Contemporary Methods for Removal
of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
in Water Reclamations
Luong N. Nguyen, Audrey S. Commault, Donna Sutherland,
Galilee U. Semblante, Seungdae Oh, and Long D. Nghiem
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
2 Contemporary Methods for Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
2.1 Biological Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
2.2 Advanced Oxidation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
2.3 Membrane Separation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
2.4 Integrated Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
3 Conclusions and Outlooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Abstract Global water quantity and quality are anticipated to decrease in the
coming decades, as a result of both increasing global populations and the effects
of climate change. Reusing and recycling water is a key part of reducing the pressure
on our existing water supplies and the aquatic environment. However, the occurrence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in secondary, and in some
tertiary, treated effluents- and sewage-impacted water bodies is one of the major
obstacles for the implementation of water reuse. For several decades, NSAIDs have
L. N. Nguyen (*) and L. D. Nghiem
Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
e-mail: luongngoc.nguyen@uts.edu.au
A. S. Commault and D. Sutherland
Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
G. U. Semblante
Technical Services, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
S. Oh
Department of Civil Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Leobardo Manuel Gómez-Oliván (ed.), Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
in Water: Emerging Contaminants and Ecological Impact,
Hdb Env Chem (2020) 96: 217–240, DOI 10.1007/698_2020_550,
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Published online: 9 July 2020
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of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
in Water Reclamations
Luong N. Nguyen, Audrey S. Commault, Donna Sutherland,
Galilee U. Semblante, Seungdae Oh, and Long D. Nghiem
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
2 Contemporary Methods for Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
2.1 Biological Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
2.2 Advanced Oxidation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
2.3 Membrane Separation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
2.4 Integrated Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
3 Conclusions and Outlooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Abstract Global water quantity and quality are anticipated to decrease in the
coming decades, as a result of both increasing global populations and the effects
of climate change. Reusing and recycling water is a key part of reducing the pressure
on our existing water supplies and the aquatic environment. However, the occurrence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in secondary, and in some
tertiary, treated effluents- and sewage-impacted water bodies is one of the major
obstacles for the implementation of water reuse. For several decades, NSAIDs have
L. N. Nguyen (*) and L. D. Nghiem
Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
e-mail: luongngoc.nguyen@uts.edu.au
A. S. Commault and D. Sutherland
Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
G. U. Semblante
Technical Services, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
S. Oh
Department of Civil Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Leobardo Manuel Gómez-Oliván (ed.), Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
in Water: Emerging Contaminants and Ecological Impact,
Hdb Env Chem (2020) 96: 217–240, DOI 10.1007/698_2020_550,
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Published online: 9 July 2020
217