TY - JOUR
T1 - A critical assessment of technical advances in pharmaceutical removal from wastewater – A critical review
AU - Kumar, Vinay
AU - Lakkaboyana, Sivarama Krishna
AU - Sharma, Neha
AU - Chakraborty, Pritha
AU - Umesh, Mridul
AU - Pasrija, Ritu
AU - Thomas, Jithin
AU - Kalebar, Vishal U.
AU - Jayaraj, Iyyappan
AU - Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar
AU - Das, Theerthankar
AU - Oladipo, Akeem Adeyemi
AU - Barcelo, Damia
AU - Dumee, Ludovic F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Ecological toxicity
KW - Pharmaceutical metabolites
KW - Removal technologies
KW - Wastewater treatment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160539976&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100363
DO - 10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100363
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85160539976
SN - 2666-0164
VL - 8
JO - Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
JF - Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
M1 - 100363
ER -
