Review of occurrence of pharmaceuticals worldwide for estimating concentration ranges in aquatic environments at the end of the last decade

• DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100172
• Publication Date: 2022-09-30T05:15:30Z
• Authors: Rafael Hernández-...; Edgar González-Ju...; Jorge Luis Guzmán...; Laura Hinojosa-Reyes; Aracely Hernández...
• Keywords: Acetaminophen

Pharmaceutical compounds are ubiquitous pollutants detected in concentrations ranging from ng L−1 to µg aquatic environments worldwide. Hence, assessment of the occurrence and concentration range pharmaceuticals is great importance. The current work assessed different at end last decade, specifically 2018 2019. Every year, 100 published works on drug monitoring several geographical areas were reviewed estimate ranges environments. Antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), psychiatric drugs, stimulants, beta-blockers most commonly therapeutic groups water bodies. identified with highest surface wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) both time lags sulfamethoxazole (SML), acetaminophen (ACT), carbamazepine (CBZ), diclofenac (DCF), ibuprofen (IBU), caffeine (CFA), naproxen (NPX), ciprofloxacin (CPF). data set their can be used create a list priority substances found supply provide primary parameters during implementation best-suited technologies for removal municipal WWTPs.