TitlePharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment : scientific and regulatory issues / Christian G. Daughton, editor, Tammy L. Jones-Lepp, editor
Imprint Washington, DC : American Chemical Society : Distributed by Oxford University Press, c2001
Descript xvi, 396 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment: Overarching Issues and Overview -- Pharmaceuticals and Metabolites as Contaminants of the Aquatic Environment -- Occurrence and Fate of Fluoroquinolone, Macrolide, and Sulfonamide Antibiotics during Wastewater Treatment and in Ambient Waters in Switzerland -- Occurrence of Pharmaceutical Residues in Sewage, River, Ground, and Drinking Water in Greece and Berlin (Germany) -- Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater: Clofibric Acid beneath Sewage Farms South of Berlin, Germany -- Phenazone Analgesics in Soil and Groundwater below a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill -- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Waters of Lake Mead, Nevada -- Occurrence and Fate of Synthetic Musks in the Aquatic System of Urban Areas: Polycyclic and Nitro Musks as Environmental Pollutants in Surface Waters, Sediments, and Aquatic Biota -- Ecotoxicology of Musks -- Environmental Risks of Musk Fragrance Ingredients -- Drugs in Municipal Sewage Effluents: Screening and Biodegradation Studies -- Concerns about Pharmaceuticals in Water Reuse, Groundwater Recharge, and Animal Waste -- Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media in the Aquatic Environment: Fate and Effects -- Multidrug-Multixenobiotic Transporters and Their Significance with Respect to Environmental Levels of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products -- Antidepressants in Aquatic Organisms: A Wide Range of Effects -- Veterinary Medicines and Soil Quality: The Danish Situation as an Example -- Environmental Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals: A Proposal with Special Emphasis on European Aspects -- Regulatory Oversight for the Environmental Assessment of Human and Animal Health Drugs: Environmental Assessment Regulations for Drugs -- Degradation and Depletion of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment -- Illicit Drugs in Municipal Sewage: Proposed New Nonintrusive Tool to Heighten Public Awareness of Societal Use of Illicit - Abused Drugs and Their Potential for Ecological Consequences


SUBJECT

  1. Drugs -- Environmental aspects
  2. Toilet preparations -- Environmental aspects
  3. Drugs -- Toxicology
  4. Toilet preparations -- Toxicology

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Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management LibraryTD196.D78 P536 2001 CHECK SHELVES