Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(3), P. 511 - 511
Published: March 2, 2023
A
rapid
rise
in
industrialization
has
led
to
the
release
of
pharmaceutical
pollutants
into
water
bodies,
rendering
inappropriate
for
consumption
by
humans
and
animals,
challenging
our
efforts
achieve
clean
sustainable
development
goal.
These
include
antibiotics,
anticancer
drugs,
antidepressants,
etc.,
which
are
highly
stable
persistent
water,
addition
being
harmful
life.
At
times,
secondary
pollutant
that
is
formed
after
degradation
more
potent
than
parent
drug.
Conventional
purification
methods
cannot
completely
remove
these
pollutants.
Hence,
efficient
robust
required
degrade
waste.
Photocatalytic
drugs
deemed
an
effective
method
environmental
remediation,
along
with
recovery
photocatalysts,
important
recycling
use.
Herein,
we
present
synthesis
nanoparticles
(NPs)
their
application
photocatalytic
waste
as
a
preferred
treatment
method.
Additionally,
green
nanomaterials
offers
benefit
avoiding
pollution.
The
NPs
employed
using
plant
extracts
offer
number
metabolites
reducing
agents
or
capping
agents,
well
use
microbes
nanofactories
tackle
issue
cleanliness
respect
Despite
regulations
concerning
drug
disposal,
some
underdeveloped
countries
do
not
enforce
practice
guidelines
letter
spirit.
current
work
presenting
promising
expected
contribute
assurance
strict
policy
compliance
enforcement,
resulting
resolution
health
concerns
hazardous
disposal
bodies.
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
387, P. 135798 - 135798
Published: Dec. 31, 2022
The
influx
of
emerging,
prescribed,
and
FDA
approved
pharmaceutical
contaminants
(PCs)
in
the
environment
is
continuously
affecting
human
health
cycle
(even
at
trace
amount)
via
contaminating
water
aquatic
life.
Among
them,
non-degradable
water-soluble
residues
which
have
been
integrated
with
streams
groundwater
a
serious
concern
now
focus
United
Nation's
Sustainable
Development
Goals
2030.
In
this
direction,
removal
eradication
PCs
from
wastewater
challenging
but
seems
manageable
selective
detection
efficient
remediation
using
nano-enabled
functional
systems.
To
explore
field
well
for
covering
gaps,
article
an
attempt
to
explain
wide
variety
emerging
contaminants,
related
bio-toxicity,
risks,
techniques,
approaches
remediation.
With
aim
environmental
management,
simultaneously
recommended
nano-system
tuneable
properties
managed
adopting
green
approaches.
Significant
efforts
are
being
made
achieve
1)
very
low
level
(ppb)
needed
early-stage
diagnostics
2)
eradicating
stimuli-responsive
catalysis.
both
cases,
design
development
electro-active
nano-systems
desired
feature
key
requirement
developing
acceptable
affordable
management
strategies.
outcomes
will
encourage
scholars
develop
novel
capable
targeted
produce
clean
healthy
everyone.
Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
205, P. 112495 - 112495
Published: Dec. 6, 2021
Pharmaceutical
drugs
have
become
consumer
products,
with
a
daily
use
for
some
of
them.
The
volume
production
and
consumption
is
such
that
they
environmental
pollutants.
Their
transfer
to
wastewater
through
urine,
feces
or
rinsing
in
case
skin
use,
associated
partial
elimination
by
treatment
plants
generalize
pollution
the
hydrosphere,
including
drinking
water,
sediments,
soils,
food
chain
plants.
Here,
we
review
potential
effects
exposure
three
classes
pharmaceutical
drugs,
i.e.
antibiotics,
antidepressants
non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory
on
neurodevelopment.
Experimental
studies
analyzing
their
underlying
modes
action
those
related
endocrine
disruption,
molecular
mechanisms
epigenetic
modifications
are
presented.
In
addition,
contribution
brain
imaging
assessment
adverse
these
pharmaceuticals
approached.
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10, P. 100245 - 100245
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
Water
pollution
is
the
most
serious
problem
threatening
global
water
resources.
The
release
of
both
natural
and
anthropogenic
factors
in
aquatic
environment
affecting
quality
bodies,
with
Contaminants
Emerging
Concern
(CECs)
being
one
major
issues.
