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7558659 
Journal Article 
Photochemical studies of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in aqueous solutions 
Koutsouba, P; Dasenakis, M; Hiskia, A; Tsipi, D; , 
2001 
UNIV AEGEAN 
ATHENS 
234-241 
WOS:000175781000034 
Scientists all over the world present data confirming that a wide variety of drugs and their metabolites are showing up in the aquatic environment, In Greece, diclofenac an antiflammatory drug was detected in every sample collected from the effluents from several sewage treatment plants. In this work photodegradation of diclofenac was studied, after irradiation with sunlight and UV light in aqueous solutions. Diclofenac degraded completely after irradiation and a number of breakdown products was detected by HPLC-DAD. The identification of three photoproducts, 8-chlorocarbazole-1-acetic acid, 8-hydroxycarbazole-1-acetic acid and carbazole-1-acetic acid was achieved by GC-MS, after derivatization with BSTFA. 
Lekkas, TD; 
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7th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 
ERMOUPOLIS, GREECE