Anaerobic Biotechnology for the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Compounds and Hospital Wastewaters

Abstract

The frequent occurrence and spread of pharmaceutical compounds in the environment have made their resources a primary public concern. Hospital wastewaters and pharmaceutical production companies release various pseudo-persistent toxic compounds in the environment that may endanger the life of human beings as well as animals, plants, and soil. Since now, various physical, chemical, and biological methods have been employed for their elimination. In most of the current/conventional wastewater treatment plants, biological sections are the heart of the treatment plants that play the primary role in the degradation of pharmaceutical compounds.