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A critical assessment of technical advances in pharmaceutical removal from wastewater - a critical review

  • Vinay Kumar
  • , Sivarama Krishna Lakkaboyana
  • , Neha Sharma
  • , Pritha Chakraborty
  • , Mridul Umesh
  • , Ritu Pasrija
  • , Jithin Thomas
  • , Vishal U. Kalebar
  • , Iyyappan Jayaraj
  • , Mukesh Kumar Awasthi
  • , Theerthankar Das
  • , Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo
  • , Damia Barcelo
  • , Ludovic F. Dumee
  • Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Deemed to be University)
  • Vel Tech University
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • JAIN (Deemed-to-be University)
  • Christ University, Bangalore
  • Maharshi Dayanand University
  • Mar Athanasius College
  • Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
  • The University of Sydney
  • Eastern Mediterranean University
  • University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
  • Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Use of pharmaceutical products has seen a tremendous increase in the recent decades. It has been observed that more than thirty million tons of pharmaceuticals are consumed worldwide. The used pharmaceutical products are not completely metabolized in human and animal body. Therefore, they are excreted to the environment and remain there as persistent organic chemicals. These compounds emerge as toxic contaminants in water and affect the human metabolism directly or indirectly. This literature review is an endeavour to understand the origin, applications and current advancement in the removal of pharmaceuticals from the environment. It discusses about the pharmaceuticals used in medical applications such diagnosis and disease treatment. In addition, it discusses about the recent approaches applied in pharmaceutical removal including microbial fuel cells, biofiltration, and bio nanotechnology approaches. Moreover, the challenges associated with pharmaceutical removal are presented considering biological and environmental factors. The review suggest the potential recommendations on pharmaceutical removal.
Original languageEnglish
Article number100363
Number of pages16
JournalCase Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Volume8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023
Externally publishedYes

Open Access - Access Right Statement

Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Ecological toxicity
  • Pharmaceutical metabolites
  • Removal technologies
  • Wastewater treatment

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