Conventional and advanced processes for the removal of pharmaceuticals and their human metabolites from wastewater

Water scarcity is one of the main problems faced by many countries. In order to increase water supply in some regions, reuse of wastewater is proposed. With the purpose of obtaining safe water, more treatment has to be used. Among other pollutants, pharmaceutically active compounds and their metabol...

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Autores: Montemurro, Nicola, García-Vara, Manuel, Peña-Herrera, Juan Manuel, Llada, Jordi, Barceló, Damià, Pérez, Sandra
Formato: otro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/414071
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/414071
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85056112543
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Pharmaceuticals
Wastewater
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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Resumo:Water scarcity is one of the main problems faced by many countries. In order to increase water supply in some regions, reuse of wastewater is proposed. With the purpose of obtaining safe water, more treatment has to be used. Among other pollutants, pharmaceutically active compounds and their metabolites are frequently detected in water subjected to conventional treatments. To remove them, advanced treatments should be used. Some of them are still at lab scale while others are used already at real scale. Here we review the occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants with conventional treatment and also in advanced treatments applied at lab and real scale to treat wastewater.