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Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Edited by
R M Harrison
R M Harrison
University of Birmingham, UK
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-78262-189-8
PDF ISBN:
978-1-78262-234-5
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78262-707-4
Special Collection:
2015 ebook collection
,
2011-2015 industrial and pharmaceutical chemistry subject collection
No. of Pages:
294
Published online:
27 Aug 2015
Published in print:
15 Sep 2015
Book Chapter
Distribution of Pharmaceutical Residues in the Environment
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Published:27 Aug 2015
Page range:
34 - 69
Citation
B. Roig and V. D’Aco, in Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, ed. R. E. Hester and R. M. Harrison, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015, pp. 34-69.
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The presence of pharmaceutical products in the environment has become a topic of great interest, motivating numerous studies worldwide. This chapter highlights the levels of pharmaceutical compounds found in the different environmental compartments (waters, ground waters, drinking water, sewage sludge, soil, sediment and biota). The use of occurrence data is discussed and modelling presented to complement monitoring campaigns in the assessment of priority and risk assessment.
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