Description
The Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater: Innovative Technologies and the Adaptation of Treatment Systems covers the various aspects of pharmaceutical sources, treatment technologies, their harmful effects on the natural environment, and new technological developments and upgrading of existing treatment systems. This book highlights the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) applied to treatment and resource recovery systems for pharmaceutical treatment. Case studies are included to enable fuller understanding of the practical aspects of treatment and modeling. This helpful guide is for civil and environmental engineers and researchers who want to understand the complex nature and treatment schemes for pharmaceutical wastewaters.- Offers updates on the level of contamination associated with pharmaceutical wastewater to the environment- Explains the current methods of treatment and future approaches to develop new and innovative treatment technologies- Shows the effect of mass scale use of antibiotics in the environment and how their presence will affect the biosystem
Table of Contents
. Introduction: Occurrences, sources, and methods of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment2. Current situation of pharmaceutical wastewater in developed countries3. Recent trends in graphene-based materials for pharmaceuticals wastewater treatment4. Fate of common pharmaceuticals in the environment5. Analytical techniques for the detection of pharmaceuticals in the environment6. Treatment innovation using solar/UV7. Treatment innovation using biological methods in combination with physical treatment methods8. Application of hybrid advanced oxidation and adsorption processes for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment9. Microalgae-based bioremediation of pharmaceuticals wastewater10. An overview of recent progress in membrane-based treatment for pharmaceutical wastewaters11. Sustainable and ecofriendly treatment of pharmaceuticals wastewater12. Natural polymer-based sustainable adsorbents for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment13. Innovative and eco-friendly technologies for the upgradation of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment processes14. Biohazardous effect associated with various pharma-effluent discharge in a biotic system
