Occurrence and fate of pharmaceutically active compounds in the environment, a case study: Höje River in Sweden

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 122; no. 3; pp. 195 - 204
• Main Authors: Bendz, David, Paxéus, Nicklas A., Ginn, Timothy R., Loge, Frank J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.07.2005
• Subjects: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - analysis; Anti-Bacterial Agents - analysis; Carbamazepine - analysis; Diclofenac - analysis; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Humans; Ibuprofen - analysis; Osmolar Concentration; Persistence; Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Preparations - analysis; Recipient; Rivers - chemistry; Sewage; Sewage - chemistry; Sweden; Transport; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollution, Chemical - analysis; Sweden; Persistence; Recipient; Sewage; Pharmaceutical; Transport

Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in the environment lately have been acknowledged to constitute a health risk for humans and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Human and veterinary applications are the main sources of PhACs in the environment and the major pathways are excretion and discha...