Removal of pharmaceuticals

“Concern regarding the occurrence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in the water system has been growing since the late 1990s. The ever-increasing demand and consumption of pharmaceuticals, combined with an incomplete metabolism in the human body, have led to increasing concentrations in waste water effl uents and associated receiving surface water.”

(Citaat: Verliefde, A., Yangali-Quintanilla, V. – Removal of pharmaceuticals – Delft Cluster Magazine (2008)5, p.18-21)