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 …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are contaminants of emerging
concern and have been detected worldwide in water bodies in trace concentrations. Most of …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are known as an emerging class of
water contaminants due to their potential adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. In this …

The pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan is growing with an annual growth rate of 10%.
Besides this growth, this industry is not complying with environmental standards, and …

Due to the lack of wastewater treatment facility in Pakistan, the wastewater is directly
discharged via urban drains, which might cause a high load of contaminants of emerging …

This study identified existing issues related to quantitative pharmaceutical risk assessment
(QPhRA, hereafter) for pharmaceuticals in water and proposed possible solutions by …

Pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs), and artificial sweeteners (ASWs) are
contaminants of emerging concern commonly found in the aquatic environments. In India …

Six pharmaceuticals of different categories, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, diclofenac), anti-epileptic (carbamazepine), and anti …

Occurrence of pharmaceutical residues in drinking water has been widely reported in
countries that have registered steady economic growth. This can exert concerns among the …

Water samples were collected from 35 locations in the Arkavathi river, its tributaries and
lakes spread across the Bengaluru metropolitan area in Southern India during monsoon …