Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
48(1)
Published: March 18, 2024
Abstract
Background
Water
contamination
has
become
one
of
the
most
challenging
problems
to
clean
water
supply
and
infrastructure
in
twenty-first
century.
Accordingly,
access
is
limited
by
negative
impacts
climate
change
pollutants
varying
health
risks.
Overtime,
global
population
experienced
an
exponential
growth,
which
put
pressure
on
resources.
At
least
3
billion
people
globally
rely
whose
quality
largely
unknown.
Main
body
abstract
The
Nile
basin,
found
East
Central
Africa,
covers
11
countries
including
DRC,
Tanzania,
South
Sudan,
Kenya,
Uganda,
Burundi,
Egypt,
Ethiopia,
Eritrea,
Rwanda.
River
flows
through
it
before
draining
its
into
Mediterranean
Sea
Egypt.
was
pivotal
for
ancient
civilization
Sudan
Egypt
provision
fertile
soil
irrigation,
drinking,
fishing,
animal
husbandry,
channel
transport
modern
times,
top
historical
utilization,
generation
hydroelectric
power
leading
conflict
cooperation
over
shared
Literature
basin
summarized,
using
traditional
review
method
point
out
gaps,
compare
with
other
areas
suggest
recommendations
based
findings
this
study.
been
contaminated
numerous
such
as
toxic
heavy
metals
organic
contaminants,
therefore
pushing
resident
above
World
organization
(WHO)
acceptable
guidelines
drinking
water,
agricultural
aquatic
life
support.
Cases
outside
recommended
limits
cadmium
little
Akaki
aldrin
dieldrin
Tanzanian
side
L.
Victoria
clearly
show
WHO
basin.
Short
conclusion
effect
fish
cages,
micro-plastics,
metals,
contaminants
suspended
sediment
load
primarily
from
human
activities
like
agriculture,
industries
municipal
wastes
continuously
contaminating
toward
poor
status.
Consequently,
interventions
transboundary
laws
regulations
mitigate
risks
must
be
enforced.
Journal of Fungi,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(1), P. 67 - 67
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
A
significant
concentration
of
pharmaceuticals
has
been
detected
within
composted
sewage
sludge.
Their
uncomplete
removal
and
lack
monitoring
during
composting
neglects
their
potentially
toxic
effects
when
used
as
a
soil
organic
amendment.
Previously,
we
successfully
implemented
bioaugmentation–composting
system
focused
on
toxicity
pharmaceuticals’
reduction.
This
method,
however,
comprised
long
inoculant-acclimatization
period,
making
it
an
unprofitable
technology.
Hence,
this
work
aimed
to
explore
shorter
yet
effective
process
by
simultaneously
implementing
the
inoculation
native
microbial
consortium
fungus
Penicillium
oxalicum
XD
3.1
in
piles
sludge
olive
prunings.
All
were
subjected
frequent
inoculation,
windrow
turning,
physicochemical
biological
parameters.
Additionally,
both
bioaugmentation
stability
degradation
evaluated
through
different
analysis
rates
calculations.
One
hundred
days
earlier
than
previous
attempts,
treatments
achieved
adequate
conditions,
maintained
core
populations
while
improving
degrading
diversity,
around
70–72%
pharmaceutical
remotion.
Nevertheless,
only
produced
favorable
results
ideal
for
amendments
(acute
microtoxicity
phytotoxicity).
Thus,
but
equally
stable
with
P.
was
here.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
320, P. 115769 - 115769
Published: Aug. 6, 2022
This
review
aims
to
assess
different
technologies
for
the
on-site
treatment
of
hospital
wastewater
(HWW)
remove
pharmaceutical
compounds
(PhCs)
as
sustances
emerging
concern
at
a
bench,
pilot,
and
full
scales
from
2014
2020.
Moreover,
rough
characterisation
effluents
is
presented.
The
main
detected
PhCs
are
antibiotics
psychiatric
drugs,
with
concentrations
up
1.1
mg/L.
