Natural degradation of ceftriaxone promoted by direct UVB light in aqueous media. Mechanistic analysis and cytotoxic effects on a eukaryotic cell line and on bacteria

Abstract

Ceftriaxone is an emerging contaminant. This study shows that, in aqueous media, solar UVB light irradiation, both in the absence and in the presence of oxygen, is a suitable process to generate non-toxic and non-active photoproducts.