Pharmaceuticals in Water: Risks to Aquatic Life and Remediation Strategies

The presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment presents a challenge to modern science. most significant impact this can induce is emergence antibiotic resistance, which lead global health emergency. It important note that not limited resistance. Pharmaceuticals also affect behaviour and reproductive systems organisms, with cascading effects on entire ecosystems. Numerous studies have reported due uncontrolled disposal polluted domestic, agricultural, industrial wastewater water bodies. This work discusses potential one hand are highly for mankind, yet their non-judicious usage equally intriguing problematic conditions systems. Pathways through pharmaceutics make way into bodies discussed. Furthermore, risk imposed by life elaborated. possible pragmatic remediation methods pharmaceutical products be treated Emphasis placed phytoremediation advanced oxidative process, factors affecting efficacy these