Health​

When the health sector is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is the pharmaceutical industry. The wastewater of the pharmaceutical industry generally contains high levels of drugs (antibiotics, cancer drugs, hormone preparations, etc.) and other harmful substances (mercury, heavy metals, solvents, radioactive substances, etc.).

In order to get rid of these harmful substances, studies have been increasing recently and comprehensive methods such as UV-oxidation, chemical oxidation, catalytic oxidation, which are the most efficient methods, are applied.

Hazardous and non-hazardous wastes may occur at almost every stage of pharmaceutical production.

It forms the basis of residual waste from fermentation and natural product extraction. Other wastes from the industry are reaction residues and filtrates from chemical synthesis processes. Since these wastes contain solvents, they can be classified as hazardous waste. The general practice for solid wastes in the pharmaceutical industry is off-site disposal or incineration.