Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater
Pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) have increased in consumption due to the worldwide post-pandemic situation, marking them as chemical and pathogenic pollutants in significantly higher concentrations than ever in the ecosystem. Considering the inexplicable levels of these chemical residu...
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| author | Sumira Malik Jutishna Bora Sagnik Nag Sweta Sinha Sagar Mondal Sarvesh Rustagi Richismita Hazra Harshavardhan Kumar Vishnu D. Rajput Tatiana Minkina Najwane Said Sadier Abdulmajeed G. Almutary |
| author_facet | Sumira Malik Jutishna Bora Sagnik Nag Sweta Sinha Sagar Mondal Sarvesh Rustagi Richismita Hazra Harshavardhan Kumar Vishnu D. Rajput Tatiana Minkina Najwane Said Sadier Abdulmajeed G. Almutary |
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| description | Pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) have increased in consumption due to the worldwide post-pandemic situation, marking them as chemical and pathogenic pollutants in significantly higher concentrations than ever in the ecosystem. Considering the inexplicable levels of these chemical residues discharged into the environment, concerns have been raised regarding their probable ecotoxicity to marine and terrestrial life. A further concern is the potential for developing and spreading antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and genes in aquatic ecosystems due to antibiotic exposure. Hence, knowing how these compounds impact aquatic ecosystem functioning is imperative, and thus is a critical area of research. The ecological risk analysis of PPCPs in aquatic ecosystems has been carried out using various strategies. Previous studies have reported numerous approaches for eliminating these PPCPs, including conventional treatment methods, activated sludge processes, generated wetlands, biological remediation, sequencing batch reactors, phytoremediation, and membrane bioreactors. In terms of green biotechnology approaches, the current research aims to discover effective procedures for removing PPCPs and their emerging resources as pollutants. Therefore, this review focuses on the over-extensive utilization of PPCPs and their emergent sources responsible for the contamination and environmental threat for future wastewater purposes. Further, as fungi and their enzymes and derivatives can remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater through oxidation and several processes, they have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their ability to remove PPCPs as pollutants and their status as emerging resources in wastewater. This review examines the fundamental approach and progress of the bioremediation of pharmaceutical- and personal-care-contaminated wastewater using fungal-based systems. It also discusses mechanistic approaches through hybridizing cultures and other biological systems with fungal strains, current technologies, and prospects for future research on PPCPs in wastewater treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b83ce5ef50f344b2a4aab1fa0e7810062023-11-18T13:05:33ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412023-06-011512226210.3390/w15122262Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated WastewaterSumira Malik0Jutishna Bora1Sagnik Nag2Sweta Sinha3Sagar Mondal4Sarvesh Rustagi5Richismita Hazra6Harshavardhan Kumar7Vishnu D. Rajput8Tatiana Minkina9Najwane Said Sadier10Abdulmajeed G. Almutary11Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, Jharkhand, IndiaAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, Jharkhand, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences & Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tiruvalam Road, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAmity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, Jharkhand, IndiaAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, Jharkhand, IndiaSchool of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata 700107, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Geology, St. Columba’s College, Hazaribag 825302, Jharkhand, IndiaAcademy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaAcademy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 59911, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 59911, United Arab EmiratesPharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) have increased in consumption due to the worldwide post-pandemic situation, marking them as chemical and pathogenic pollutants in significantly higher concentrations than ever in the ecosystem. Considering the inexplicable levels of these chemical residues discharged into the environment, concerns have been raised regarding their probable ecotoxicity to marine and terrestrial life. A further concern is the potential for developing and spreading antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and genes in aquatic ecosystems due to antibiotic exposure. Hence, knowing how these compounds impact aquatic ecosystem functioning is imperative, and thus is a critical area of research. The ecological risk analysis of PPCPs in aquatic ecosystems has been carried out using various strategies. Previous studies have reported numerous approaches for eliminating these PPCPs, including conventional treatment methods, activated sludge processes, generated wetlands, biological remediation, sequencing batch reactors, phytoremediation, and membrane bioreactors. In terms of green biotechnology approaches, the current research aims to discover effective procedures for removing PPCPs and their emerging resources as pollutants. Therefore, this review focuses on the over-extensive utilization of PPCPs and their emergent sources responsible for the contamination and environmental threat for future wastewater purposes. Further, as fungi and their enzymes and derivatives can remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater through oxidation and several processes, they have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their ability to remove PPCPs as pollutants and their status as emerging resources in wastewater. This review examines the fundamental approach and progress of the bioremediation of pharmaceutical- and personal-care-contaminated wastewater using fungal-based systems. It also discusses mechanistic approaches through hybridizing cultures and other biological systems with fungal strains, current technologies, and prospects for future research on PPCPs in wastewater treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/12/2262pharmaceuticalspersonal care products (PPCPs)bioremediationfungal enzymeswastewater treatmentabsorption |
| spellingShingle | Sumira Malik Jutishna Bora Sagnik Nag Sweta Sinha Sagar Mondal Sarvesh Rustagi Richismita Hazra Harshavardhan Kumar Vishnu D. Rajput Tatiana Minkina Najwane Said Sadier Abdulmajeed G. Almutary Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater Water pharmaceuticals personal care products (PPCPs) bioremediation fungal enzymes wastewater treatment absorption |
| title | Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater |
| title_full | Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater |
| title_fullStr | Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater |
| title_short | Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater |
| title_sort | fungal based remediation in the treatment of anthropogenic activities and pharmaceutical pollutant contaminated wastewater |
| topic | pharmaceuticals personal care products (PPCPs) bioremediation fungal enzymes wastewater treatment absorption |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/12/2262 |
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