Effluent‐dominated streams. Part 2: Presence and possible effects of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in Wascana Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

MJ Waiser, D Humphries, V Tumber… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent worldwide surveys have not only established incomplete removal of
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) by sewage treatment plants, but also …

Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in treatment systems: a review

KM Onesios, JT Yu, EJ Bouwer - Biodegradation, 2009 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been the focus of much recent
research as concerns rise about their occurrence in bodies of water worldwide. In an effort to …

Veterinary pharmaceutical as emerging contaminants in wastewater and surface water: an overview

N Delgado, J Orozco, S Zambrano… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Veterinary pharmaceuticals have become of interest due to their indiscriminate use. Thus,
this paper compiles studies on detection in surface and wastewater, and the treatment …

Human health and ecological risk assessment of 98 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) detected in Indian surface and wastewaters

A Sengar, A Vijayanandan - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The release of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental
waters has become an urgent issue due to their pseudo-persistent traits. The present study …

A human health risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment

LJ Schulman, EV Sargent, BD Naumann… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Analyses were conducted on four pharmaceutical compounds, representing different
therapeutic classes, to evaluate the presence and potential adverse human health effects of …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in surface and treated waters of Louisiana, USA and Ontario, Canada

GR Boyd, H Reemtsma, DA Grimm, S Mitra - Science of the total …, 2003 - Elsevier
A newly developed analytical method was used to measure concentrations of nine
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in samples from two surface water …

Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments: A review and potential impacts in South Africa

NP Ngqwala, P Muchesa - South African Journal of Science, 2020 - scielo.org.za
The carbon footprint of pharmaceuticals through manufacturing, distribution, the incineration
of unwanted pharmaceuticals as well as the packaging of pharmaceutical waste is an …