On
one
hand,
regarding
presented
technologies,
membrane
bioreactors
(MBRs)
good
alternative
treating
HWW
removal
values
higher
than
80%
in
removing
analgesics,
anti-inflammatories,
cardiovascular
some
antibiotics.
this
system
has
been
scaled
pilot
plant
scale.
However,
target
still
present
treated
effluent,
such
contrast
media
drugs
recalcitrant
(erythromycin
sulfamethoxazole).
other
ozonation
effectively
removes
found
(>93%),
studies
carried
out
Even
though,
families,
X-ray
media,
ozone.
Other
advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs),
Fenton-like
or
UV
treatments,
seem
very
effective
pharmaceuticals,
Antibiotic
Resistance
Bacteria
(ARBs)
Genes
(ARGs).
they
not
implanted
scale
usually
consider
extra
reactants
ozone,
iron,
UV-light,
making
scale-up
challenging
task
treat
high-loading
wastewater.
Thus,
several
examples
biological
methods
combined
AOPs
have
proposed
better
strategy
high
(generally
over
98%)
ARGs/ARBs
(below
detection
limit)
lower
spending
on
reactants.
it
requires
further
development
optimisation
integrated
processes.
Antibiotics,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. 1070 - 1070
Published: Sept. 4, 2021
Municipal
wastewaters
can
generally
provide
real-time
information
on
drug
consumption,
the
incidence
of
specific
diseases,
or
establish
exposure
to
certain
agents
and
determine
some
lifestyle
consequences.
From
this
point
view,
wastewater-based
epidemiology
represents
a
modern
diagnostic
tool
for
describing
health
status
part
population
in
region.
Hospital
wastewater
is
complex
mixture
pharmaceuticals,
illegal
drugs,
their
metabolites
as
well
different
susceptible
antibiotic-resistant
microorganisms,
including
viruses.
Many
studies
pointed
out
that
from
healthcare
facilities
(including
hospital
wastewater),
significantly
contributes
higher
loads
micropollutants,
bacteria
viruses,
municipal
wastewater.
In
addition,
such
increase
selective
pressure
bacteria,
thus
contributing
development
dissemination
antimicrobial
resistance.
Because
many
microorganisms
pass
through
treatment
plants
without
any
significant
change
structure
toxicity
enter
surface
waters,
technologies
need
be
improved.
This
short
review
summarizes
recent
knowledge
pathogens,
viruses
SARS-CoV-2)
facilities.
It
also
proposes
several
possibilities
improving
process
terms
efficiency
economy.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
322, P. 116065 - 116065
Published: Sept. 3, 2022
Antibiotic
residues
are
of
significant
concern
in
the
ecosystem
because
their
capacity
to
mediate
antibiotic
resistance
development
among
environmental
microbes.
This
paper
reviews
recent
technologies
for
abatement
antibiotics
from
human
urine
and
wastewaters.
Antibiotics
widely
distributed
aquatic
environment
as
a
result
discharge
municipal
sewage.
Their
existence
is
cause
worry
due
potential
ecological
impact
(for
instance,
resistance)
on
bacteria
background.
Numerous
contaminants
that
enter
wastewater
treatment
facilities
environment,
result,
go
undetected.
Sludge
can
act
medium
some
chemicals
concentrate
while
being
treated
wastewater.
The
most
sewage
sludge
has
undergone
spread
agricultural
land
without
properly
checked
pollutants.
fate
soils
hence
poorly
understood.
idea
Separation
at
source
recently
been
propagated
measure
control
flow
pharmaceutical
into
centralized
plants
(WWTPs).
With
ever
increasing
acceptance
separation
practices,
visibility
awareness
dedicated
treatement
needed.
Human
urine,
well
conventional
WWTPs,
point
sources
micropollutants
contributing
ubiquitous
detection
receiving
water
bodies.
Focused
post-treatment
source-separated
includes
distillation
nitrification,
ammonia
stripping,
adsorption
processes.
Other
reviewed
methods
include
physical
biological
methods,
advanced
oxidation
processes,
host
combination
methods.
All
these
aimed
ensuring
minimized
risk
products
returned
environment.
