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Advancement in Bioremediation of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products

Advancement in Bioremediation of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products
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Author(s): Vasudha Agnihotri (G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, India)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 19
Source title: Waste Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1210-4.ch052

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Abstract

Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are regularly used by human being for their day to day life. These products contains various chemical compounds which are regularly added in our surface and ground water sources either through untreated or partially treated domestic and industrial wastes or through agricultural runoffs etc. These are present at the concentration of μg liter-1, and at such low concentration also these have shown harmful affect to living being. A lot of studies have been carried out for studying their effects on animal biodiversity, which can directly or indirectly affect human being also. So their removal from waste water is essential. Various technologies are being tested for removing these compounds from polluted water; bioremediation is also one of them. Present chapter will briefly give the description of various PPCPs present in waste water, their impact and removal technologies available for their removal with special emphasis on bio remediation.

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