A Review on Recent Advances in Polymer-Assisted Green and Sustainable Technology for Remediation of Pharmaceuticals from Water and Wastewater

Azizi, Nangyallai | Nural, Yahya | Yabalak, Erdal

A wide variety of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals have been frequently found in the aquatic environment around the world. Among those, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antibiotics, anti-hypertensives, and anti-depressants are the pharmaceuticals that are most frequently detected in aquatic systems. According to many research, the indirect exposure of living organisms to pharmaceuticals through aquatic systems could cause severe ecological and toxicological effects. Various conventional treatments, such as physical, chemical, and biological treatments, have been investigated for the removal of pharmaceuticals from water. However, the efficiency of these processes is often low, indicating the necessity of developing new and more modern ones. The use of polymeric composite...