Evaluating Arundo donax efficiency for pharmaceutical compounds removal from synthetic wastewater in horizontal flow constructed wetland

Constructed wetlands use vegetation as a natural medium to filter out pollutants from wastewater. It is simple to use, low maintenance, low running costs, sustainable, and eco-friendly. This has led to numerous studies to evaluate its performance in treating pollutants, including pharmaceutical comp...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 13781 - 15
Main Authors: Mumtaj, Zeba Ali, Khan, Saimah, Ahmad, Nafees, Khan, Abdul Rahman, Alkahtani, Meshel Qablan, Morabet, Rachida El
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.04.2025
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Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin - isolation & purification
Artificial wetlands
Arundo donax
Aspirin
Biodegradation, Environmental
Constructed wetlands
Contaminants
Efficiency
Fluconazole
Humanities and Social Sciences
Levofloxacin
Levofloxacin - isolation & purification
multidisciplinary
Pharmaceutical Preparations - isolation & purification
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals compounds
Pollutants
Removal efficiency
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Synthetic wastewater
Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods
Wastewater
Wastewater - chemistry
Water analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - isolation & purification
Water Purification - methods
Water sampling
Wetlands
Pharmaceuticals compounds
Synthetic wastewater
Arundo donax
Removal efficiency
Constructed wetlands
ISSN:2045-2322, 2045-2322
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Summary:Constructed wetlands use vegetation as a natural medium to filter out pollutants from wastewater. It is simple to use, low maintenance, low running costs, sustainable, and eco-friendly. This has led to numerous studies to evaluate its performance in treating pollutants, including pharmaceutical compounds, ranging from conventional to emerging contaminants. However, there is still a lack of work on removal efficiency of pharmaceutical compounds individually assessed with conventional parameters removal. In this study, two horizontal flow constructed wetlands were fabricated; one constructed wetland was made with plants and other without plant. The pharmaceuticals used for this study are Levofloxacin, Amoxicillin , Ketorolac, Fluconazole and Aspirin. The water samples were collected as grab samples after 24 h of duration. The conventional and non-conventional parameters were studied for influent and effluent wastewater. From the results, it was found that significant removal efficiencies were observed in all parameters. The removal efficiency of above pharmaceuticals in PCW follows the order Fluconazole (98%) > Aspirin (98%) > Levofloxacin (98%) > Ketorolac (88%) > Amoxicillin (52.18%). The removal efficiency of above pharmaceuticals in UPCW follows the order Fluconazole (92%) > Ketorolac (87%) > Aspirin (79%) > Levofloxacin (71%) > Amoxicillin (35%). It was also concluded from the results that the PCW (up to 98%) provide higher removal efficiency as compare to UPCW (up to 90%). Further research may concentrate on assessing alternative procedures in conjunction with CWs development.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-94808-2