Technology Development for the Removal of Covid-19 Pharmaceutical Active Compounds from Water and Wastewater: A Review

IF 6 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Journal of Environmental Informatics Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.3808/jei.202200480

S. Hashemi Safaei, S. Young, Z. Samimi, F. Parvizi, A. Shokrollahi, M. Baniamer

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Abstract

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has given rise to an inevitable worldwide application of a wide variety of drugs. Some of these pharmaceutical active compounds excreted from the human body pass through water and wastewater treatment processes and appear in treated water, wastewater and biosolids. These have posed potential risks to the water quality of aquatic ecosystems and public health. As a result, the failure to lessen coronavirus drugs’ negative environmental impacts is the subject of criticism. Hence, there is an urgent need for water utilities to upgrade their existing water and wastewater treatment processes to increase the removal efficiencies of these emerging micropollutants from coronavirus drugs, especially endocrine disruptor compounds. This review paper will present different treatment technologies, including physical, chemical, and biological, used in water and wastewater treatment plants to further remove pharmaceutical micropollutants from coronavirus drugs. Also, different classes of these drugs, their occurrence, and risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health have been discussed in the current study. © 2022 ISEIS All rights reserved.

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水和废水中新型冠状病毒药物活性化合物的去除技术进展

新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)的爆发不可避免地导致了全球范围内各种药物的应用。这些药物活性化合物中的一些从人体排出，通过水和废水处理过程，出现在处理过的水、废水和生物固体中。这些都对水生生态系统的水质和公众健康构成潜在风险。因此，未能减轻冠状病毒药物对环境的负面影响成为批评的对象。因此，水务公司迫切需要升级其现有的水和废水处理工艺，以提高对冠状病毒药物中这些新出现的微污染物，特别是内分泌干扰物化合物的去除效率。这篇综述文章将介绍不同的处理技术，包括物理、化学和生物，用于水和废水处理厂，以进一步去除冠状病毒药物中的药物微污染物。此外，本研究还讨论了这些药物的不同类别，它们的发生以及对水生生态系统和人类健康的风险。©2022 isisis保留所有权利。

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Journal of Environmental Informatics ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-

CiteScore

12.40

自引率

2.90%

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审稿时长

24 months

期刊介绍： Journal of Environmental Informatics (JEI) is an international, peer-reviewed, and interdisciplinary publication designed to foster research innovation and discovery on basic science and information technology for addressing various environmental problems. The journal aims to motivate and enhance the integration of science and technology to help develop sustainable solutions that are consensus-oriented, risk-informed, scientifically-based and cost-effective. JEI serves researchers, educators and practitioners who are interested in theoretical and/or applied aspects of environmental science, regardless of disciplinary boundaries. The topics addressed by the journal include: - Planning of energy, environmental and ecological management systems - Simulation, optimization and Environmental decision support - Environmental geomatics - GIS, RS and other spatial information technologies - Informatics for environmental chemistry and biochemistry - Environmental applications of functional materials - Environmental phenomena at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales - Modeling of chemical, biological and environmental processes - Modeling of biotechnological systems for enhanced pollution mitigation - Computer graphics and visualization for environmental decision support - Artificial intelligence and expert systems for environmental applications - Environmental statistics and risk analysis - Climate modeling, downscaling, impact assessment, and adaptation planning - Other areas of environmental systems science and information technology.