Pharmaceuticals in the environment

• Other Authors: Hester, R. E. (Editor), Harrison, Roy M., 1948- (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [Cambridge] : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2015]
• Series: Issues in environmental science and technology.
• Subjects: Drugs > Environmental aspects.; Pharmaceutical chemistry.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781782622345; 1782622349; 9781523101931; 1523101938; 178262189X; 9781782621898
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Medicines play an important role in the treatment and prevention of disease in humans and animals, but residues from these medicines can be released into the environment through a number of routes during their manufacture, use and disposal. It is only recently that the potential environmental impact...