Environmental Technologies for Management of Pharmaceutical Wastes (Technical Insights)

Publication Date	June 2008
Publisher	Frost & Sullivan
Product Type	Report
Pages
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FRS00588

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Summary

This research service analyzes the technological trends in the treatment of pharmaceutical compounds in the environment with a focus on the current technologies associated with their detection and treatment.

Content

Executive summary
- Research overview and methodology
  - Research overview
  - Methodology
- Key highlights
  - Technology snapshot
  - Key trends
Technology primer and current research
- Pharmaceutical products and endocrine disruptors
  - Introduction
  - Constituents of ppcp and edc
- Technology primer
  - Edc and their modes of attack
  - Current methods of treatment
Recent developments for pharmaceutical waste treatment
- North america and rest-of-the-world
  - Methodology to remove pharmaceutical compounds efficiently
  - Investigating pharmaceutical compounds using oecd guidelines
  - Effect of membrane pore size and interaction mechanisms on pharmaceutical compounds
  - Membrane bioreactors for treating pharmaceutical effluents
- Europe
  - Assessment of pharmaceuticals using emea guidelines
  - Assessment of ivermectin in aquatic mesocosms
  - Performance evaluation of adsorption-membrane hybrid systems
  - Fate of ppcp in treating mbr sewage
  - Eu projects on pharmaceutical treatment
Current analysis and future trends
- Regulatory analysis
  - United states regulatory landscape
  - United states--prior developments in tackling pharmaceuticals
  - United states--resource conservation and recovery act
  - European regulatory landscape-i
  - European regulatory landscape-ii
- Drivers and challenges
  - Drivers for treating pharmaceuticals
  - Challenges for treating pharmaceuticals
- Future trends and roadmap
  - Current and future trends
  - Future roadmap and analyst insights
Patents and database of key industry participants
- Patents
  - North america patents
  - Other patents (assigned to non-us companies)
- Database of key industry participants
  - Industry participants
  - University and researcher contacts
Decision support databases
- Database tables
  - Environment protection expenditure--world (2002 to 2012)
  - Percentage of population connected to wastewater treatment plants--world (2002 to 2012)
  - Expenditure on water and wastewater treatment--world (2002 to 2012)