What is it about?
It is about the electrochemical detection, redox mechanism, and mitigation of the adverse effects of pharmaceutical xenobiotics via photocatalytic degradation
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Why is it important?
This is the first report that presents the detection of NSAIDs, provides their detailed redox mechanistic pathways, and removes these pharmaceutical residues from wastewater. This work is an effort to contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goal related to the availability of clean water. Pharmaceutical pollution is considered the second most pressing global environmental issue following carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, this study also aims to delve into the potential health hazards associated with drug residues and present a water cleaning method for removing these effluents from wastewater to meet the requirements of the sustainability goal of water purification.
Perspectives
The results bring forth that the carefree disposal of pharmaceutical waste is harmful to both human health and environment. Accordingly, wastewater from pharmaceutical industries must be treated for the removal of drugs residues. In this regard AOP based on photocatalytic degradation is a promising method for eliminating these effluents from various matrices of water without producing any hazardous material or causing secondary pollution. The current work contributing to this SDG by presenting electrochemical detection methods for elucidating different ROS formed by the electrooxidation of drug molecules and their photocatalytic degradation for purifying water is anticipated to address the severe health issues caused by the misuse and improper disposal of drugs.
Dr Afzal Shah
Quaid-i-Azam University, Iislamabad
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This page is a summary of: Comprehensive review of the electrochemical detection, redox mechanism, and mitigation of the adverse effects of pharmaceutical xenobiotics via photocatalytic degradation, Discover Sustainability, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-01384-6.
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