Presence of drugs in the environment
Pharmaceutical compounds in water - Occurrence, risks, and available treatments
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Presence of drugs in the environment
Pharmaceutical compounds in water - Occurrence, risks, and available treatments

Authors : Luis Fernando DELGADO ZAMBRANO, Claire ALBASI

Publication date: June 10, 2014 | Lire en français

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1. Presence of drugs in the environment

1.1 From consumer to wastewater treatment plant

  • The first reports on pharmaceuticals in wastewater and surface water were published in the USA in the 1970s. Initially, consideration of the environmental contaminating effect of pharmaceuticals received little attention until the link was made between the active ingredient, ethinylestradiol, and its effects on fish

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