Biological Removal and Fate Assessment of Diclofenac Using <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Brevibacillus laterosporus</i> Strains and Ecotoxicological Effects of Diclofenac and 4′-Hydroxy-diclofenac

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Compound</td><td class="align_center">Formula</td><td class="align_center">EC<sub>50</sub> after 30 min (mg⋅L<sup>−1</sup>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Diclofenac</td><td class="align_center">C14H11Cl2NO2</td><td class="align_center">23 ± 4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4′-Hydroxy-diclofenac</td><td class="align_center">C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>11</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>NO<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">19 ± 2</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Ecotoxicity values of diclofenac and its metabolite after 30 min of exposure (triplicate).</div>

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Table 3: Biological Removal and Fate Assessment of Diclofenac Using <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Brevibacillus laterosporus</i> Strains and Ecotoxicological Effects of Diclofenac and 4′-Hydroxy-diclofenac 

Table 3 | Biological Removal and Fate Assessment of Diclofenac Using Bacillus subtilis and Brevibacillus laterosporus Strains and Ecotoxicological Effects of Diclofenac and 4′-Hydroxy-diclofenac 