Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging contaminants that have been found ubiquitously in wastewater and surface waters around the world. A major source of these compounds is incomplete metabolism in humans and subsequent excretion in human waste, resulting in discharge into surface waters by wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. One pharmaceutical found in particu...

Effluent from anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) contains ammonia and would require post-polishing treatment before it can be disinfected by chlorine. However, additional post-treatment steps to remove nutrients offset the energetic benefits derived fermentation. The use of chlorine or ozone also promotes concerns associated with disinfection byproducts. This study evaluates UV/H2O2 as a pot...

Wastewater management in two companies representing the pharmaceutical industry was investigated and implemented. The results showed that the integration of the pollution prevention approach followed by an equalization tank reduced the organic load up to 70%, while further chemical treatment using either alum or ferric chloride aided with lime produced a quality of effluent suitable for restric...

The programs of managing waste materials in developing countries are often unsatisfactory and the unreasonable disposal of waste is a major issue in the worldwide. The main aim of the current study is to: Assess the applicability of Rumex crispus L. in removing heavy metals from the contaminated wastewater effluent form Pharmaceutical laboratories by bio-adsorption method. The dried R. crispus ...

widespread use of pharmaceuticals has resulted in mixture concentrations ranging from mg/l in effluent to µg/l concentrations in surface water. in a 2008 study, 13 pharmaceuticals, ranging in amounts from 0.0028 to 0.1757 µg/l, were identified in the tennessee river, usa and its tributaries. in order to address the need for risk assessment of environmentally relevant pharmaceutical mixtures, da...

The discharge of raw, contaminated, and inadequately treated pharmaceutical wastewater into water supplies river channels contribute to short, medium, long- term environmental human health impacts. deterioration depletion natural resources exemplified in recipient surface systems, entirely account for the poor quality effluent. Consequently, ensure safety communities from polluted environments,...

The need to determine the mutagenic ability of waste waters from pharmaceutical industry is on rise. With aid macro and micro assay root tip, this study was carried out assess genotoxic effects varied concentrations three effluents (Ciprofloxacin, Arthemetrin Psuedophedrin) Allium cepa tip during mitosis. chemical evaluation confirmed presence a few heavy metals with potentials (Ni, Zn, Pb Cu)....