In
recent
years,
availability
robust
sensitive
analytical
methods
has
allowed
detection
identification
a
wide
variety
pollutants.
Pharmaceutically
Active
Compounds
(PhACs)
represent
large
category
CECs
detected
environment,
posing
threats
to
human
health
ecosystems.
Hence,
there
an
urgent
need
for
better
understanding
their
environmental
occurrence,
fate,
exposure-associated
risks,
degradation
order
regulate
exposure
pharmaceuticals
environment.
This
review
covers
current
trends,
newly
developed
state-of-the-art
methods,
challenges
PhACs
different
matrices,
occurrence
patterns
We
also
make
compressive
assessment
ineffective
classic
drinking
treatment
plants
(DWTPs)
novel
technologies
such
as
membrane
filtration
advanced
oxidation
processes
that
have
been
implemented
upgrade
DWTPs.
Their
efficiency
removing
here
discussed,
well
other
embryonic
promising
solutions.
aim
this
article
provide
comprehensive
summary
pathways
fate
solutions
improving
monitoring
assessments
best
removal
plants.
Processes,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(5), P. 1041 - 1041
Published: May 23, 2022
Emerging
pollutants
are
present
in
wastewaters
treated
by
conventional
processes.
Due
to
water
cycle
interactions,
these
contaminants
have
been
reported
groundwater,
surface
water,
and
drinking
waters.
Since
processes
cannot
guarantee
their
removal
or
biotransformation,
it
is
necessary
study
that
comply
with
complete
elimination.
The
current
literature
review
was
conducted
describe
provide
an
overview
of
the
available
information
about
most
significant
groups
emerging
could
potentially
be
found
wastewater
environment.
In
addition,
describes
main
entry
distribution
pathways
into
environment
through
cycle,
as
well
some
potential
effects
they
may
cause
flora,
fauna,
humans.
Relevant
on
SARS-CoV-2
virus
its
spread
included.
Furthermore,
also
outlines
Advanced
Oxidation
Processes
(AOPs)
used
for
total
partial
removal,
emphasizing
reaction
mechanisms
process
parameters
need
considered.
As
well,
biological
that,
although
slow,
effective
biotransformation
can
combination
advanced
oxidation
Emerging contaminants,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8, P. 162 - 194
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Emerging
contaminants
(ECs)
represent
a
small
fraction
of
the
large
chemical
pollution
puzzle
where
wide
variety
potentially
hazardous
chemicals
reach
environment,
and
new
compounds
are
continuously
synthesized
released
in
wastewater
treatment
plants
ultimately
effluent
biosolids.
ECs
have
been
classified
into
various
categories;
however,
this
article
focuses
on
fate
major
categories,
namely
pharmaceutical
personal
care
products
(PPCPs),
per-and
poly-fluoroalkyl
substances
(PFAS),
flame
retardants,
surfactants,
endocrine-disrupting
(EDCs),
microplastics
(MPs).
These
when
discharged
to
sewer
downstream
can
undergo
further
transformations
either
degrade,
persist
or
convert
by-products
which
potential
some
cases
be
more
hazardous.
Because
dangerous
impacts
availability
these
information
behavior
pollutants
is
highly
important
develop
strategies,
such
as
regulation
imported
Australia
Australian
consumer
goods
environmental
policies
mitigate
them
sustainable
way.
Moreover,
advanced
technologies
required
for
detection
identification
novel
emerging
environment
at
ultra
low
levels.
The
application
chromatographic
techniques
coupled
with
mass
spectroscopy
has
provided
attractive
breakthroughs
detect
contaminants.
However,
it
crucially
understand
sensitivity
robustness
analytical
dealing
complex
matrices
In
addition,
most
literature
was
focused
selected
family
existing
reviews
paid
less
attention
examine
formation
metabolites
during
process
their
ecosystem.
This
review
presents
an
overview
presence
different
classes
around
world,
quantification
from
sources
like
(influents
effluents),
sludge
transformation
process,
intermediate
also
critically
discussed.
Three
steps
analysis
include
sample
preparation,
extraction
clean-up,
analysis;
hence,
methods
employed
thoroughly
discussed,
advantages
limitations
highlighted.
comprehensive
believed
enhance
understanding
sewage
would
useful
readers
relevant
communities
stakeholders
investigate
maximize
destruction
ECs.
