Alexandria Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
65, P. 1047 - 1075
Published: Oct. 22, 2022
Pollution
is
a
major
threat
to
the
sustainability
of
ecosystem.
The
rapid
increase
in
environmental
pollution
current
problem
great
concern,
affecting
livelihood
land
and
water
dwellers.
This
can
be
attributed
anthropogenic
industrial
activities,
including
mining,
which
often
leads
generation
acid
mine
drainage
(AMD),
considered
one
most
catastrophic
ecological
problems.
Soil
use
for
domestic
purposes
has
been
drastically
affected,
highlighting
urgent
need
remediation.
physical,
chemical,
physicochemical,
thermal
methods
treatment
AMD
contamination
criticized
because
some
these
are
not
environmentally
friendly
others
result
site
recontamination.
Bioremediation
involves
microorganisms
degrade
contaminants
controlled
environment.
study
critically
reviewed
various
bioremediation
contamination,
factors
influencing
application
methods,
cost-benefit
impact
analyses,
challenges,
prospects
technologies
effective
treatment.
shows
that
have
proven
serve
as
cost-effective
approach
remediation
contaminated
sites.
However,
large-scale
remains
challenge.
Research
still
needed
optimize
develop
capable
remediating
sites
with
complex
mixtures
evenly
distributed
Results in Engineering,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16, P. 100671 - 100671
Published: Sept. 28, 2022
Hospitals
played
vital
role
in
the
maintenance
and
sustenance
of
human
health.
However,
hospital
activities
generate
high
volume
toxic
solid
liquid
containing
diverse
inorganic,
organic
microbial
wastes
released
untreated
into
ecosystem.
The
management
wastewater
particular
has
been
a
major
source
concern
due
to
presence
unregulated
emerging
micro-pollutants
at
concentrations
range
ng/L
μg/L.
These
pollutants
low
concentration
exert
different
potential
health
effects
on
aquatic
species.
In
this
review,
formation,
composition,
properties
ecotoxicology
selected
(Norfloxacin,
Ofloxacin,
Ciprofloxacin,
Clofibric
acid
Carbamazepine)
were
reviewed.
review
also
elucidates
detection
quantification
micropollutants
by
Spectrophotometry
techniques,
Gas
Chromatography,
Ion
Chromatography-Mass
spectrometry,
High-Performance
Liquid
Chromatography.
Furthermore,
treatment
through
physical,
biological,
chemical,
adsorption
advanced
oxidation
processes
such
as
photocatalysis
photo-Fenton
including
their
operational
mechanism
provided.
chemistry
degradation
several
intermediates
It
was
found
that
conventional
methods
are
not
designed
for
effective
removal
these
because
they
exist
mixtures
very
exerts
toxicological
effects.
reveals
no
single
technology
can
effectively
detoxify
wastewater,
instead
combination
(phototcatalytic/adsorption
or
photo-fenton/adsorption)
most
appropriate
treatment.
Finally,
regular
monitoring
determination
physicochemical
ecotoxicological
parameters
recommended.
