Life-Cycle of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

Informationen zum Autor Barrie M. Peake is an Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand. Dr Rhiannon Braund is an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Alfred Tong is a doctoral graduate from the School of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry, at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Dr Louis Tremblay is an ecotoxicologist at the Cawthron Institute , Nelson, New Zealand and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Zusammenfassung This book identifies pathways of entry of pharmaceuticals into the environment - beginning with the role of global prescribing and disposal practices. It then discusses typical levels of common pharmaceuticals and how they can be determined in natural waters such as raw and treated sewage, and potable water.

List of contents

Prescribing practices of pharmaceuticalsDisposal practices of pharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical levels detected within natural watersRemoval and degradation of pharmaceuticals in natural watersEnvironmental impactConclusions/future policies

Product details

• Authors: R. Braund, Rhiannon Braund, Rhiannon (Associate Professor Braund, Louis A Tremblay, B.M. Peake, Barrie M Peake, Barrie M (Associate Professor Peake, Peake B.M., Alfred Tong, Alfred (Doctoral graduate Tong, Tong Alfred, Louis Tremblay, Louis (Ecotoxicologist Tremblay, Louis A Tremblay
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.2015
• EAN: 9781907568251
• ISBN: 978-1-907568-25-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomedicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, environmental science, engineering & technology, Pharmaceutical technology, Manufacturing industries, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Pharmaceutical industries, Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pharmaceutical