Ecotoxicological effects, environmental fate and risks of pharmaceutical and personal care products in the water environment: a review

H Wang, H **, L Xu, M **, W Zhao, H Liu - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the extensive use and incomplete removal, pharmaceutical and personal care
products (PPCPs) are introduced into the water continuously. It has been proved that the …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environmental waters: African and Asian perspectives

NJ Waleng, PN Nomngongo - Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental ubiquity of pharmaceuticals has stimulated a lot of societal and global
concerns. The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment differs from country to …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacology beyond the patient–The environmental risks of human drugs

L Gunnarsson, JR Snape, B Verbruggen… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a growing global
concern and although environmental risk assessment is required for approval of new drugs …

Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in effluent-dominated Saudi Arabian coastal waters of the Red Sea

AM Ali, HT Rønning, W Alarif, R Kallenborn… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and the
pesticide atrazine were investigated in seawater samples collected from stations located at …

Uptake and biological effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical diclofenac in rainbow trout …

AC Mehinto, EM Hill, CR Tyler - Environmental science & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is widely detected in surface waters and
can potentially cause deleterious effects in fish. Here, we investigated the biological effects …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products as emerging environmental contaminants: prevalence, toxicity, and remedial approaches

A Chakraborty, S Adhikary… - ACS Chemical Health …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) are synthetic compounds widely
used as consumer items such as cosmetics and therapeutic drugs across the globe. The …

The read-across hypothesis and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals

M Rand-Weaver, L Margiotta-Casaluci… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceuticals in the environment have received increased attention over the past
decade, as they are ubiquitous in rivers and waterways. Concentrations are in sub-ng to low …

[HTML][HTML] Chiral pharmaceuticals: environment sources, potential human health impacts, remediation technologies and future perspective

Y Zhou, S Wu, H Zhou, H Huang, J Zhao, Y Deng… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chiral pharmaceuticals (CPs), including non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), β-
blockers and some herbicide and pesticides, are widely used in aquaculture, clinical …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products: A critical review of the impacts on fish reproduction

MD Overturf, JC Anderson, Z Pandelides… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Research in environmental toxicology involving pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) has increased greatly over the last 10–15 years. Much research has been …

Depressed, hypertense and sore: Long-term effects of fluoxetine, propranolol and diclofenac exposure in a top predator fish

IA Duarte, P Reis-Santos, SC Novais, LD Rato… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical compounds are continuously released into the aquatic environment,
resulting in their ubiquitous presence in many estuarine and coastal systems. As …