Dr. Mu. Naushad is working as a full professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include wastewater treatment, adsorption, ion exchange, bioremediation, and photodegradation. Dr. Naushad is the author and coauthor of more than 500 refereed journal publications and several books, book chapters, and US patents.
Hamidi Abdul Aziz is a Professor in Environmental Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering of Universiti Sains Malaysia. Professor Aziz received his PhD degree in civil engineering (Environmental Engineering) from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland in 1992. He is a guest editor of the special issue on landfill leachate management and control of the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM). Professor Aziz currently serves as the Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Scientific Research in Environmental Sciences (IJSRES). He also serves as the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, IJEWM and the International of Journal of Environmental Engineering, IJEE. Professor Aziz's research focuses on alleviating problems associated with water pollution issues from industrial wastewater discharges and from solid waste management via landfilling, such as landfill leachate. Advanced oxidation processes is also one of his research focuses. In addition, he has strong interest in biodegradation and bioremediation of oil spills. Introduction: Occurrences, sources, and methods of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment 2. Current situation of pharmaceutical wastewater in developed countries 3. Recent trends in graphene-based materials for pharmaceuticals wastewater treatment 4. Fate of common pharmaceuticals in the environment 5. Analytical techniques for the detection of pharmaceuticals in the environment 6. Treatment innovation using solar/UV 7. Treatment innovation using biological methods in combination with physical treatment methods 8. Application of hybrid advanced oxidation and adsorption processes for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment 9. Microalgae-based bioremediation of pharmaceuticals wastewater 10. An overview of recent progress in membrane-based treatment for pharmaceutical wastewaters 11. Sustainable and ecofriendly treatment of pharmaceuticals wastewater 12. Natural polymer-based sustainable adsorbents for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment 13. Innovative and eco-friendly technologies for the upgradation of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment processes 14. Biohazardous effect associated with various pharma-effluent discharge in a biotic system