Abstract
In the last decade, special attention has been given to the presence of pharmaceutical compounds in the aquatic environment; once that continuous supply and persistence of these substances can be severally prejudicial to the biota. Thus, the development and application of new technologies that allows the removal or a decrease in the content of these contaminants has been the focus of the environment sanitation area. However, the absence of specific monitoring programs at the waste water treatment plant (WWTP) does not allow the impact evaluation of pharmaceutical drugs in the installed plants. This work discusses the factors involved in the inflow of these contaminants in the environment, and call attention for the implementation of adequate treatment systems to minimize the deterioration of the aquatic ecosystems.
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