Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(8), P. e18426 - e18426
Published: July 19, 2023
The
Pharmaceuticals
and
Personal
Care
Products
(PPCPs)
presence
at
harmful
levels
has
been
identified
in
aquatic
ecosystems
all
over
the
world.
Currently,
PPCPs
are
more
common
regions
have
discovered
to
be
extremely
creatures.
Waste-water
treatment
facilities
primary
cause
of
pollution
systems
due
their
limited
as
well
following
release
PPCPs.
degree
elimination
is
primarily
determined
by
method
applied
for
remediation.
It
must
addressed
an
eco-friendly
manner
order
significantly
improve
environmental
quality
or,
very
least,
prevent
spread
effects
toxic
pollutants.
However,
when
compared
other
methods,
environmentally
friendly
strategies
(biological
methods)
less
expensive
require
energy.
Most
biological
methods
under
aerobic
conditions
shown
degrade
effectively.
Furthermore,
scientific
literature
indicates
that
with
exception
a
few
hydrophobic
substances,
degradation
microbes
process
majority
compounds.
Hence,
this
review
discusses
about
optimistic
role
microbe
concerned
or
transformation
into
non/less
form
polluted
environment.
Accordingly,
number
microbial
strains
implicated
biodegradation/transformation
through
termed
bioremediation
limitations.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
Pharmaceuticals,
recognized
for
their
life-saving
potential,
have
emerged
as
a
concerning
class
of
micropollutants
in
the
environment.
Even
at
minute
concentrations,
chronic
exposure
poses
significant
threat
to
ecosystems.
Various
pharmaceutically
active
(PhAMP),
including
antibiotics,
analgesics,
and
hormones,
been
detected
underground
waters,
surface
seawater,
sewage
treatment
plants,
soils,
activated
sludges
due
absence
standardized
regulations
on
pharmaceutical
discharge.
Prolonged
exposureof
hospital
waste
facilities
is
linked
presence
antibiotic-resistant
bacteria.
Conventional
water
methods
prove
ineffective,
prompting
use
alternative
techniques
like
photolysis,
reverse
osmosis,
UV-degradation,
bio-degradation,
nano-filtration.
However,
commercial
implementation
faces
challenges
such
incomplete
removal,
toxic
sludge
generation,
high
costs,
need
skilled
personnel.
Research
gaps
include
comprehensively
identify
understand
various
types
micropollutants,
investigate
long-term
ecological
impact,
develop
more
sensitive
monitoring
techniques,
explore
integrated
approaches.
Additionally,
there
gap
understanding
socio-economic
implications
pollution
efficacy
public
awareness
campaigns.
Future
research
should
delve
into
strategies
phagotherapy,
vaccines,
natural
substance
substitutes
address
escalating
pollution.
