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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic residues in final effluents of European wastewater treatment plants and their impact on the aquatic environment

S Rodriguez-Mozaz, I Vaz-Moreira… - Environment …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A comprehensive monitoring of a broad set of antibiotics in the final effluent of wastewater
treatment plants (WWTPs) of 7 European countries (Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Cyprus …

Seasonal occurrence, removal, mass loading and environmental risk assessment of 55 pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a municipal wastewater …

M Papageorgiou, C Kosma, D Lambropoulou - Science of the total …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A comprehensive study, which contains the seasonal occurrence, removal, mass loading
and environmental risk assessment of 55 multi-class pharmaceuticals and personal care …

Temperature rise and microplastics interact with the toxicity of the antibiotic cefalexin to juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps): post-exposure …

E Fonte, P Ferreira, L Guilhermino - Aquatic toxicology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to investigate the toxicity of cefalexin to Pomatoschistus microps
juveniles in relation to the presence of microplastics in the water and temperature rise. After …

Occurrence and treatment of contaminants of emerging concern in the African aquatic environment: Literature review and a look ahead

KO K'oreje, M Okoth, H Van Langenhove… - Journal of environmental …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Awareness about the rising detection and reported (eco) toxicological effects of
contaminants of emerging concern (CECs, eg pharmaceuticals and personal care products …

Pharmaceuticals as chemical markers of wastewater contamination in the vulnerable area of the Ebro Delta (Spain)

M Čelić, M Gros, M Farré, D Barceló… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This study evaluated the occurrence and distribution of 81 pharmaceutically active
compounds (PhACs) in the vulnerable area of the Ebro Delta region (Catalonia, Spain), to …

Fate of pharmaceuticals in the Ebro River Delta region: The combined evaluation of water, sediment, plastic litter, and biomonitoring

JM Castaño-Ortiz, R Gil-Solsona… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The increasing consumption of pharmaceuticals, alongside their limited removal in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), have led to their ubiquitous occurrence in receiving …

Sources and transport of contaminants of emerging concern: A two-year study of occurrence and spatiotemporal variation in a mixed land use watershed

DJ Fairbairn, ME Karpuzcu, WA Arnold… - Science of the Total …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The occurrence and spatiotemporal variation of 26 contaminants of emerging concern
(CECs) were evaluated in 68 water samples in 2011–2012 in the Zumbro River watershed …

Selected pharmaceuticals in different aquatic compartments: Part I—Source, fate and occurrence

A Pereira, L Silva, C Laranjeiro, C Lino, A Pena - Molecules, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Potential risks associated with releases of human pharmaceuticals into the environment
have become an increasingly important issue in environmental health. This concern has …