Overview

Research on the environmental fate of pharmaceuticals has been of increasing scientific interest for many years. Many questions are still unanswered. Is the emission of antibiotics into the environment a possible source of increasing resistance to these compounds? What is the significance of other drugs in the environment for humans and other organisms? Is the threat to human health increasing? Knowledge has been gained by several research groups. This book gives an overview of the topic. Various contributions, all covering typical questions related to pharmaceuticals in the environment, are presented.

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Author:   Klaus Kummerer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
ISBN:  

9783540410676

ISBN 10:   3540410678
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

From the contents: 1. Introduction: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment.- Part I. Emission, Occurrence, Fate and Effects: 2. Effects on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - an Overview and Principle Considerations. 3. Environmental Loads and Detection of Pharmaceuticals in Italy. 4. Emission and Biodegradability of Pharmaceuticals, Contrast Media, Disinfectants and AOX from Hospitals. 5. Emissions from Clinical-Chemical Laboratories. 6. Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Focus on 17 alpha-ethinyloestradiol. 7. What Do We Know about Antibiotics in the Environment? 8. Antibiotics in the Environment: Zinc Bacitracin - Environmental Toxicity and Breakdown. 9. Pharmaceutical Residues in the Aquatic Environment and their Significance for Drinking Water Production. 10. Pharmaceuticals as Environmental Contaminants: Modelling Distribution and Fate.- Part II. Risk Assessment: 11. Risk Assessment of Organic Xenobiotics in the Environment. 12. Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals.- Part III. Perspectives.- Subject index. The complete table of contents can be found on the Internet: http://www.springer.de

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