Pharma-ecology the occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment /
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products & mdash;we can't live without them. Can the environment survive with them?. Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are increasingly being recognized as micropollutants. In this context, pharmaceutical products encompass a diverse range o...
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470369340 |
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products & mdash;we can't live without them. Can the environment survive with them?. Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are increasingly being recognized as micropollutants. In this context, pharmaceutical products encompass a diverse range of drugs used to treat various illnesses, and personal care products include everyday items such as soaps, fragrances, cleaning agents, disinfectants, and similar products. Written for professionals from different backgrounds, Pharma-Ecology bridges the knowledge and language gap and critically examines the iss. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 314 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-293) and index. |
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9780470370247 (electronic bk.) 0470370246 (electronic bk.) 9780470369340 0470369345 |
Index Number: | RA1238 |
CLC: | R961 |
Contents: | Usage of pharmaceutical and personal care products for different therapeutic end points in relation to environment -- Detection and occurance of PPCPs in the environment -- Ecopharmacokinetics and ecopharmacodynamics -- Ecotoxicity of PPCPs -- Technologies for removing PPCPs -- Future needs. |