaceutical compound, diclofenac by the macrophyte Scirpus validus was measured in hydroponic solutions with 0.5–2.0 mg L−1 of diclofenac added for a maximum exposure period of 21 d. Findings showed that diclofenac can be reduced significantly (80%) by photodegradat...