Pharmaceuticals and Personal-Care Products in Plants

• Published in: Trends in plant science Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 194 - 203
• Main Authors: Bartrons, Mireia, Peñuelas, Josep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Diet; Dietary intake; drugs; Ecosystem; ecosystems; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; food intake; Herbivores; human health; humans; Industrial areas; Industrial plants; microorganisms; monitoring; Pharmaceuticals; Plants - drug effects; risk; Skin care products; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; Studies; Toxicity; Urban agriculture

Pharmaceuticals and personal-care products (PPCPs) derived from agricultural, urban, and industrial areas accumulate in plants at concentrations (ng to μg kg−1) that can be toxic to the plants. Importantly, the dietary intake of these PPCP-contaminated plants may also pose a risk to human health, bu...