Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Aquatic Environments: A Critical Synthesis of Sources, Ecological Risks and Bioremediation Strategies
Yogita Basene & Shreeti Shrivastawa · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2026
Pharmaceutical residues are now routinely detected in wastewater-impacted aquatic environments because medicinal compounds and their metabolites enter sewerage, industrial effluents, agricultural drainage and receiving waters through multiple, often continuous pathways. Their env...