Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment - A review

Abstract

The composition of pharmaceutical, which is high concentration of organic matter, microbial toxicity, high salt, and difficult to biodegrade(Y Guo et.al 2017). Pharmaceuticals are biologically active compounds which are used to impart therapeutic effects in humans and animals. These pharmaceuticals compounds are contaminants of emerging concern due to their heavy use and release into the environment. Their persistence in waterways and drinking water has gained attention across the globe and among lawmakers, regulators, and the public, because they are active and often escape from the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) undisturbed or in transformed states. Most of the biological treatment technologies are not specifically designed to remove the pharmaceuticals (SridharPilli et.al 2020). In This paper the methods of pharmaceutical wastewater will  reviewed