Tag: Antibiotics

Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment: Safeguarding Our Water Systems Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment is a critical environmental challenge that merges public health, regulatory compliance, and sustainability. In an era where the rise of pharmaceuticals in wastewater poses significant risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health, understanding effective treatment methods becomes imperative. This article delves into the complexities of […]

Pharmaceutical wastewater is a growing concern for the environment and public health. This type of wastewater comes from drug manufacturing facilities and contains various chemicals used in making medicines. Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities can be a major source of drugs entering the environment, with some treatment plant effluents having 10 to 1,000 times higher concentrations of pharmaceuticals […]