A critical assessment of technical advances in pharmaceutical removal from wastewater – A critical review

• Published in: Case studies in chemical and environmental engineering Vol. 8; p. 100363
• Main Authors: Kumar, Vinay, Lakkaboyana, Sivarama Krishna, Sharma, Neha, Chakraborty, Pritha, Umesh, Mridul, Pasrija, Ritu, Thomas, Jithin, Kalebar, Vishal U., Jayaraj, Iyyappan, Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar, Das, Theerthankar, Oladipo, Akeem Adeyemi, Barcelo, Damia, Dumee, Ludovic F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Ecological toxicity; Pharmaceutical metabolites; Removal technologies; Wastewater treatment

Use of pharmaceutical products has seen a tremendous increase in the recent decades. It has been observed that more than thirty million tons of pharmaceuticals are consumed worldwide. The used pharmaceutical products are not completely metabolized in human and animal body. Therefore, they are excret...