Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are found in wastewater, and thus,
the environment. In this study, current knowledge about the occurrence and fate of PPCPs in …

The presence of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as pharmaceuticals, is a
growing global concern. The excessive use of medication globally, together with the …

Abstract Worldwide, antibiotic usage exceeds 100,000 tons per year and there is increasing
concern over the fate of these substances. Antibiotics are ubiquitous in the environment and …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a unique group of emerging
environmental contaminants, due to their inherent ability to induce physiological effects in …

Hundreds of tons of pharmaceutical compounds are annually dispensed and consumed
worldwide. Pharmaceuticals are an important class of emerging environmental …

Abstract In recent years, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) have surfaced as
a novel class of pollutants due to their incomplete degradation in wastewater treatment …

Pharmaceuticals are known to occur widely in the environment of industrialized countries. In
developing countries, more monitoring results have recently become available, but a …

The occurrence of 28 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) was
investigated in 17 surface water samples (rivers, canals, and lagoons), 12 groundwater …

Emerging organic contaminants have not received a lot of attention in developing countries,
particularly Africa, although problems regarding water quantity and quality are often even …

Active pharmaceutical ingredients, especially antibiotics, are micropollutants whose
continuous flow into hydrological cycles has the potential to mediate antibiotic resistance in …