Purpose This study was designed to assess the fate and the overall potential impacts of the
widely prescribed drugs ranitidine and tramadol after their introduction into the aquatic …

Nanocarriers with a pH responsive behavior are receiving an ever growing attention due to
their potential for promoting on-demand drug release and thus increase the therapeutic …

This study investigates the aqueous degradation by ozone of two target cytostatic drugs,
cyclophosphamide and methotrexate. A column switching technique for on-line solid phase …

An environmental risk assessment (ERA) was made for the old cytostatic active
pharmaceutical ingredient 5‐fluorouracil (5‐FU) and for capecitabine (CAP), which is a …

For decades, cytostatic drugs have been widely used in chemotherapy. However, many of
these chemicals are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic compounds …

Anticancer drugs are designed to inhibit tumor cell proliferation by interacting with DNA and
altering cellular growth factors. When released into the waterbodies of municipal and …

The environment receives antibiotics through a combination of direct application (eg,
aquaculture and fruit production), as well as indirect release through pharmaceutical …

Platinum-based antineoplastic drugs (PBADs) enter the environment via hospital and
municipal wastes as reactive and highly toxic molecules. Chlorella vulgaris is a freshwater …

Antineoplastic or cytostatic compounds are used to fight cancer. They are a broad group of
organic compounds, possessing a diverse range of physico-chemical characteristics. Given …

The photocatalytic activity of two bio-based polymer photocatalysts [poly (ethylene
terephthalate)-TiO 2 (PET-TiO 2) and poly (L-lactic acid)-graphene oxide-TiO 2 (PLLA-GO …