Emerging Pollutants: Environmental Impact of Disposal of Drugs

The term “pollutant emergent” refers to any type of contaminant originated from previously undetected or products that were not problematized in health and environment [1]. In this group of pollutants has a product for veterinary use, personal care products, and pesticides. The pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment should be highlighted by reaching the environment through discharges or excretion in unaltered form by the animal organism. The greater attention to this emerging type of pollutant occurs both by the increasing incidence of these concentration in the environment, as well as the increase of studies that show the health risks that these products can cause in cases of long-term exposure [2]. The emerging pollutants are found in soil, rivers, surface water and even groundwater, which in principle would require no specific treatments for its drinkability [3].