Degradation of micropollutant cephalexin by ultraviolet (UV) and assessment of residual antimicrobial activity of transformation products
Cephalexin (CEX) is an antibiotic commonly used to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals.However, it is also a micropollutant.Thus, this study evaluated the degradation of CEX using ultraviolet irradiation (UV-C) and analyzed the by-products as well as their residual antimicrobial activity.A reactor with a mercury vapor lamp was used for