The life-cycle of pharmaceuticals in the environment
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier/Woodhead Publishing ,
c2016
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| Series: | Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine, no. 51
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Prescribing practices
- 3. Disposal of unused medications
- 4. Detection and presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment
- 5. Impact of pharmaceuticals in wastewater
- 6. Degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater
- 7. Regulatory practices to control the discharge of pharmaceuticals into the environment
- 8. Green chemistry, green pharmacy, and life-cycle assessments
- 9. Summary and conclusions