Potential risks associated with releases of human pharmaceuticals into the environment
have become an increasingly important issue in environmental health. This concern has …

The exhaustive body of literature published in the last four years on the development and
application of systems based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined …

The occurrence, fate, geographical and seasonal influence and environmental risk
assessment of eleven of the most consumed pharmaceuticals in Portugal were studied in …

Z-drugs, benzodiazepines and ketamine are classes of psychotropic drugs prescribed for
treating anxiety, sleep disorders and depression with known side effects including an …

This review focused on seven psychoactive drugs being six benzodiazepines (alprazolam,
bromazepam, clonazepam, diazepam, lorazepam, and oxazepam) and one antidepressant …

Psychiatric drugs released by humans in wastewater have received more attention because
of their potential risks for aquatic organisms. In this study, the occurrence of the two most …

A novel promising carbon paste electrode with excellent potentiometric properties was
prepared for the analysis of trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (THP), the acetylcholine receptor …

The removal of pharmaceutical residues and other emerging substances from the effluent of
sewage treatment plants is critical for the protection of water quality and thus an important …

Purpose: Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were used to explore the
diffusion behavior of two antipsychotic drugs at a glassy carbon electrode. A well-defined …

Transformation of endocrine active compounds (EACs) by either chlorination (Cl-D) or UV
disinfection (UV-D) was studied by field sampling and bench-scale validation studies. Field …