Pharmaceutical accumulation in the environment : prevention, control, health effects, and economic impact

A Proactive Approach to Improving and Protecting the EnvironmentThe accumulation of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a growing concern, the magnitude of which has not been determined, yet cannot be ignored. Touting the benefits of research and discovery as it relates to a pharmaceutical presenc...

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Other Authors Goldstein, Walter E. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, [2014]
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781466517752
9781466517455
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / Walter E. Goldstein
  • 2. An insight into the discovery of the contamination of the environment and drinking water by pharmaceuticals / Thomas Heberer
  • 3. Presence and fate of pharmaceuticals in the environment and in drinking water / James S. Smith Jr.
  • 4. Occurrence, effects, and methods for antibiotics and illicit drugs in the environment / Tammy Jones-Lepp
  • 5. Detection of pharmaceuticals in the environment : history of use as a forensic tool / Keir Soderberg and Remy J.-C. Hennet
  • 6. Health impact of pharmaceuticals in the environment and in drinking water : potential for human and environmental risk / James S. Smith Jr.
  • 7. Health impact of pharmaceuticals in the environment and in drinking water : analysis and research needs / Walter E. Goldstein
  • 8. Effect of antibiotics on biological wastewater treatment processes / Olivier Potier, Jean-Noël Louvet, Christophe Merlin, Marie-Noëlle Pons, Dominique Dumas, and Walter E. Goldstein
  • 9. Wastewater pharmaceuticals minimization : analysis of opportunities and costs / Walter E. Goldstein
  • 10. Conclusions and recommendations, research opportunities, and implementation of measures to control environmental pharmaceuticals / Walter E. Goldstein.