Chemosphere,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
364, P. 143055 - 143055
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
The
presence
of
pharmaceutical
pollutants
in
water
sources
has
become
a
growing
concern
due
to
its
potential
impacts
on
human
health
and
other
organisms.
physicochemical
properties
pharmaceuticals
based
their
intended
therapeutical
application,
which
include
antibiotics,
hormones,
analgesics,
antidepressants,
is
quite
diverse.
Their
wastewater,
sewerage
water,
surface
ground
even
drinking
reported
by
many
researchers
throughout
the
world.
Human
exposure
these
through
or
consumption
aquatic
terrestrial
organisms
raised
concerns
about
adverse
effects,
such
as
endocrine
disruption,
antibiotic
resistance,
developmental
abnormalities.
Once
environment,
they
can
persist,
undergo
transformation,
degrade,
leading
complex
mixture
contaminants.
Application
treated
compost,
manures
biosolids
agricultural
fields
introduce
environment.
As
are
diverse
nature,
significant
differences
observed
during
uptake
accumulation
plants.
While
there
have
been
extensive
studies
ecosystems,
effect
land
more
disparate.
now,
few
reports
available
plant
transportation
within
between
organs.
This
review
summarizes
occurrence
bodies
at
range
concentrations
uptake,
accumulation,
transport
tissues.
Research
gaps
pollutants'
specific
growth
future
research
scopes
highlighted.
factors
affecting
including
hydrophobicity,
ionization,
(pKa,
logK
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 484 - 484
Published: Aug. 19, 2022
Environmental
pollution
brought
on
by
xenobiotics
and
other
related
recalcitrant
compounds
have
recently
been
identified
as
a
major
risk
to
both
human
health
the
natural
environment.
Due
their
toxicity
non-biodegradability,
wide
range
of
pollutants,
such
heavy
metals,
polychlorinated
biphenyls,
plastics,
various
agrochemicals
are
present
in
Bioremediation
is
an
effective
cleaning
technique
for
removing
toxic
waste
from
polluted
environments
that
gaining
popularity.
Various
microorganisms,
including
aerobes
anaerobes,
used
bioremediation
treat
contaminated
sites.
Microorganisms
play
role
bioremediation,
given
it
process
which
hazardous
wastes
pollutants
eliminated,
degraded,
detoxified,
immobilized.
Pollutants
degraded
converted
less
forms,
primary
goal
bioremediation.
Ex
situ
or
can
be
used,
depending
variety
factors,
cost,
pollutant
types,
concentration.
As
result,
suitable
method
has
chosen.
This
review
focuses
most
recent
developments
techniques,
how
microorganisms
break
down
different
what
future
holds
order
reduce
amount
world.
Journal of Water Process Engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
54, P. 103880 - 103880
Published: June 16, 2023
Pharmaceuticals
in
the
concentration
range
of
hundreds
ng/L
to
μg/L
occur
wastewater
and
end
up
surface
water,
groundwater
agricultural
land
where
they
cause
various
health
risks.
These
pollutants
are
classified
as
emerging
cannot
be
efficiently
removed
by
conventional
treatment
processes.
The
use
nano-enabled
photocatalysts
removal
pharmaceuticals
aquatic
systems
has
recently
received
research
attention
owing
their
enhanced
properties
effectiveness.
industrial
scale
application
photocatalytic
technology
is
still
limited.
A
comprehensive
review
on
from
real
using
therefore
necessary.
This
paper
reviews
literature
occurrence,
fate,
nano-sized
strategies
wastewater.
Modifications
through
doping,
deposition
supports,
introducing
magnetic
character
enhance
efficiency
recyclability
were
discussed.
synthetic
routes
influence
physical
chemical
which
can
either
or
inhibit
benefits
degradation
include
easy
recycling
exhibit
excellent
stability,
used
for
several
cycles.
Going
forward,
should
focus
on:
(1)
elucidation
photodegradation
mechanisms,
(2)
at
remove
multiple
pharmaceutical
compounds,
(3)
regeneration,
disposal
particularly
towards
large
application,
(4)
life
cycle
assessment
synthesis
(5)
lowering
cost
improving
efficiency,
(6)
investigating
toxicity
intermediates
photocatalyst
environment.
Environmental Sciences Europe,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
37(1)
Published: Jan. 12, 2025
Abstract
Background
The
European
Union
is
reformulating
key
water
management
directives:
the
Urban
Wastewater
Treatment
Directive
(UWWTD)
and
Water
Framework
Directive.
UWWTD
update
mandates
extended
removal
of
nutrients
stricter
limits
on
micropollutants,
primarily
at
wastewater
treatment
plants
with
a
constructed
capacity
above
10
000
population
equivalents.
revised
Environmental
Quality
Standards
expands
list
regulated
pollutants
lowers
permissible
concentrations
for
priority
substances,
including
pharmaceuticals.
present
study,
applied
Central-European
country
Hungary
as
pilot,
examines
impact
recast
receiving
quality.
Employing
mixing
model
to
assess
municipal
plant
emissions
regional
waters,
research
aims
optimize
resource
allocation
improvements
enhance
risk
area
designation
methods.
Results
Based
evaluation
886
river
bodies,
it
was
found
that
effluents
explain
most
current
impairment.
Stricter
nitrogen
phosphorus
standards
foreseen
in
will
reduce
fraction
bodies
failing
achieve
good
ecological
status
by
~
10%.
introduction
new
environmental
quality
pharmaceuticals,
particular
clarithromycin
diclofenac,
reveal
almost
half
fail
chemical
status.
Even
after
implementation
micropollutant
largest
plants,
required
recast,
this
number
not
improve
substantially.
Conclusions
recast’s
effluent
are
projected
remarkably
status,
particularly
lowland
rivers.
However,
pharmaceuticals
like
diclofenac
remains
concerning,
more
than
40%
streams
expected
under
limits.
To
overcome
this,
suggested
revise
how
prioritized.
In
addition
capacity,
water’s
dilution
be
considered
prioritization
areas
risk.
