Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge

S Fekadu, E Alemayehu, R Dewil… - Science of the total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Hundreds of tons of pharmaceutical compounds are annually dispensed and consumed
worldwide. Pharmaceuticals are an important class of emerging environmental …

Autism genes are selectively targeted by environmental pollutants including pesticides, heavy metals, bisphenol A, phthalates and many others in food, cosmetics or …

CJ Carter, RA Blizard - Neurochemistry international, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The increasing incidence of autism suggests a major environmental influence. Epidemiology
has implicated many candidates and genetics many susceptibility genes. Gene/environment …

[HTML][HTML] Steroid hormones in wastewater: Sources, treatments, environmental risks, and regulations

B Almazrouei, D Islayem, F Alskafi, MK Catacutan… - Emerging …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Steroid hormones are micropollutants that contaminate the water worldwide and exhibit a
significant threat to human health and the environment even at low concentrations. Steroid …

[PDF][PDF] Selection of substances for the 4th Watch List under the Water Framework Directive

L Gomez Cortes, D Marinov… - … Office of the …, 2022‏ - waternewseurope.com
Abstract The 1st Watch List (WL) for substances in surface waters under the Environmental
Quality Standards Directive (EQSD-Directive 2013/39/EU) was established by Commission …

[ספר][B] Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals

DO Norris, KH Lopez - 2024‏ - books.google.com
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and performance evaluation of emerging advanced remediation techniques for the removal of steroidal hormones in water

AA Bayode, SS Emmanuel, SO Sanni… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Micropollutants such as steroid hormones contaminate water worldwide and cause
significant damage. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) partially remove them, and they …

Synthetic progestins in waste and surface waters: concentrations, impacts and ecological risk

MJ Rocha, E Rocha - Toxics, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Synthetic progestins (PGs) are a large family of hormones used in continuously growing
amounts in human and animal contraception and medicinal therapies. Because wastewater …

Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of metal (oid) s in tap water from Ilam city, Iran

Y Fakhri, N Saha, S Ghanbari, M Rasouli, A Miri… - Food and chemical …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
One of the most important pathways for exposure to metals is drinking water ingestion.
Chronic or acute exposure to metals can endanger the health of the exposed population …

Assessment of automated off-line solid-phase extraction LC-MS/MS to monitor EPA priority endocrine disruptors in tap water, surface water, and wastewater

K Goeury, SV Duy, G Munoz, M Prévost, S Sauvé - Talanta, 2022‏ - Elsevier
EPA method 539.1 recently introduced an expanded list of priority endocrine-disrupting
compounds (EDCs), some of which were also included in the Unregulated Contaminant …

Spatiotemporal variations of pharmacologically active compounds in surface waters of a summer holiday destination

G Maasz, M Mayer, Z Zrinyi, E Molnar, M Kuzma… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The release of pharmacologically active compounds (PhACs) into aquatic ecosystems
poses an environmental risk resulting in a chronic exposure of non-target organisms. A great …