Vol. 15 No. 29- 42 (2024): A review on antibiotics removal during biological waste water treatment

The elimination of antibiotics from wastewater is a critical process aimed at alleviating
environmental pollution and safeguarding public health. Different ways and technologies such
as advanced oxidation processes, membrane filtration, biological treatment and antibiotics
chemical treatment are employed to effectively eliminate antibiotics from wastewater. In
addition to safeguarding human health from any potential negative consequences linked to
water sources tainted with antibiotics, this is crucial to stopping the spread of antibiotic
resistance in natural ecosystems, such as farmlands and water bodies. Antibiotics removal
from wastewater is not without its difficulties. One of such difficulty is the antibiotics' escape
during the treatment of organic waste water. Regular processes like organic filtration,
coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation cannot eliminate antibiotics completely. The use
of modern biotechnological discoveries such as nanotechnology is needed for complete
removal of antibiotics from waste water.