Photo-mediated and advanced oxidative processes applied for the treatment of effluents with drugs used for the treatment of early COVID-19 : Review

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The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be one of the most challenging health and social crises ever faced by humanity. Several drugs have been proposed as potential antiviral agents for the treatment of COVID-19 since the beginning of the health crisis. Among them are chloroquine (CQ), hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), ivermectin (IVM), and the combination of QC or HCQ and azithromycin (AZI). The use of these and several other drugs has grown sharply, even if there is proof of ineffectiveness in the early treatment or mild cases of COVID-19. Thus, there is great concern about the potential environmental impacts of the effluents released with the presence of these drugs. Therefore, this work aimed to carry out a literature review on wastewater treatment processes, focusing on removing these substances through advanced oxidation process. As the conventional effluent treatment processes do not have high efficiency for removal, it was concentrated in the literature that had as scope advanced and photo-mediated techniques to remove CQ, HCQ, IVM, and AZI. It is expected, with this work, to highlight the importance of conducting research that contributes to the control of pollution and contamination.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Environmental advances - 6(2021) vom: 24. Dez., Seite 100140

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Albornoz, L L [VerfasserIn]
Soroka, V D [VerfasserIn]
Silva, M C A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Advanced oxidation process
Azithromycin
Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
Ivermectin
Journal Article
Review

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Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100140

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NLM333824814