{"title":"推进水处理和再利用技术,以解决气候变化、水资源短缺和药品污染之间的联系","authors":"Maryam Mallek , Damia Barcelo","doi":"10.1016/j.jece.2025.119284","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is intensifying water scarcity, degrading water quality, and increasing the persistence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These converging stressors threaten ecosystem stability and water security, particularly in semi-arid regions such as the Mediterranean. This review critically examines the intersection of climate change, water scarcity, and pharmaceutical pollution, and evaluates advanced treatment and reuse technologies to support climate-resilient water management. High-performance systems such as membrane bioreactors (MBRs), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO), and anaerobic MBRs (AnMBRs) achieve 70–99 % removal of pharmaceuticals and ARGs<strong>,</strong> with EC–RO hybrids reaching 97–99 % COD, TSS, and BOD removal. However, these technologies remain inherently limited by fouling, brine disposal, and energy costs. Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and hybrid systems deliver 83–99.9 % removal of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals and up to 94.5 % ARG reduction, though scaling and by-product management remain barriers. Nature-based solutions, including hybrid constructed wetlands (15–>99 % removal) and biochar-enhanced systems (40–210 mg/g adsorption; up to 95 % removal), provide sustainable but land-intensive alternatives. Decentralized approaches such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) (85–99 % removal), biosorbents, and green nanomaterials (64–95 % removal) demonstrate strong potential for low-energy reuse in resource-limited settings. Aligning these technologies within circular water strategies supported by pilot programs, adaptation finance, life-cycle assessments, and inclusive governance is essential to ensure water quality, availability, and resilience under climate pressures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering","volume":"13 6","pages":"Article 119284"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Advancing water treatment and reuse technologies to address the nexus of climate change, water scarcity, and pharmaceutical contamination\",\"authors\":\"Maryam Mallek , Damia Barcelo\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jece.2025.119284\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Climate change is intensifying water scarcity, degrading water quality, and increasing the persistence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These converging stressors threaten ecosystem stability and water security, particularly in semi-arid regions such as the Mediterranean. This review critically examines the intersection of climate change, water scarcity, and pharmaceutical pollution, and evaluates advanced treatment and reuse technologies to support climate-resilient water management. High-performance systems such as membrane bioreactors (MBRs), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO), and anaerobic MBRs (AnMBRs) achieve 70–99 % removal of pharmaceuticals and ARGs<strong>,</strong> with EC–RO hybrids reaching 97–99 % COD, TSS, and BOD removal. However, these technologies remain inherently limited by fouling, brine disposal, and energy costs. Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and hybrid systems deliver 83–99.9 % removal of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals and up to 94.5 % ARG reduction, though scaling and by-product management remain barriers. 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Advancing water treatment and reuse technologies to address the nexus of climate change, water scarcity, and pharmaceutical contamination
Climate change is intensifying water scarcity, degrading water quality, and increasing the persistence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These converging stressors threaten ecosystem stability and water security, particularly in semi-arid regions such as the Mediterranean. This review critically examines the intersection of climate change, water scarcity, and pharmaceutical pollution, and evaluates advanced treatment and reuse technologies to support climate-resilient water management. High-performance systems such as membrane bioreactors (MBRs), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO), and anaerobic MBRs (AnMBRs) achieve 70–99 % removal of pharmaceuticals and ARGs, with EC–RO hybrids reaching 97–99 % COD, TSS, and BOD removal. However, these technologies remain inherently limited by fouling, brine disposal, and energy costs. Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and hybrid systems deliver 83–99.9 % removal of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals and up to 94.5 % ARG reduction, though scaling and by-product management remain barriers. Nature-based solutions, including hybrid constructed wetlands (15–>99 % removal) and biochar-enhanced systems (40–210 mg/g adsorption; up to 95 % removal), provide sustainable but land-intensive alternatives. Decentralized approaches such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) (85–99 % removal), biosorbents, and green nanomaterials (64–95 % removal) demonstrate strong potential for low-energy reuse in resource-limited settings. Aligning these technologies within circular water strategies supported by pilot programs, adaptation finance, life-cycle assessments, and inclusive governance is essential to ensure water quality, availability, and resilience under climate pressures.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE) serves as a platform for the dissemination of original and innovative research focusing on the advancement of environmentally-friendly, sustainable technologies. JECE emphasizes the transition towards a carbon-neutral circular economy and a self-sufficient bio-based economy. Topics covered include soil, water, wastewater, and air decontamination; pollution monitoring, prevention, and control; advanced analytics, sensors, impact and risk assessment methodologies in environmental chemical engineering; resource recovery (water, nutrients, materials, energy); industrial ecology; valorization of waste streams; waste management (including e-waste); climate-water-energy-food nexus; novel materials for environmental, chemical, and energy applications; sustainability and environmental safety; water digitalization, water data science, and machine learning; process integration and intensification; recent developments in green chemistry for synthesis, catalysis, and energy; and original research on contaminants of emerging concern, persistent chemicals, and priority substances, including microplastics, nanoplastics, nanomaterials, micropollutants, antimicrobial resistance genes, and emerging pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) of environmental significance.