Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the environment: Plant uptake, translocation, bioaccumulation, and human health risks

• Published in: Critical reviews in environmental science and technology Vol. 51; no. 12; pp. 1221 - 1258
• Main Authors: Keerthanan, S., Jayasinghe, Chamila, Biswas, Jayanta Kumar, Vithanage, Meththika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 18.06.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural land; agricultural soils; Agricultural wastes; Anti-inflammatory agents; Antibiotics; Antiepileptic agents; Antimicrobial agents; Bioaccumulation; blood lipids; Chemical wastewater; composts; Consumer products; Consumption; Contaminants; Contrast media; Ecological effects; emerging contaminants; Endocrine disruptors; Farm buildings; greenhouses; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Hormones; human health; Human wastes; humans; Inflammation; Insects; Lipids; manure spreading; Personal grooming; Pharmaceuticals; Preservatives; Regulators; Repellents; risk; soil amendment; Soil contamination; technology; Translocation; Wastewater

Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are considered as emerging contaminants (ECs) in the environment due to their known or suspected adverse ecological effects and human health risks. Wastewater, compost, and manure application release PPCPs into the agricultural soil systems. Since th...