Ecological risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the receiving environment of pharmaceutical wastewater in Pakistan.
Ecological risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the receiving environment of pharmaceutical wastewater in Pakistan.
M. Ashfaq,Khujasta Nawaz Khan,6 Authors,Chang-Ping Yu
2017 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.10.029
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · 242 Citations
TLDR
Results show a high level of ecological risk due to the discharge of untreated wastewater from pharmaceutical units, which may further lead to food web contamination and drug resistance in pathogens and the government should strictly enforce environmental legislation on these pharmaceutical units.