Ecotoxicological impact of pharmaceuticals found in treated wastewaters: Study of carbamazepine, clofibric acid, and diclofenac

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-370

  Ferrari, Benoît ^a   Paxéus, Nicklas ^b   Giudice, Roberto Lo ^c   Pollio, Antonino ^c   Garric, Jeanne ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Karl IX:s väg   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discharge from sewage treatment plant; Ecotoxicity; Pharmaceuticals; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DICLOFENAC; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; PISCES;

EID: 0038544203     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00082-9     Document Type: Article

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