Global Synthesis and Critical Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Data Sets Collected from River Systems

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2012, Volume and Issue: 47(2), P. 661 - 677

Published: Dec. 10, 2012

Pharmaceuticals have emerged as a major group of environmental contaminants over the past decade but relatively little is known about their occurrence in freshwaters compared to other pollutants. We present global-scale analysis presence 203 pharmaceuticals across 41 countries and show that contamination extensive due widespread consumption subsequent disposal rivers. There are clear regional biases current understanding with work outside North America, Europe, China, no within Africa. Within individual countries, research biased around small number populated provinces/states majority effort has focused upon just 14 compounds. Most adopted sampling techniques unlikely provide reliable representative data. This highlights locations where concentrations antibiotics, cardiovascular drugs, painkillers, contrast media, antiepileptic drugs been recorded well above thresholds cause toxic effects aquatic biota. Studies pharmaceutical need be seen global priority increasing consumption, particularly among societies aging populations. Researchers all fields management together more effectively identify high risk compounds, improve reliability coverage future monitoring studies, develop new mitigation measures.

Language: Английский

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Emerging pollutants in sewage, surface and drinking water in Galicia (NW Spain)

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2011, Volume and Issue: 86(10), P. 1040 - 1049

Published: Dec. 20, 2011

Language: Английский

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Detection of pharmaceutically active compounds in the rivers and tap water of the Madrid Region (Spain) and potential ecotoxicological risk

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2011, Volume and Issue: 84(10), P. 1336 - 1348

Published: June 19, 2011

Language: Английский

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Fluoroquinolones (FQs) in the environment: A review on their abundance, sorption and toxicity in soil

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 191, P. 704 - 720

Published: Nov. 1, 2017

Language: Английский

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Assessing the concentrations and risks of toxicity from the antibiotics ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and erythromycin in European rivers

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 511, P. 747 - 755

Published: Jan. 21, 2015

Language: Английский

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Occurrence and source apportionment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the Beiyun River of Beijing, China

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 119, P. 1033 - 1039

Published: Oct. 8, 2014

Language: Английский

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Pharmaceuticals and iodinated contrast media in a hospital wastewater: A case study to analyse their presence and characterise their environmental risk and hazard

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 140, P. 225 - 241

Published: April 11, 2015

Language: Английский

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Concentration and risk of pharmaceuticals in freshwater systems are related to the population density and the livestock units in Iberian Rivers

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 540, P. 267 - 277

Published: July 11, 2015

Considerable amounts of pharmaceuticals are used in human and veterinary medicine, which not efficiently removed during wastewater slurries treatment subsequently entering continuously into freshwater systems. The intrinsic biological activity these non-regulated pollutants turns their presence the aquatic environment an ecological matter concern. We present first quantitative study relating predicted ecotoxicological effects with population livestock units. Four representative Iberian River basins (Spain) were studied: Llobregat, Ebro, Júcar Guadalquivir. levels determined surface water sediment samples collected from 77 locations along stream networks. Predicted total toxic units to algae, Daphnia fish estimated for detected waters. use chemometrics enabled for: spatial distribution rivers two consecutive years; potential risk organisms; relationships among occurrence ecotoxicity animal farming pressure. Llobregat Ebro characterized as most polluted at highest risk, followed by No significant acute risks organisms observed. However chronic on algae could be expected hot spots pollution identified basins. Analgesics/antiinflammatories, antibiotics diuretics relevant therapeutic groups across four river Among them, hydrochlorothiazide gemfibrozil, well azithromycin ibuprofen widely spread concentrated waters sediments, respectively. Regarding ecotoxicity, sertraline, gemfibrozil loratidine more concerning compounds. Significantly positive found density both matrices.

Language: Английский

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Effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac exposure in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

Aquatic Toxicology, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 148, P. 221 - 230

Published: Jan. 21, 2014

Language: Английский

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Pharmaceuticals residues in selected tropical surface water bodies from Selangor (Malaysia): Occurrence and potential risk assessments

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 642, P. 230 - 240

Published: June 14, 2018

Language: Английский

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